Mawlid (Prophet Mohammad (S.A.w) birthday) celebration is allowed in Islam?

[amniss]

My Dear brother and sisters :salam2:,

I have basic question on Mawlid ie. Birthday celebration of our Prophet's Mohamamad (S.A.W) is allowed in Islam or not?
Many people here in India do celebrate it in many ways but would like to know whether is there any Quran and Ahadith proof for that if no.. then is there any Quran and Ahadith proof against it?.Please let me know am totally confused now.


Shahbaz

 

[tariq353]

My Dear brother and sisters :salam2:,

I have basic question on Mawlid ie. Birthday celebration of our Prophet's Mohamamad (S.A.W) is allowed in Islam or not?
Many people here in India do celebrate it in many ways but would like to know whether is there any Quran and Ahadith proof for that if no.. then is there any Quran and Ahadith proof against it?.Please let me know am totally confused now.


Shahbaz

kindly go through the question n its answer.... insha'allah will help u.


Mawlid al-Nabi (the Prophet’s birthday)
Why some people accept and some unaccept the celebration of the prophet (saw )? What is your opinion?

Praise be to Allaah.

There is nothing in the Qur’aan to say that we should celebrate the Mawlid or birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Prophet himself (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not do this or command anyone to do it, either during his lifetime or after his death. Indeed, he told them not to exaggerate about him as the Christians had exaggerated about Jesus (upon whom be peace). He said: “Do not exaggerate about me as the Christians exaggerated about the son of Maryam. I am only a slave, so say, ‘The slave of Allaah and His Messenger.’” (Reported by al-Bukhaari). What has been reported is that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) made the day of his birth a day of worship, which is different to celebration. He was asked about fasting on Mondays, and he said: “That is the day on which I was born and the day on which I was entrusted with the Mission or when I was first given Revelation.” (Reported by Muslim, al-Nisaa’i and Abu Dawood).

Moreover, we know that the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) were the people who loved the Prophet most. Was it reported that Abu Bakr, who was the closest of people to him and the one who loved him the most, celebrated the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? Was it reported that ‘Umar, who ruled for twelve years, or ‘Uthmaan, did this? Was it reported that ‘Ali, his relative and foster son, did this? Was it reported that any of the Sahaabah did this? No, by Allaah! Is it because they were not aware of its importance, or did they not truly love the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? No one would say such a thing except one who has gone astray and is leading others astray.

Did any of the imaams – Abu Haneefah, Maalik, al-Shaafi’i, Ahmad, al-Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Seereen – do this or command others to do it or say that it was good? By Allaah, no! It was not even mentioned during the first and best three centuries. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said in a saheeh hadeeth: “The best of mankind are my generation (or my century), then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then there will come a people who will not care if their testimony comes before their oath or vice versa (i.e., they will not take such matter seriously).” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, Muslim and al-Tirmidhi). The celebration of the Prophet’s birthday appeared many centuries later, when many of the features of true religion had vanished and bid’ah had become widespread.

Thus this celebration became a sign of one’s love for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? But can it be possible that the Sahaabah, the imaams and the people of the best three centuries were unaware of it, and it was only those who came later who were aware of its importance?! What the Qur’aan tells us is that love of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is demonstrated by following the guidance he brought. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say (O Muhammad): ‘If you (really) love Allaah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Say: ‘Obey Allaah and the Messenger.’ But if they turn away, then Allaah does not like the disbelievers.” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:31-32]

The first aayah explains that love is just a claim, but the proof of sincerity is following what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) brought. The second aayah reaffirms the importance and necessity of obeying Allaah and His Messenger. Hence Allaah ended the aayah with a very stern warning in which those who refuse to obey are described as kaafirs, and Allah does not love the disbelievers. We ask Allaah to keep us safe from that. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us of the danger of not obeying him, and the danger of adding to what he brought. The celebration of Mawlid or his birthday is indeed an addition to what he brought – as all the scholars agree. He said: “The best of speech is the Book of Allaah, and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. The most evil of things are those which are newly-invented (in religion), and every innovation is a going astray.” (Reported by Muslim and al-Nisaa’i).

We ask Allaah to protect us from bid’ah and to bless us by helping us to follow. Allaah knows best. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

http://islamqa.com/en/ref/249/mawlid
http://blog.onlyislam.net/2011/02/mawlid-al-nabi-prophets-birthday.html


jazak allah khair


wa salam

 

[ditta]

Wa-alaykum-us-Salaam wa'Rahmatullaah,

There was a thread recently asking the same question and Alhamdu'lillaah there are a few thread's that explain this:

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52050

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3405

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1373

You can refer to that thread which was closed due to the answers already being available:

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?p=492180#post492180

I hope that helps.

 

[tariq353]

:salam2:



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wa salam

 

[thariq2005]

Wa `alaykum salaam wa rahmatullaah

JazakAllaahu khairaa to Tariq and Ditta for the information.

Brother Shahbaz, you said: "would like to know whether is there any Quran and Ahadith proof for that if no.. then is there any Quran and Ahadith proof against it?"

Remember something that will perhaps aid you for the rest of your life, bi-idhnillaah... that it is not upon us to bring proof "against" the mawlid, rather it is upon the people who celebrate the Mawlid to bring proofs forth to "Support" the mawlid.

Two PRINCIPLES that are very beneficial to remember, as the scholars mention, are:

1) The 'Asl (origin) for any worldly affair (which is not linked to the religion) is that it is permissible, until proven otherwise (by the sharee`ah). This is based on the words of Allaah: "He it is Who created for you all that is on earth…" [2: 29]. Like for example: Using a laptop, using a phone etc

2) The 'Asl (Origin) for any deen (religion) related matter is that it is Haraam, until proven otherwise (by the shari`ah). Like for example, some people do Sajdah of Tawbah (forgiveness), Milaad-un-Nabi and other acts that is not prescribed in the deen.

Based on the 2nd point, if someone does something related to this religion of Al-Islaam (Like celebrating the Prophet's :saw2: birthday), then it is upon him to bring proofs to support his actions.

Wassalaamu `alaykum

 

[Kakorot]

http://www.drkhalid.co.uk/Eid Meelad an Nabi.pdf

 

[Abu Talib]

Assalamu`alaykum
A little more. Please check the attachment

 

[hijabi_sis]

Walykumusalaam
from what i know there is no hard core evidenceugesting that the Prophet (saw) celebrated his birthday..... nor did the sahabahs and Ta'bieen practice carry out such a celebration..... The prophetic sunnah is crystal clear, we can either follow it or go astray from it..... and Allah knows best....

 

[nizar83]

aselemu aleikum

this question, along with the other usual questions such as is interest forbidden will be asked for ever untill people get the answer they hoped for..instead of the truth etc etc

this birthday is not of islam nor from sunnah...it is strictly forbidden to do so...islam knows only 2 islamic festivals being 3eid al adha and 3eid al fitr

 

[tariq353]

Jazak allah khair brothers n sisters for the answers...n brother Thariq has beautifully explained the concept of matters related to "Deen & Duniya"
Brother,
i would like to explain with one example which i gv to my juniors here in India.

Its 2011, suppose some people decided to starts n new festival(naming it as Victory Mecca Eid)on the day of Victory Over Mecca (parallel to hindu festival of Diwali) bcz these people are living with Hindus for centuries so adopted some traditions of hindus, they are so much impressed with their ritual of burning incense and ringign of bell.

So decided to celebrate a day as "Eid for Victory of Mecca" and on this day they in front of a beautifully framed photo of Kaa'ba burn incense ring bell etc.

Now suppose its year 2500.... obviously the path of misguidance is very alluring now this EID is so famous n common.... n a large group of muslims are celebrating this n consider it as a part of religion and when any one stops them they say ok but what is wrong we rnt worshipping jst showing our love and affection...(some even goes further n say where it is written in Quran n Hadees that we should not burn incense n ring bell in front of Pic of Ka'ba)

*DO U THINK THEY R RIGHT IN CELEBRATING THIS EID??
*ISN'T THE TRADITION OF BURNING INCENSE N RINGING BELL IN FRONT OF PHOT IS BORROWED FROM NON MUSLIMS??
*DID PROPHET(saw) OR ANY OF COMPANION HEARD OF THIS??
*ANY OF THE FOUR IMAAMS EVR HEARD OF THING LIKE THIS??
*ISN'T THIS TRADITION IS AN INNOVATION STARTED IN 2011??


Same kind of thing is with Mwlid un Nabi...Celebrating B'day, taking out processions etc is not our tradition...it is borrowed from others n started centuries later.

This is the reason Rasool(saw) in his last sermon specially told us to be beware of small things cz satan will try his level best to mislead us in small things.
"He(satan) has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things."


"I HOPE MY EXAMPLE MAKE SOME SENSE"

Wa salam