Celebrating the Prophet's Birthday and Those Who Hold It
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The questioner:
Your Eminence.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
How do we know the awliya (close friends of Allah) who hold the mockery of the Prophet's birthday, as it is an awliya?
The Shaykh:
These people are considered innovators (mubtadi'). They may be Sufis or they may not be Sufis; the important thing is that they are innovators. They are called innovators because celebrating the birthday is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Those who hold it are called innovators; they may be Sufis or they may not be Sufis.
Your Eminence.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
How do we know the awliya (close friends of Allah) who hold the mockery of the Prophet's birthday, as it is an awliya?
The Shaykh:
These people are considered innovators (mubtadi'). They may be Sufis or they may not be Sufis; the important thing is that they are innovators. They are called innovators because celebrating the birthday is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Those who hold it are called innovators; they may be Sufis or they may not be Sufis.
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [35] — alfawzan.live (52:59)
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