Reading the Sirah on the Day of the Mawlid is an innovation due to its specification to a particular time
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah reward you with good. These are many questions, and I am presenting to your eminence whatever of them is feasible. This questioner says: Is reading the Sirah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on his birthday from the religious innovations (bid'ah), even though he intends it and it is not incidental?
Answer:
The Sirah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is read at all times. As for specifying a particular day or time of the year, this is an innovation (bid'ah). The innovation lies in the specification—specifying the day, the month, or the week. There is no evidence for this, so it is an innovation. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah reward you with good. These are many questions, and I am presenting to your eminence whatever of them is feasible. This questioner says: Is reading the Sirah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on his birthday from the religious innovations (bid'ah), even though he intends it and it is not incidental?
Answer:
The Sirah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is read at all times. As for specifying a particular day or time of the year, this is an innovation (bid'ah). The innovation lies in the specification—specifying the day, the month, or the week. There is no evidence for this, so it is an innovation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1854] قراءة السيرة في يوم المولد بدعة لتخصيصها بوقت - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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