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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The talk is frequent these days in the media about the biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), his rights and his morals, due to the nearness of his birth?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In these days, there is much talk in the newspapers, satellite channels, and Friday sermons in the mosques about the biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), his rights and his morals, due to the nearness of his birth (peace and blessings be upon him). What is the ruling on this action? And what is the advice to the community regarding this?

Answer:
Yes. Mentioning the biography of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), his morals (peace and blessings be upon him), and reminding people of loving him and following him is prescribed. However, it is not specified for a particular time; this is done throughout the year. As for the one who seeks out this specific time and does not speak about the biography or the attributes of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) except at this time, this is a means to reviving religious innovations (bid'ah).
Be aware of this. Specifying this time, which is near the place of religious innovation, means cooperating with the innovators in reviving the innovation. You do not remember the biography of the Messenger except at this time, except because this innovation will be revived soon. So this becomes participation with them and encouragement for them.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [199 /1350] يكثر الحديث في هذه الأيام في وسائل الإعلام عن سيرة النبي ﷺ، وحقوقه وأخلاقه لقرب مولده..؟ — youtube.com

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