Is it permissible to congratulate people on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) birthday?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to congratulate people on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) birthday?
Answer:
Every bid'ah (religious innovation) is not permissible to perform, and it is not permissible to congratulate people on it, because congratulating on it is approval of it and encouragement of it. The obligatory thing is the opposite: the obligatory thing is to disapprove of it, not to congratulate on it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to congratulate people on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) birthday?
Answer:
Every bid'ah (religious innovation) is not permissible to perform, and it is not permissible to congratulate people on it, because congratulating on it is approval of it and encouragement of it. The obligatory thing is the opposite: the obligatory thing is to disapprove of it, not to congratulate on it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجوز التهنئة بمولد النبي –صلى الله عليه وسلم ؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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