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Proofs That
Celebrating Mawlid
Is a good and
rewardable practice
‘Bismillah-hi-Rahman-ir-Rahim’
As-Salaam^alaikum,
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
It is our privilege to celebrate
this honorable event – Milad-un Nabiyy
– celebrating the birth of the best of
mankind, Sayiduna Muhammad
(Sallallahu alayhi wa Salaam).
As you all know, millions of Muslims
are commemorating this blessed event
all across the world by coming
together for such rewardable deeds;
as reciting from the Qur’an, chanting
Islamic praises, telling the story of the
Prophet’s birth, teaching Religious
Knowledge, slaughtering animals to
feed to the poor, and gathering to
thank and praise Allah and ask Him to
exalt the honor of Prophet Muhammad,
sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam.
The honorable, knowledgeable and
righteous ruler: al-Mudhaffar, the
King of Irbil, initiated this practice
about 900 years ago, and he was
praised by Muslim scholars of
Islam--among them the Egyptian
hafidhs: Ibn Hajar al-^Asqalaniyy
& Jalal ud-Din as-Suyutiyy.
The famous scholar of hadith,
Abul-Khattab Ibn Dihyah, wrote
a book for the king especially
to be read during the mawlid
celebration, and there are no
great Muslim scholars who
dispraised this innovated
celebration.
The basis for commemorating
honorable events repeatedly every
year is evidenced in the Sunnah of
the Prophet. As related by alBukhariyy, when the Prophet
emigrated to al-Madinah he found
the Jews fasting, so he asked them
why they fasted on the 10th of
Muharram.
They told the Prophet they do so to
commemorate the day God saved
Prophet Moses (Musa) and the Tribes
of Israel (Isra’il) from the tyranny of the
Pharaoh. It was revealed to the
Prophet what the Jews said was true,
so Prophet Muhammad told them: "We
are more deserving of Moses (Musa)
than you." He said this because
Prophet Moses (Musa) was Muslim.
Therefore, Prophet
Muhammad ordered the
Muslims to fast the 9th &
10th of Muharram, and as
all of you know this
Sunnah is still practiced
today.
To celebrate the birth of the
Prophet by doing rewardable
deeds is considered an innovated
practice because this was not
done at the time of the Prophet –
however – this innovation was
praised by the Muslim scholars of
Islam, even though some people
consider any innovation an
innovation of misguidance.
Those who consider any
innovation an innovation of
misguidance have been misled,
because there are two sahih
hadiths which support celebrating
such an event. Imam Muslim
related, through the route of Jarir
Ibn ^Abdullah, that the Prophet
said:
‫قال رسول هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم ‪" :‬من‬
‫سن في اإلسالم سنة حسنة فله أجرها‬
‫وأجر من عمل بها بعده من غير أن ينقص‬
‫من أجورهم شىء‪ ،‬ومن سن في اإلسالم‬
‫سنة سيئة كان عليه وزرها ووزر من عمل‬
‫بها من بعده من غير أن ينقص من‬
‫أوزارهم شىء"‪.‬‬
This hadith means:
<<The one who innovates a good
innovation in Islam has its reward and
a reward similar to those who follow
him in it -- until the Day of Judgment -without lessening their reward. The
one who innovates an innovation of
misguidance would be sinful for it and
has sins similar to those who follow
him in it--until the Day of Judgment-without lessening their sins.>>
From this we know, that here
are two types of innovations
mentioned in this hadith:
1. The Innovations of Guidance &
.‫ وهي المحدَثة المخالفة للقرءان والسنة‬:‫بدعة ضاللة‬
2. The Innovations of Misguidance.
.‫ وهي المحدَثة الموافقة للقرءان والسنة‬:‫وبدعة هدى‬
What complies with the Qur’an, the
Sunnah, the Ijma^ (scholarly
consensus), and the sayings and
practices of the Companions is
an innovation of guidance – and
what contradicts the Qur’an, the
Sunnah, the Ijma^, and the
sayings and actions of the
Companions is an innovation of
misguidance.
This definition of the two types
of innovations was given by
many knowledgeable and
trustworthy scholars of
Islam; among them Imam
ash-Shafi^iyy, Imam anNawawiyy, al-Bayhaqiyy, and
the Hafidh, Ibn Hajar al^Asqalaniyy.
In closing, Muslims all over the
world are thankful to Allah for
the blessings of Islam and for
being among the followers of
Muhammad. Therefore, it is only
fitting that we all honor him by
participating in praising Prophet
Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa Salaam)
Because every
Muslim who
loves the Prophet
loves praising
him.
As our beloved Prophet once
said (which means), “That
on the Day of Judgment,
one will be along with
whom he loves” – And we
are proud to declare our
love to him in this
Milad!!...