Reading from the author's words with commentary on them and collating the manuscripts: "And the custom upon which Allah created the children of Adam
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The reader: "And the custom, and the custom upon which Allah created the children of Adam, then what the people were upon of trustworthiness and piety, and what their Shari'ah obligated of clarifying the truth necessitates certain knowledge that concealing something like this is impossible
The aim is not to discuss the issue, but rather that making this day a festival is an innovation with no basis. None of the Salaf, neither from the People of the House nor from others, made that day a festival until they would perform acts in it. Since festivals are a part of the Shari'ah, it is obligatory to follow in them, not to innovate. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sermons, covenants, and events on multiple days, such as the Day of Badr, Hunayn, the Trench, the Conquest of Makkah, the time of his migration, and his entry into al-Madinah, and he had multiple sermons in which he mentioned the foundations of the religion. Yet that did not necessitate making such days
The Shaykh : like
The reader: Listen
The Shaykh : like, with the nominative case
The reader: "making such days festivals. Only the Christians do such a thing, who make days like the events of 'Isa (peace be upon him)
The Shaykh : with the genitive case, events
The reader: "who make days like the events of 'Isa (peace be upon him) festivals, or the Jews. The festival is a Shari'ah, so what Allah legislated is followed. Otherwise, do not introduce into the religion
The Shaykh : introduce
The reader: "Otherwise, do not introduce into the religion what is not from it. Likewise, what some people introduce, either to imitate the Christians
The Shaykh : imitate
The reader: "Likewise, what some people introduce, either to imitate the Christians in the birth of 'Isa (peace be upon him), or out of love for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and exalting him. And Allah may reward them for this love
The Shaykh : In your copy, it is "may" without the "qad"
The student: I have it with me
The Shaykh : We will put it in a copy: "And Allah may reward them," yes
The reader: "And Allah may reward them for this love and effort, not for the innovations of making the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) birth a festival, despite the difference
The Shaykh : His statement "from making" is connected to his statement "what some people introduce," meaning what some people introduce is making [it a festival]. And these people introduce it either to imitate the Christians, saying for example, if the Christians have made the birth of 'Isa a festival, then we are more deserving than them, or so that they do not say, "We celebrate the birth of our Prophet, and you do not." Or out of love for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as these people claim that they only do it out of love for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and that whoever does not do it is not a lover of the Messenger. We say: Who is more deserving of loving the Messenger, the one who follows his Sunnah or the one who departs from his Sunnah? The first, without doubt.[Ali 'Imran 3:31] Yes
The reader: For this, yes. "despite the difference of people regarding his birth. For this was not done by the Salaf
The Shaykh : Meaning, his statement "despite the difference of people" indicates that the night of the birthday they claim has not been established historically or religiously, neither religiously nor historically. People differ on which day he was born, or on which night he was born. The best that has been said is that it was on the ninth day, as some contemporary astronomers have verified by tracing the history and finding that his birth was on the ninth day or the night of the ninth, not on the twelfth. And thus, the night of the twelfth has not been established historically, and it has not been established religiously either. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not establish a festival for his birth, nor did his Rightly Guided Caliphs, who are the most deserving of him, and he is the most beloved of people to them, and they are the greatest of people in their love for him. They did not establish a festival for his birth, nor did the Companions, the Tabi'un, or the Imams. This innovation did not occur until the fourth century of the Hijra, meaning three hundred years passed in the Muslim community without them knowing this innovation. Then, as if by magic, this practice was known and it was considered a necessary matter in some lands. Yes, Yahya
The reader: "For this
The Shaykh : Yahya
The aim is not to discuss the issue, but rather that making this day a festival is an innovation with no basis. None of the Salaf, neither from the People of the House nor from others, made that day a festival until they would perform acts in it. Since festivals are a part of the Shari'ah, it is obligatory to follow in them, not to innovate. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sermons, covenants, and events on multiple days, such as the Day of Badr, Hunayn, the Trench, the Conquest of Makkah, the time of his migration, and his entry into al-Madinah, and he had multiple sermons in which he mentioned the foundations of the religion. Yet that did not necessitate making such days
The Shaykh : like
The reader: Listen
The Shaykh : like, with the nominative case
The reader: "making such days festivals. Only the Christians do such a thing, who make days like the events of 'Isa (peace be upon him)
The Shaykh : with the genitive case, events
The reader: "who make days like the events of 'Isa (peace be upon him) festivals, or the Jews. The festival is a Shari'ah, so what Allah legislated is followed. Otherwise, do not introduce into the religion
The Shaykh : introduce
The reader: "Otherwise, do not introduce into the religion what is not from it. Likewise, what some people introduce, either to imitate the Christians
The Shaykh : imitate
The reader: "Likewise, what some people introduce, either to imitate the Christians in the birth of 'Isa (peace be upon him), or out of love for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and exalting him. And Allah may reward them for this love
The Shaykh : In your copy, it is "may" without the "qad"
The student: I have it with me
The Shaykh : We will put it in a copy: "And Allah may reward them," yes
The reader: "And Allah may reward them for this love and effort, not for the innovations of making the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) birth a festival, despite the difference
The Shaykh : His statement "from making" is connected to his statement "what some people introduce," meaning what some people introduce is making [it a festival]. And these people introduce it either to imitate the Christians, saying for example, if the Christians have made the birth of 'Isa a festival, then we are more deserving than them, or so that they do not say, "We celebrate the birth of our Prophet, and you do not." Or out of love for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as these people claim that they only do it out of love for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and that whoever does not do it is not a lover of the Messenger. We say: Who is more deserving of loving the Messenger, the one who follows his Sunnah or the one who departs from his Sunnah? The first, without doubt.
Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you
قل إن كنتم تحبون الله فاتبعوني يحببكم اللهThe reader: For this, yes. "despite the difference of people regarding his birth. For this was not done by the Salaf
The Shaykh : Meaning, his statement "despite the difference of people" indicates that the night of the birthday they claim has not been established historically or religiously, neither religiously nor historically. People differ on which day he was born, or on which night he was born. The best that has been said is that it was on the ninth day, as some contemporary astronomers have verified by tracing the history and finding that his birth was on the ninth day or the night of the ninth, not on the twelfth. And thus, the night of the twelfth has not been established historically, and it has not been established religiously either. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not establish a festival for his birth, nor did his Rightly Guided Caliphs, who are the most deserving of him, and he is the most beloved of people to them, and they are the greatest of people in their love for him. They did not establish a festival for his birth, nor did the Companions, the Tabi'un, or the Imams. This innovation did not occur until the fourth century of the Hijra, meaning three hundred years passed in the Muslim community without them knowing this innovation. Then, as if by magic, this practice was known and it was considered a necessary matter in some lands. Yes, Yahya
The reader: "For this
The Shaykh : Yahya