The Ruling on Mawlid Celebrations Held in Hotels
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The questioner:
Shaykh, what is the ruling on the mawlid celebrations held in the city, Shaykh? They are held in hotels, and only ministers and prominent figures attend them?
The Shaykh:
Mawlid celebrations are an absolute religious innovation (bid'ah), whether the attendee is a minister or a poor person; they are all the same.
The questioner:
Did you not write anything?
The Shaykh:
We wrote what Allah has written, and between what Allah has written, we ask Allah to reward everyone.
The questioner:
But in this month, it increases and does not decrease.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah to grant the state success in preventing it.
The presenter:
Amen.
Shaykh, what is the ruling on the mawlid celebrations held in the city, Shaykh? They are held in hotels, and only ministers and prominent figures attend them?
The Shaykh:
Mawlid celebrations are an absolute religious innovation (bid'ah), whether the attendee is a minister or a poor person; they are all the same.
The questioner:
Did you not write anything?
The Shaykh:
We wrote what Allah has written, and between what Allah has written, we ask Allah to reward everyone.
The questioner:
But in this month, it increases and does not decrease.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah to grant the state success in preventing it.
The presenter:
Amen.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 56 — archive.org (21:34)
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