Is it permissible to celebrate the Prophet's birthday?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is keeping the night of the Prophet's birthday a religious innovation?
Answer:
Keeping its night and its day, not just the night, it is all a religious innovation (bid'ah), so it is not permissible to act upon it, and one must beware of it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is keeping the birthday a newly invented matter or part of the Sunnah? It is a newly invented matter, without doubt. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is keeping the night of the Prophet's birthday a religious innovation?
Answer:
Keeping its night and its day, not just the night, it is all a religious innovation (bid'ah), so it is not permissible to act upon it, and one must beware of it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And beware of newly invented matters
وإياكم ومحدثات الأمور
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الاحتفال بالمولد النبوي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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