In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Celebrating the Prophet’s birthday
Through out the Muslim world,
Muslims have fallen into
this innovated practice of celebrating
the Prophet’s birthday,
which is not only an evil
innovation but an affair similar
to the pagan holiday of
Christmas.
This practice was brought about by those
extremists who
elevated the Prophet to the level of Godhood, such
as the
deviant Sufis.
By Sh. Bin aaz (rahimahullah)
Question: Is it permissible for the Muslims to celebrate
in
the Masjid with dhikr and readings from the Seerah
Biography) of
Prophet (saws) on the night of the 12 of
Rabee’-ul-Awwal,
especially on the Prophet’s birthday
without making it a day
of ‘Eid. There is some differing between
us as to whether
it's bid’ah hasanah (good innovation) or not?
Answer:
It's
not from the way of the Muslims to gather to celebrate
the
Prophet’s birthday on the night of the 12th of
Rabee’-ul-
Awwal or any other night.
Likewise, it is
not from the way of the Muslims to gather
for any birthday
celebration of any one, including the
Prophet
(SallallahuAlaihiWaSallam). And this affair of celebrating
and
gathering for the birthday of the Prophet
(SallallahuAlaihiWaSallam)
is an innovation and a newly
introduced matter in the Religion.
The Prophet
(SallallahuAlaihiWaSallam)never celebrated his
birthday during his
lifetime. And he was the one who communicated
the Religion to us
and legislated its legislation (for us) with
Allaah’s
authority. This affair of celebrating the Prophet’s
birthday
was not practiced by the rightly guided Khaleefahs or his
Companions
nor by those who preceded them in righteousness because
they knew
it was an innovation.
The Prophet (SallallahuAlaihiWaSallam)
said:
"He who innovates something in this affair
of ours (i.e. Sunnah)
that is not part of it, will have it
rejected" [Al-Bukhaaree and
Muslim]
And in another
version of the hadeeth:
“He who does an which is not in
agreement with our affair (i.e.
Sunnah), will have it rejected.”
This celebrating of the Prophet’s birthday is not from
his practice
but rather it is something that was incorporated
into the Religion
by the later generations of Muslims and so it
is to be rejected.
The Prophet (SallallahuAlaihiWaSallam)
would say in his Friday khutbah
(sermon): "To Proceed. Surely
the best speech is the Book of Allaah
and the best of all guidance
is the guidance of Muhammad. And the worst
of all affairs are
newly invented things and every newly invented thing
is an
innovation and every innovation is astray.” [Recorded by Muslim
in his Saheeh]
It is also recorded by an-Nasaa’ee
with a good chain of narration
With The addition: “...and
every astray is in the Hellfire.”
In
the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
“The true believers are those who hear the advice and act upon the best of it.” (Az-Zumar: 18)
Question:
Is celebrating the Prophet's birthday halaal or haraam?
Response:
Establishing the celebration of the Prophet's birthday or
(the
birthday of) other than him is an innovation. And it has been
confirmed
on the authority of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) that he
said:
((Whoever introduces anything into
this matter of ours (i.e. Islaam)
that which is not from it, will
have it rejected)), [Saheeh
al-Bukhaaree/2697 and Saheeh
Muslim/1718].
And with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah
send prayers and
salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe
wa sallam) and his
family and his companions.
The Permanent
Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa
Head: Shaykh 'Abdul
'Azeez ibn Abdullaah ibn Baaz;
Deputy Head: Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq
'Afeefee;
Member: Shaykh 'Abdullaah ibn Ghudayyaan;
Member:
Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn Qu'ood
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah
lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa., -
Volume 3, Page 39, Question
3 of Fatwa No.7360
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