What is your opinion regarding those who permit the holding of Mawlid celebrations and celebrations for the Night of the Ascension, and the like?

The questioner : The Shaykh — may Allah reward you and reward you with good — says:The questioner : What is your opinion regarding those who permit the holding of Mawlid celebrations and celebrations for the Night of the Ascension, as they claim, and take this as a measure for other celebrations for which we know no basis in the Sunnah? And if there is a basis for them, I hope you will point it out with evidence. May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : If you recall my words and my lecture in this gathering, and that two conditions are required for an act of worship:
The first is that it must be in accordance with the Sunnah, and the second is that it must be sincere for the sake of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He).
These celebrations, some of which I mentioned in the questioner's question, undoubtedly do not meet the first condition, and may not meet the second condition either. The first condition is conformity with the Sunnah. This is not of the Sunnah in any way. Celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid, the Night of the Ascension and the Mi'raj, the middle night of Sha'ban, and the like of these celebrations are not of the Sunnah, neither near nor far. So this condition is negated, meaning: that this is a righteous act conforming to the Sunnah. It is not conforming to the Sunnah; rather, it is contrary to the Sunnah .
As for the second condition, it is sincerity for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It often does not accompany such celebrations, because their purpose is showing off, boasting, and bragging. And if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that in some prescribed matters, if they are done for boasting, there is no reward for them, but rather a burden of sin, perhaps you have heard the saying of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): He (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the mosques, which are the houses of Allah: No matter how small it is, he (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the extent of encouraging care in building mosques on the condition that they be sincere for the sake of Allah, even if they are like the nesting place of a hen . So whoever builds a mosque for boasting and bragging has no house in Paradise; rather, a house may be built for him in the Fire as a punishment for his lack of sincerity in building the mosque for the sake of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). And so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , : So what is the case of one who commits an innovation, has contradicted the Sunnah, and his deed is returned to him? This is if he was sincere, as we explained to you at the beginning of this session. What if, in addition to that, he intends boasting, bragging, and showing off? And long ago, some of them said: "The love of showing off cuts off showing off".