Celebrating the Prophet's Birthday and National Day
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The Shaykh:
This is one of the defects. The most important of the objectives of marriage is the existence of pregnancy and offspring. So if the condition of not having children is stipulated, this is a harm, and this is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, some people hold that celebrating the Prophet's Birthday, even though it is an innovation, resembles some of the celebrations held for other days,
The Shaykh:
What, for example? He says: Like National Day. No, my brother, celebrating the Prophet's Birthday is religious; they consider it part of the religion, and it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). As for celebrating National Day, this is imitating the disbelievers; they exalt their days and occasions. This is imitating them. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). Yes.
This is one of the defects. The most important of the objectives of marriage is the existence of pregnancy and offspring. So if the condition of not having children is stipulated, this is a harm, and this is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, some people hold that celebrating the Prophet's Birthday, even though it is an innovation, resembles some of the celebrations held for other days,
The Shaykh:
What, for example? He says: Like National Day. No, my brother, celebrating the Prophet's Birthday is religious; they consider it part of the religion, and it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). As for celebrating National Day, this is imitating the disbelievers; they exalt their days and occasions. This is imitating them. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهم
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