What is the response to those who celebrate the Prophet's birthday when they claim that declaring the Mawlid an innovation is a dismissal of the statements of scholars?
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Question:
Some of those who defend the celebration of the Prophet's birthday say that your statement that the Mawlid is an innovation is a dismissal of the statements of dozens of scholars, including jurists, hadith scholars, and exegetes,
Answer:
but it is a following of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Following the Messenger is more obligatory and more deserving than following the statements of scholars. Yes.
Some of those who defend the celebration of the Prophet's birthday say that your statement that the Mawlid is an innovation is a dismissal of the statements of dozens of scholars, including jurists, hadith scholars, and exegetes,
Answer:
but it is a following of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Following the Messenger is more obligatory and more deserving than following the statements of scholars. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الرد على المحتفلين بالمولد النبوي في قولهم بأن القول ببدعية المولد فيه إهدار لأقوال العلماء؟ — youtube.com
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