Is buying sweets for the celebration of the Prophet's birthday analogous to the celebrations of the disbelievers on their festivals?
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The questioner : All right, Shaykh, now, is it taken from this, Shaykh, that in some countries they hold mawlid celebrations?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : They hold mawlid celebrations and nights, meaning for the righteous, like the mawlid of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They do this... sweets, meaning specifically.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is not permissible, because the mawlid is a religious innovation, and the Muslim does not approve of it. As for these disbelievers, they approve of their festivals.
The questioner : But we are allowed to buy these sweets.
The Shaykh : No, no, absolutely not, and we do not help them. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : They hold mawlid celebrations and nights, meaning for the righteous, like the mawlid of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They do this... sweets, meaning specifically.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is not permissible, because the mawlid is a religious innovation, and the Muslim does not approve of it. As for these disbelievers, they approve of their festivals.
The questioner : But we are allowed to buy these sweets.
The Shaykh : No, no, absolutely not, and we do not help them. Yes.