What is the ruling on celebrating the Prophet's birthday?
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Question:
He says: In our country, we celebrate the birth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we remember Allah. What is the ruling on this practice that we engage in?
Answer:
Celebrating the birth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or the births of the awliya (close friends of Allah) or others, or kings, or the sayyids, or any of this, is among the bid'ah (religious innovations) in the religion, which are[Al-A'raf 7:71].
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not celebrate his birth, nor did Abu Bakr, nor 'Umar, nor the Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor the Companions, nor the blessed centuries.
The celebration of the birth only occurred after the blessed centuries, after the fourth or sixth century.
So celebrating the birth is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and the remembrance of Allah is not restricted to the birth. The remembrance of Allah is required at all times and in all places; it is not restricted to a specific day, or the day of the birth, or anything similar to that.
He says: In our country, we celebrate the birth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we remember Allah. What is the ruling on this practice that we engage in?
Answer:
Celebrating the birth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or the births of the awliya (close friends of Allah) or others, or kings, or the sayyids, or any of this, is among the bid'ah (religious innovations) in the religion, which are
for which Allah has not sent down any authority
مَّا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not celebrate his birth, nor did Abu Bakr, nor 'Umar, nor the Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor the Companions, nor the blessed centuries.
The celebration of the birth only occurred after the blessed centuries, after the fourth or sixth century.
So celebrating the birth is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and the remembrance of Allah is not restricted to the birth. The remembrance of Allah is required at all times and in all places; it is not restricted to a specific day, or the day of the birth, or anything similar to that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الاحتفال بالمولد النبوي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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