The Ruling on Celebrating the Prophet's Birthday and Eating from Its Food
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it permissible to celebrate the Prophet's birthday, and also to eat from the food prepared for it?
Answer:
This has been pointed out extensively, in the Friday sermons, on the radio, and in the media. The proof has reached such a point that it is not permissible for anyone to celebrate the Prophet's birthday while hearing the prohibition. It is not permissible for him to do this. This is deliberate, and it becomes obstinacy. It is not permissible for him to do this. It is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not permissible to persist in it, nor to eat from the food, because it is made for the bid'ah. It encourages them to do it. It agrees with them. If he eats, it means he has agreed with them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it permissible to celebrate the Prophet's birthday, and also to eat from the food prepared for it?
Answer:
This has been pointed out extensively, in the Friday sermons, on the radio, and in the media. The proof has reached such a point that it is not permissible for anyone to celebrate the Prophet's birthday while hearing the prohibition. It is not permissible for him to do this. This is deliberate, and it becomes obstinacy. It is not permissible for him to do this. It is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not permissible to persist in it, nor to eat from the food, because it is made for the bid'ah. It encourages them to do it. It agrees with them. If he eats, it means he has agreed with them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1328 -3022] هل يجوز الاحتفال بالمولد النبوي؟ وكذلك الأكل من الطعام الذي يعد لذلك؟ — youtube.com
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