The Ruling on Celebrating Mother’s Day and the Prophet’s Birthday

Question:
This questioner asks, Shaykh, about celebrating Mother’s Day and the birthday celebration. Is it permissible?

Answer:
The origin of Mother’s Day and the birthday celebration is not permissible; because it is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and imitating the disbelievers. The mother does not have a festival; she has dutifulness, that one is dutiful to her and treats her well. As for making a festival for her, this has no basis, and it does not benefit the mother either. What benefits her is dutifulness and supplication for her. If she is dead, one seeks forgiveness for her and supplicates for her. The birthday celebration is an innovation with no basis; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it, nor did he order it, nor did the Rightly Guided Caliphs do it, nor did the Companions do it, nor did the blessed generations do it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,