Is it valid to fast the day of one's birth as a thanksgiving, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted on Mondays?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding fasting on Monday, is the reason for it the birth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as a thanksgiving to Allah for his birth? If a person is born on a specific day, does he fast that day continuously as a thanksgiving?
Answer:
He is a Prophet who fasted on the day of his birth; this is not something in the religion of Islam, that one fasts on the day of his birth. Now they have established Mawlid celebrations even for individuals, where everyone holds a celebration for their birth. This is from the religion of the Fatimid Shia, the Batiniyyah, which spread among the Muslims. After the Mongol wars, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding fasting on Monday, is the reason for it the birth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as a thanksgiving to Allah for his birth? If a person is born on a specific day, does he fast that day continuously as a thanksgiving?
Answer:
He is a Prophet who fasted on the day of his birth; this is not something in the religion of Islam, that one fasts on the day of his birth. Now they have established Mawlid celebrations even for individuals, where everyone holds a celebration for their birth. This is from the religion of the Fatimid Shia, the Batiniyyah, which spread among the Muslims. After the Mongol wars, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/871] هل يصح صيام يوم الولادة شكرًا كما صام النبي ﷺ يوم الإثنين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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