The ruling on attending a Mawlid by scholars of knowledge
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The ruling on attending a Mawlid by scholars of knowledge
Celebrations of the Mawlid are held in those distant lands, where the people there see them and hear about them without them being broadcast to other countries. But now they are transmitted via satellite to the countries, so our children see them at home, and the deluded ones in those lands and the leaders attend them. So how should one act?The Shaykh: What should I do?The questioner: What is your comment on this?
My comment on this is that it is an error. If these scholars know that it is a religious innovation, then they are sinful, may Allah protect us from that. It is obligatory for them to make it clear to the people that this is a religious innovation and not to attend it.But I say on this occasion: Scholars are of three types: a scholar of the state, a scholar of the nation, and a scholar of the religion.
Scholar of the state: The one who looks at what the state wants and issues rulings for them directly, looking at what the president or the minister says or the like. What the president makes lawful is lawful, and what he forbids is forbidden. This is the scholar of the state.
Scholar of the nation: He is the one who follows what the common people are comfortable with, even if it contradicts the truth in his view. This is a scholar, but he follows the nation, and this is like the first one; he is sinful, and his knowledge is a burden upon him.
The third: A scholar of the religion does not care about the state or the common people; he issues rulings based on what the Book and the Sunnah indicate, whether the people are angry or pleased. This is the true scholar, and this is the divine scholar. It is obligatory for every scholar of the Shari'ah of Allah to be a scholar of the religion, and not to care about the people. He will leave this world with only his shroud and his embalming materials.And the people do not benefit him in any way: [al-Baqarah:166] [al-Ahzab:67] If he is a scholar of the nation and has gained favor with the common people, then when he dies, everything vanishes. But if he is a scholar of the religion, Allah will raise his mention in this world and after his death, and there will be a blessing in his knowledge. Therefore, I hope my brothers, the students of knowledge, will be of this type: scholars of the religion, to make clear the truth as Allah commanded them to do, and He took a covenant from them: [Ali 'Imran:187] And this, just as it includes the Jews and the Christians, includes those from this nation who were given the Book: [Ali 'Imran:187] .
Celebrations of the Mawlid are held in those distant lands, where the people there see them and hear about them without them being broadcast to other countries. But now they are transmitted via satellite to the countries, so our children see them at home, and the deluded ones in those lands and the leaders attend them. So how should one act?The Shaykh: What should I do?The questioner: What is your comment on this?
My comment on this is that it is an error. If these scholars know that it is a religious innovation, then they are sinful, may Allah protect us from that. It is obligatory for them to make it clear to the people that this is a religious innovation and not to attend it.But I say on this occasion: Scholars are of three types: a scholar of the state, a scholar of the nation, and a scholar of the religion.
Scholar of the state: The one who looks at what the state wants and issues rulings for them directly, looking at what the president or the minister says or the like. What the president makes lawful is lawful, and what he forbids is forbidden. This is the scholar of the state.
Scholar of the nation: He is the one who follows what the common people are comfortable with, even if it contradicts the truth in his view. This is a scholar, but he follows the nation, and this is like the first one; he is sinful, and his knowledge is a burden upon him.
The third: A scholar of the religion does not care about the state or the common people; he issues rulings based on what the Book and the Sunnah indicate, whether the people are angry or pleased. This is the true scholar, and this is the divine scholar. It is obligatory for every scholar of the Shari'ah of Allah to be a scholar of the religion, and not to care about the people. He will leave this world with only his shroud and his embalming materials.And the people do not benefit him in any way: