The Ruling on Attending Gatherings of Religious Innovations Under the Pretext of the Benefit of Da'wah

Question:
He says: In our country in Europe, there is a caller to Allah who attends the Mawlid celebrations, and he says, "I do this for the sake of the benefit of the da'wah."

Answer:
What Allah willed, the benefit of the da'wah by attending religious innovations? You are supposed to forbid it; you are supposed to forbid the Mawlid and attending it. That is the da'wah. But for you to attend it is an approval of it. And they use you as an excuse, saying, "So-and-so attended it, so if this were forbidden, So-and-so would not have attended it." And he is calling to Allah. Yes.