The Ruling on Approving the Holding of the Mawlid in the Home

Question:
You mentioned in the hadith: “May Allah curse the one who shelters an innovator.” Does the one who approves of the bid'ah (religious innovation) of the mawlid being held in his home fall under this hadith?

Answer:
There is no doubt that he falls under it. Whoever is pleased for the Mawlid to be held in his home has harbored an innovator, meaning he has harbored an innovation. Yes. And the one who encourages innovations and praises them falls under it, because it means he is pleased with it and with its actions. If he praises him, he is pleased with him and with his actions. What if he is forced by his father or his mother? He does not obey. If he is taken by his father, he does not obey in establishing disobedience in his home. There is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. If the house belongs to the son, he prevents it. If the house belongs to the parent, the son leaves and goes out, meaning he exits the gathering. Yes. He was ignorant and knew it. Ignorance is removed by knowledge; he learns. Yes.