WasSalaatu WasSalaamu ‘Alaa RasooliLLAH
As salaamalaikum Wa RahmatuLLAH
Ruling on celebrating the Mawlid (Prophet’s birthday)
“The Prophet (peace be upon him) is the best of creatures and he is the teacher and advisor, yet he (peace be upon him) did not celebrate his birth.
Similarly, his Rightly-Guided Caliphs did not celebrate his birthday,
and the rest of Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with them all) who were the most knowledgeable, loved the Prophet (peace be upon him) more than anyone of us, and were the most well-informed of his Sunnah did not celebrate it.
This indicates that this celebration is Bid`ah and all kinds of Bid`ah are deviation from the right way as stated by the Hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him):
Every Bid‘ah is a Dalalah (deviation).
The earliest and best three centuries of Islam passed and there was no celebration of the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him) during these times…”
Ref: http://www.alifta.org/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Tree&NodeID=219&PageNo=1&BookID=10
Ruling on celebrating the Mawlid in Rabi‘ I as a tribute to the Prophet
The Mawlid was not celebrated by the Sahabah who loved and followed the Prophet the most
Attending the celebration of the Mawlid although convinced of its impermissibility
Eating meat slaughtered on the occasion of the Mawlid or other birthdays
Is celebrating the Mawlid a good Bid`ah?
Refuting the arguments of those who approve of the Mawlid
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The Milaad – A Caution against Innovation
Imaam ‘Abdul-’Azeez Ibn ‘Abdullaah Ibn Baaz (rahimahullaah)
http://www.troid.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=352&Itemid=336
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Celebrating the Prophet’s Birthday …
Shaikh Al-Albani (rahimahullaah)
http://shaikhalbaani.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/hello-world/
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