The Ruling on Celebrating the Prophet's Birthday
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In some countries, people celebrate the Prophet's birthday just as they celebrate 'Id al-Fitr or 'Id al-Adha. The head of the household expands on his children with food, drink, sweets, and buying gifts, and they visit relatives. Is this an innovation? And what is our duty regarding this matter?
Yes.
This is undoubtedly an innovation. Our duty toward this matter is to make it clear to people that this is an innovation, and that every innovation is misguidance.And we say: Be strict with yourselves and do not burden yourselves with this matter, which only increases your misguidance.Then we say to them: If you love the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), do not precede him, and do not enter into his religion what is not part of it. Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) establish a festival for the Muslims other than the three festivals?! In fact, when he arrived in Madinah and found the Ansar celebrating festivals that were from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, he said to them: (Allah has replaced them for you with something better: 'Id al-Adha and 'Id al-Fitr) So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them, having expressed his desire for the two festivals, to leave the festivals that are not lawful festivals.
Yes.
This is undoubtedly an innovation. Our duty toward this matter is to make it clear to people that this is an innovation, and that every innovation is misguidance.And we say: Be strict with yourselves and do not burden yourselves with this matter, which only increases your misguidance.Then we say to them: If you love the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), do not precede him, and do not enter into his religion what is not part of it. Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) establish a festival for the Muslims other than the three festivals?! In fact, when he arrived in Madinah and found the Ansar celebrating festivals that were from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, he said to them: (Allah has replaced them for you with something better: 'Id al-Adha and 'Id al-Fitr) So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them, having expressed his desire for the two festivals, to leave the festivals that are not lawful festivals.