Rebecca Masterton, Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been... Answered 3 years ago
According to Ayatollah al-Sistani, if having the tree promotes another religion, then it is not permissible. Actually the origins of the Christmas tree are pre-Christian. The practice of having a Christmas tree was brought from Germany to England by Prince Albert, I believe, in the nineteenth century. Nowadays there is the ethical issue of buying a living tree and then chucking it out after a few days, which leads to israf (waste), which is not permissible in Islam. Sometimes previously wild woodland is replaced by the monoculture of fir tree growing.