Every celebration has its roots in a religious belief. Halloween is based on superstition and has evil roots.

When one traces the history of Halloween, we find its origins in the ancient Celtics. The Celts believed that the night before the end of summer i.e. the night between the last day of October and 1st November, the worlds of the living and the dead  merged together.

The  Celts also believed that during this night the ghosts or spirits wandered around the land seeking bodies to possess or inhabit. Now as the people i.e. living people did not want to be hosts for these spirits and ghosts, they dressed up in costumes and would scream loudly in the streets in an attempt to create confusion or scare the spirits away.
These beliefs are against Islamic teachings. Islam does not believe in a day where the world of the living and the dead merge together with the spirits roaming around looking to damage crops or inhabit bodies. Moreover the whole idea of fortunetelling is strictly forbidden in Islam.

Allah (SWT) says in the Qura’n :"Magic only harms and brings no benefit." (Surah Al Baqarah-ayat 102)

Following such traditions is not only against the Islamic teachings, they are also against the teachings found in the Bible.

Muslims are suppose to primarily apply Islam to their lives and follow the teachings of The Holy Prophet (PBUH). Cultural practices that are contrary to Qura’n and Sunnah should be rejected by Muslims. Islam came to cleanse ignorant and superstitious practices. It propagates the idea of conscious and purposeful living that is beneficial for mankind.

Muslims should try to instill in their children Islamic values instead of allowing them to follow a tradition just because their peers are celebrating it. Allah (SWT) has blessed us with our religious days and a Muslim should give utmost importance to these days and celebrate them.

And those who will not witness vanity, but when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity.– [Qur'an 25:72]