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Posted: 11 years ago

Originally posted by: duaaKhan
the day when our holy prophet SAW came into this world was the most happiest day for all mankind there are many proofs to celebrate eid miladunnabi in quran and hadith how are you saying tis without proof i m giving you only on hadith on this

There are many other narrations which narrate that the Prophet of Allah (Allah's Grace and Peace be upon him) celebrate his own Milad several times, some of those narrations have been written in Mishkat Sharif.

2) "The one who rejoices on the birth day of the Holy Prophet would not be severely punished and it is hopped that a Muslim who celebrate the Milad un Nabi (Allah's Grace and Peace be upon him), will not be punished in hell. Imam Bukhari Rahmatullah Alaih narrates that Abu Lahab would be punished lightly in the hell on Monday. Because he rejoiced and freed his handmaid indicating by his finger, when the Prophet of Allah Almighty (Allah's Grace and Peace be upon him) took birth. So as a reward of happiness on Milad un Nabi (Allah's Grace and Peace be upon him) he would be given water by his finger. (Saheehul Bukhari Vol. 2, Page 764)

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and eid milandunnabi mubarak ho sabko

I cant beleave that you can use wrong reference of hadith. I checked Sahih bukhari Vol 2 page 764 and it do NOT contain any such Hadith. May Allah guide you to the right path.

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Posted: 11 years ago

Huskila thanks for explaining d fact
Anyway dear tm dont get angry but whatever huskila is
,true pls accept it wrong info might mislead d non muslims

Pls dont take it negatively
N pls do not be harsh

If I unintentionally hurted u then im sorry
Re

Regards
Zoya khan

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Ive already said my bit on this matter if you scroll back. But i just read another comment of someone using the great saudi elite as an example of how we should not celebrate the milad. again. I hate the saudi royal family with a passion, never turn them for an example.

the misguided people of pakistan and india just celebrate milad? Not. Do you know they celebrate this month in the yemen? in syyria? in morrocco? They mark this and show their love throughout this month.

I already responded to some of the points raised... https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/3406227?pn=25 last post on page.

Tho i emphasise again i also am not a scholar. neither are the people coming on here using hadiths to suit their own purpose...to insult the topic maker. You believe she is misguiding people.. I believe you are misguiding people and deliberately causing conflict between muslims.

I also said its not idea to reply and add to the conflict, and i will not coz it is getting beyond a joke but I will post an article which futher discusses this matter.

ANYWAY JUST TO POST AN ARTICLE.

Quite a few sisters have recently asked me about the permissibility of
celebrating the Mawlid (birth of the prophet peace be upon him) thus I have
decided to write up some of the evidences presented by the ulemah (scholars) for
its permissibility. This e-mail has by no means been sent in order to create
argument amongst us; rather it is an attempt to help those who do recite the
Mawlid understand the legal rulings of it according to the scholars of Islam as
well help those who believe it to be a reprehensible act understand why it is
recited by so many people.

Ka'b bin Zuhair brother of Bujair bin Zuhair became so distressed about his
brothers conversion that be began to write offensive poetry about the prophet
'peace be upon him- his poems were so offensive that the sahabah swore that they
would seek him out and kill him. After years of being in hiding Ka'b bin Zuhair
sought out the prophet-peace be upon him- upon finding him he asked that if
Ka'b bin Zuhair came to you asking for forgiveness would you forgive him, the
prophet 'peace be upon him- replied that he would. It is then that he revealed
to the prophet that he was indeed Ka'b and that he had come seeking his
forgiveness. A sahabi from the Ansar who was with the prophet at the time drew
his sword ready to kill him but upon the prophet's- peace be upon him- command
held back. Ka'b bin Zuhair then recited the famous lines:

Inna'r Rasula lasaifun yustadaau bihi
Muhannadun min Suyufillahi maslulu
Indeed the Messenger is a light, whence illumination is sought
An Indian blade (the finest of blades), a drawn sword of Allah's sword

The prophet 'peace be upon him- who was wearing a cloak at the time stood up and
removed it from himself and wrapped it around Ka'ab.
This incident is one of the earliest examples we have of poetry being recited
about the prophet-peace be upon him, it set into motion hundreds of years of
poetry being recited about his life, noble traits and characteristics.

This is not the only incident in which poetry was recited in front of the
prophet 'peace be upon him-

The sahabi (companion) Hassan bin Thabit recited so much poetry about the
messenger of Allah that he became known as the poet of the prophet 'peace be
upon him- his poetry can still be read today in his Diwan (compilation of
poetry). The prophet ' peace be upon him enjoyed listening to his poetry so much
that he asked the sahaba to build a pulpit in the mosque for Hassan bin Thabit
to recite poetry upon. From amongst his poems are the famous verses which are
often recited in Mawlids around the world;

Wa ahsanu minka lam tara qattu 'aini
Wa ajmalu minka lam talidin nisaau
Khuliqta mubarra-an min kulli 'aybin
Ka-annaka qad khuliqta kamaa tashaau

I have never seen anyone better than you
Nor did any woman give birth to anyone more beautiful than you
You have been created free from any faults
Just as you yourself wished to be created

And of course the famous song ' Tala' al Badru alayna' which the children of
Medina greeted the prophet with describing him as the full moon, praising and
thanking him for calling them to Allah.
All of this and much more was heard by the prophet 'peace be upon him-and he did
not restrain people nor reprimand them for praising him in such a manner.

In Sura Ahzab: verse 56 Allah says;
'Verily Allah and His angels send blessings upon the prophet; Oh you who believe
invoke blessings and peace upon him greatly'

This Qu'ranic verse clearly lays out a command to send peace and blessing upon
the prophet; in fact our five obligatory prayers are not valid unless
salutations are sent upon him (aslamu alaika ayuhan nabi- peace be upon you Oh
prophet...recited in the tashahud)

The prophet-peace be upon him- said in an authenticated Hadith:
'He who sends blessings on me once, Allah sends blessings upon him ten times'
Muslim, Abu Dawud, & Tirmidhi

In another hadith he ' peace be upon him- states:
Verily, your best day is Friday, so invoke blessings (salutations) upon me in
abundance on this day, for your invocation is shown to me.' They said (the
sahaba), 'O Messenger of Allah! How can our invocations be shown to you after
your bones have turned to dust? He replied 'Verily, Allah has forbidden the
earth from consuming the bodies of the Messengers.'

Al-Nawawi declared this to be a rigorously authenticated tradition (in his book
'Al-Adhkar' and elsewhere).

The Mawlid itself is a poem about the sira (life) of the prophet -peace be upon
him- beginning just before his birth and ending at his death. It includes
sending salutations upon him and is traditionally read on Thursday night (when
the jummah begins). The above hadith are all authenticated evidences that prove
that reciting poetry about the prophet 'peace be upon him-, sending salutations
upon him and doing so on Friday are all in fact sunnah. In cultures that were
traditionally oral (the vast majority of people not being able to read) the
Mawlid was an excellent way to learn about the prophet's blessed life -peace be
upon him- the ease of reciting and memorising poetry meant that the practice of
reading the Mawlid in gatherings spread quickly.

Some claim that the Mawlid encourages free mixing and dancing if any Mawlid was
to permit this then without doubt it has become an impermissible and
reprehensible gathering to be avoided.

Many argue that the Mawlid was not performed during the time of the
prophet-peace be upon him- and thus is a bida' (an innovation). This really is
the argument of simpletons; those that do not have knowledge of how our sharia
(law) is made up; for much of how we practice Islam today is not how the prophet
'peace be upon him- practiced it. From our large mosques with huge domes placed
on top, carpeted with thick carpets and rich decor, chandeliers and wall
hangings (far from the simple mud mosque of Medina that was carpeted by pebbles
and straw mats) to the Quran being played on i-pods and the internet... our
practice of Islam is without doubt filled with innovative acts (Bida).

The word bida (innovation) is one that unfortunately is not just overused within
our communities it is also misunderstood. The scholars agree that an innovation
is any affair introduced to religion that was not practiced by the prophet '
peace be upon him- himself, they go on to explain to us that there are two types
of innovation: A good innovation and a bad/evil innovation they categorise
innovations in such a way because many things have been introduced to how we
practice Islam today that actually enhance the way we practice this beautiful
religion. The scholars generally agree that any newly invented affair that is
in harmony with the principles of the Quran and Ahadith of the prophet ' peace
be upon him- is a good innovation.

After the death of the prophet ' peace be upon him- the Quran had not been
compiled into one book rather it was scatted in the houses of different sahaba
(mostly the scribes of the prophet) as many of the sahaba had memorised it in
its entirety there was no threat of it being altered or changed in any shape or
form. Abu Bakr the first Khalif decided (after much deliberation) to bring all
of what existed of the Qur'an together and compile it into one book, he did this
after the battle of Yamama in which approximately 700 sahaba who had memorised
the Qur'an were martyred .

The idea of gathering the Qur'an together was originally presented to Abu Bakr
by Umar ibn al-khattab, at first he refused to entertain the idea saying that
this was not something the prophet 'peace be upon him- had done (it was an
innovation) and thus something he could not sanction. But after the battle of
Yamama he was convinced by other sahaba that it was to the benefit of the ummah
(the greater community) to preserve the Qur'an whist they were still
alive...and thus the mushaf (the Quran in the form of a book) was brought
together.

Zaid bin Thabit one of the scribes of the prophet-peace be upon him was given
the duty of gathering it all together he later was noted to have said: '.By
Allah, if he (Abu Bakr) had ordered me to shift one of these mountains it would
not have been harder for me than what he had ordered me to do concerning the
collection of the Qur'an... So I started locating the Qur'anic material and
collecting it from parchments, scapula, leaf stalks of date palms and from the
memories of men. (Narrated in sahih Bukhari).

May Allah reward them for taking us (later generations) into account.

Furthermore the original Arabic Qur'an was free from diacritical markings (the
Fat-ha, kasra, dhumma, sakun, shaddah etc) as well as from the dots we see above
and below some of the letters. The Arabs could read the original Qur'anic script
correctly because they spoke pure Arabic but as Islam began to spread into the
non Arab speaking world those reciting it began to make mistakes sometimes
changing the meaning of words altogether. Thus a methodology to help the non
Arab speaker recite the Quran free from mistakes was developed. The result of
this endeavour was the introduction of diacritical markings alongside dots that
were placed above and below various letters, the Quran could now be recited by
the Arab and non Arab free from error...another innovation that would clearly
benefit the religion on a whole.

Many years later the system of the Quran being placed into 30 portions (Juzz),
the rules of how to recite the Quran (Tajweed) as well as the printing press
which introduced printed Qur'ans as opposed to the traditional way of writing it
all out by hand in a state of wudu where all to change the way we read the
Qur'an today. Each generation of scholars that witnessed these changes all
agreed that although they were not practices of the prophet-peace be upon him-
they were indeed good innovations.

The word blessed innovation was in fact used by Umar ibn al-khattab the second
Khalif and great companion of the prophet-peace be upon him-Imam al-Bukhari
relates this in his Hadith collection:
'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdul Qari said, "I went out in the company of 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in
different groups. A man praying alone or a man praying with a little group
behind him. So, 'Umar said, 'In my opinion It would be better to collect these
(people) under the leadership of one Reciter (i.e. let them pray in
congregation!)'. So, he made up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin
Ka'ab. Then on another night I went again in his company and the people were
praying behind their reciter. 'Umar remarked, 'What an excellent Bid'a
(innovation) this is'.

Other Good innovations include:

Putting lights into the Mosque (First established in the Khalifite of
Umar ibn al-khattab)

Giving out state pensions (First established in the Khalifite of Umar
ibn al-khattab)

The development of the science of Hadith (A system that would
categorise the words, actions and silent approvals of the prophet ' peace be
upon him-into strong, sound, weak and fabricated traditions-developed
approximately 150 years after the death of the prophet- peace be upon him-)

Bringing Toilets into houses (traditionally all filth 'najasa- was
kept outside the house)

The Adhan being called for tahajud (the night vigil) prayer.

The adding of 'prayer is better than sleep' in the Fajar Adhan (First
established during the Khalifite of Uthman)

Building two story mosques

Using Microphones in Mosques

Placing the Qur'anic recitation onto tapes...later onto CD's and now
i-pods

Our computers, internet, T.V's, cars, mobile phones, soft couches, carpets,
refrigerators and microwaves are all innovative (bida) tools that are far from
the way of tradition. Unless one is willing to live -as many of my teachers
lived- free from all of the above truly living the life of the prophet 'peace be
upon him- one cannot claim to be free from innovation.

As one can see the word innovation is not altogether negative, it is misused in
a manner that causes many ordinary Muslims great distress making many feel
inadequate as well as over whelmed by a straight path that is slowly being
turned into an unreachable goal.

Imam Ibn Taimiyya mentions in his book 'iqtida as-sirat al-mustaqim' (Following
the straight path). 'Celebrating the Mawlid is done by some people and in it is
much reward because of the good intentions behind it as well as the holding in
esteem of the prophet 'peace be upon him'

Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah student of Ibn Taimiyya said regarding the Mawlid:
'Listening to a good voice celebrating the birthday of the Prophet- peace be
upon him- or celebrating any of the holy days in our history gives peace to the
heart, and gives the listener light from the Prophet 'peace be upon him- to his
heart, and he will drink more from the Muhammadan spring ('ayn al-Muhammadiyya).

The jurist Ibn Hajar al Haytimi says ' A good innovation (Bidda) is agreed upon
(by the scholars) as being a good action; the recitation of the Mawlid and
people gathering for it is one of these good innovations.

Imam Abu Shama (The sheikh of imam Nawawi) said: 'One of the best of innovations
of our time is that which is done each year on the day of the birth of the
prophet 'peace be upon him- giving out charity and extending good to the poor
and showing ones love for the prophet as well as holding him in esteem is a show
of gratitude to Allah for the blessing of sending him 'peace be upon him- as a
mercy to the worlds ('And We have sent you only as a mercy to the worlds'. Sura
al- anbiya: 107)

Many accuse those that recite the Mawlid of performing Shirk (associating
partners with Allah) -may we all be free from such a reprehensible act and may
we die upon the knowledge that there is no lord worthy of worship save Allah the
most high...Amin-

In a hadith the prophet-peace be upon him states:
'By Allah! I am not afraid that you will worship others along with Allah after
my death, but I am afraid that you will fight with one another for the worldly
things.'
Bukhari

As the word shirk is being called out from the pulpits of our mosques and
gatherings that which the prophet-peace be upon him- truly feared for his nation
is slowly but surely beginning to consume it, fast fancy cars, expensive clothes
and jewellery, tall gold plated minarets, buildings touching the clouds and 24
hour shopping malls; the love and attachment we have to worldly things is what
is destroying our nation but all this goes overlooked and unspoken of because of
our infatuation with shirk.

Any Muslim (including a child) knows that non has power or might save Allah the
Formidable, the all-Mighty including His prophets, His angels and all else in
existence. Those that recite the Mawlid do so in order to venerate the prophet
'peace be upon-and not to worship him, it is as Ibn Taymiyya suggests a show of
gratitude to an All giving and Merciful Lord for sending us not just a book but
the embodiment of this book in human form.

For those that have never been to a Mawlid its format is as follows:

Recitation of Quran.

Reading of the sira (life) of the prophet 'peace be upon him- in the
form of poetry.

A reminder given by those who attend.

Dua.

All that is recited in the Mawlid from the Quran to the closing Dua are as
stated above sunnahs in of themselves.

Furthermore all over the Muslim world from Ghana, Morocco, Algeria, Sudan, Mali,
Gambia, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen, Bahrain, Somalia,
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, China, Turkey, Albania,
Chechnya, Oman, The Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Indonesia,
Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore...Muslims recite some form of the
Mawlid...without doubt those of us on this Barakah group list that were born
into Islam had parents who sang the Mawlid or some form and poetry about the
prophet-peace be upon him- our parents, grandparents and great grand-parents
were not ignorant of their religion and they were definitely not people of Shirk
(idol worshippers) rather they were those that followed the way of hundreds of
years of tradition.

The prophet peace be upon him said:
'Verily my Ummah will not agree upon error'
Tirmidhi

How can the majority of the Muslim world practice an act that is claimed to be
impermissible when the prophet-peace be upon him has already given us glad
tidings that this will never happen. Scholars have taught us that sticking to
the acts of the majority is a way in which one keeps his religion safe, the
majority here does not mean the majority in your local community rather it means
sticking to practices of the majority of the Muslim world.

Islam is vast and not constricted. This vastness is demonstrated in how the
prophet recited the Quran in different intonations; in how he spoke to the
desert Bedouin compared to those that lived in the city; in how the people of
Medina prayed with their hands by their sides based on the practice of the
prophet whilst others prayed with them on their chest also based upon his
practice.

All that i have written here is not to provoke argument within a community that
thrives on genuine brotherly (sisterly) love rather it is to demonstrate the
Mercy of our most Merciful Lord... for this way of life does not force upon us
one view, rather it gives us the choice to recite Quran in Warsh or Hafs, to
wear the Sharwar Qamis or the Jalbab and to recite poetry about our blessed
prophet-peace be upon him- or to refrain.

May Allah have mercy upon our community and increase us all in knowledge, love
and tolerance of one another.

And Allah knows best

https://marifah.net/articles/qiyamalasmari.pdf
brief expalnation of the Qiyam, standing at the mention of the Prophet saw)

QUESTION:

What do the Sufis intend when they stand at the mention of the Prophet's birth s during the night

of the Mawlid?

ANSWER:

They do it to honour him s.

The noble Sufis only stand at the specific moment when his mother Amina's delivering of him

is mentioned, and that is because all the goodness which followed his coming s was dependent on his birth; therefore, to stand at that point makes up for not doing so at the mention of all other

events.

It is established that the Companions stood for him s, one example being the ^adth of our

master Abu Hurayra g, who said: "The Prophet s would talk with us, and if he stood, we also

stood and remained standing until we saw that he had entered the house of one of his wives."

From: F Bux <[email protected]>
Date: January 15, 2013 6:44:58 PM GMT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [al_minara] Welcoming Rabi' al-Awwal
Reply-To: [email protected]

Welcoming Rabi' al-Awwal

By Seeking the Pleasure of Allah and His Messenger

Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) said:

The new moon of Rabi' al-Awwal has appeared, the month in which Allah brought forth His best and perfect slave, His Chosen One, His Beloved, The Most Noble of the First and the Last in the sight of the Lord of the Worlds. His uncle 'Abbas addressed him at the end of his life, on their return from Tabuk, his last expedition, with the following verse:

When you were born the earth and the horizons were illuminated by your light

We remain bathed in that glow and it continues to light the path as we travel it

Every mawlid composed later is merely echoing what the Companions said to the Chosen One. They were the first people to celebrate the mawlid.

Our Master 'Isa will descend to the earth and you will see how he will be ennobled by following Muhammad. Any of you that are with him at that time will see how he mentions the Master of Creation. His heart and the hearts of those present will be filled with veneration when they mention his name. He knows our Master Muhammad better than us, for a Prophet knows a Prophet. No member of this nation knows him in the way that the Spirit of Allah.

They said this openly: "All that we knew of the Messenger of Allah was his shadow."

This is how the Master of the Followers, Uways al-Qarani, addressed the greatest of the Companions, our Masters 'Umar and 'Ali, who knew the Beloved better than anyone. He said: "All that you knew of the Messenger of Allah was his shadow."
They said: "True, all that we knew of the Messenger of Allah was his shadow.

Direct your hearts to attain His pleasure and a portion of His gifts. In every day and night there are gifts, and in every month, and in this month in particular. You attain these gifts according to your connection to the one who taught us, the unique one. Take a portion of his vast, noble, priceless teachings, with sincere desire, to attain the reality of:

It is more fitting that they please Allah and His Messenger if they are truly believers [Al Tawbah 9:62]

Strive in this noble month to please the Chosen One, seeking to please Allah. Please him with your intentions, your ambitions, your words and deeds. Allah is pleased with those that praise his Prophet, those that venerate His Prophet, those that support His Prophet. He is pleased with that which pleases the Prophet.

It is more fitting that they please Allah and His Messenger if they are truly believers

You have spent so much of your time and thoughts seeking to please yourself, your family, your relatives and your friends. This may have caused you to travel from one country to another.

Have you sought the pleasure of the Beloved? How much do you think about this? How much do you worry about this? How far have you travelled seeking his pleasure? How much hardship have you borne? How much have you sacrificed? There is nothing on the earth or in this life whose pleasure is more worthy of seeking than Muhammad.

It is more fitting that they please Allah and His Messenger if they are truly believers
According to your faith you strive to please Allah's Beloved. Seek his pleasure! When the Companions saw that he was pleased, when his face shone with happiness, they said: "It was more beloved to us than red camels." Nothing was harder for them to bear than seeing him angry, seeing the vein between his blessed eyes swell up.

Look for the true meaning of seeking his pleasure in this month. You won't find it on the satellite channels. Seek it from its source, connect to the light of his message. This will show you how to seek his pleasure, in which is the pleasure of the Most High. If you have in your heart an attribute which does not please him, then strive to rid your heart of it. He is not pleased with arrogance, so do not be content to show arrogance, even to inanimate objects, let alone animals or humans, for the Lord of all things dislikes you doing this.

Seek it by giving life to the sunnah in your house in Rabi' al-Awwal! If your family are heedless of Allah between Maghrib and 'Isha, joking or watching TV then bring to life the sunnah of venerating this time. Teach them at home at this time. If they are young teach them the Arabic letters so that they are connected to the Qur'an. If they are older, go over with them the Qur'an they have memorised.

If the sunnah of seeking forgiveness before Fajr is absent, bring it to life in Rabi' al-Awwal. Let there be at least one person seeking forgiveness before Fajr in the house, one person saying to the Oft-Forgiving "forgive me!" at the time which Allah loves for people to seek His forgiveness, at the time when delegations came to the door of the Bestower.

If no-one in the house prays in congregation then teach your wife, your sister, your daughter to only pray in congregation. Bring life to these sunnahs. Remove anything that displeases your Lord from your house, anything that displeases your Prophet, audio or visual. Let the house be filled in Rabi' with the remembrance of the Beloved, with the mention of his attributes, his life, his birth. You will be enlightened and so will your family.

Allah bless the people of good who are striving in the East and West, the people who are remembering and reciting the mawlid, for they are the keys to removing tribulation. People raising their voices with the remembrance of Allah and His Messenger in their houses, in the mosques and in the streets causes hardships to be relieved. So many Muslim groups have lost the way. They do not know how to rectify themselves or those around them. They do not seek it from the door that Allah has opened:

Allah will not change what is in a people until they change what is in themselves.
[Al Ra'ad 13:11]

Let us change what is in our selves. Let us make our children feel that Rabi' al-Awwal has entered, and that it is connected to the Beloved. Make them feel that their lives are founded upon loving him, venerating him and following him. This is the foundation of the whole religion. May Allah grant you strong ambition and high intentions! May the end of the month not come before some of the rays of the Beloved's light bring some relief to the suffering of the Muslims.

O Lord, bless us in this month. Bless us in our remembrance of You and Your Messenger. Make us amongst those who are mentioned in Your presence, and amongst those who are mentioned in his presence. Bless our hearts with noble intentions that raise us to the ranks of those beloved to You, so that we on the Day of Judgement we are with those that you mentioned:

The Day on which Allah will not humiliate the Prophet and those who believe with him.

Make us with him, and our families, our children, our friends, our neighbours, our students.

Their light will run before them and by their right hands, while they say: "O Lord, perfect our light for us, and forgive us, for You have power over all things."
[Al Tahrim, 66:8]

If anyone has anything in their heart that prevents them from seeking Your pleasure and Your Messenger's pleasure then remove it so that they prefer You and Your Messenger over everyone else. So that when we sleep tonight nothing is more beloved to us than You and Your Messenger. Increase us in love tomorrow and in the coming days until we meet You, O Most Generous!

Translated by Ustadh Amin Buxton and shared by Shaykh AbdulKarim Yahya (May Allah preserve and increase them and their teachers) Ameen.

Source: www.abdulkarimyahya.com

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Purpose of milad

Eid e Milaad un Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam

My Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam's beloved followers! Allah Almighty has favoured us with immeasurable bounties which cannot be counted. Every breath we take is a bounty and favour of Allah, if we cannot breathe in for a little while then that could mean the end of our life and if we cannot exhale that air then the case would be the same.

Likewise, Allah Almighty has blessed us with body parts such as eyes, hands, etc and bounties such as parents, food, shelter are signs of His immense Mercies on us. But Allah Almighty has never expressed His favour on any of these Mercies, except when He blessed us with His Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam,

Quran: 3:164 - Allah has indeed bestowed a great favour upon the Muslims, in that He sent to them a Noble Messenger (Prophet Mohammed ? peace and blessings be upon him) from among them, who recites to them His verses, and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and wisdom; and before it, they were definitely in open error.

Now that we know that the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam is the greatest bounty of Allah Almighty upon us, then we should know that Quran asks us to rejoice on the bounties of Allah.

This is what we do in Eid e Milaad, to rejoice on the greatest favour of Allah Almighty as it is the arrival the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam who showed us the way to our Lord, who liberated us from the evil and entered us into the gardens of goodness, who made our hearts worthy to hold the love and manifestation of Allah, who gave us a peaceful heart and a peaceful society, who is more concerned about us then our own selves and if any one of us was to encounter any difficulty then he is most disturbed by it, as is made evident by this verse, Indeed there has come to you a Noble Messenger from among you ? your
falling into hardship aggrieves him, most concerned for your well being, for the Muslims most compassionate, most merciful. Then if they turn away,

say (O dear Prophet Mohammed ? peace and blessings be upon him), ?Allah suffices me; there is no worship except for Him; only Him have I trusted, and He is the Lord Of The Great Throne.? When the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam has given us so
much then should we, as a nation, not celebrate his Milad, to remember his blessed life and the sacrifices that he made for us?

The Sunnat of Allah Almighty
Let us talk about the very first Milad that took place,

Quran 3:81- And remember when Allah took a covenant from the Prophets; "If I give you the Book and knowledge and the (promised) Noble Messenger (Prophet Mohammed ? peace and blessings be upon him) comes to you, confirming the
Books you possess, you shall positively, definitely believe in him and you shall positively, definitely help him"; He said, "Do you agree, and accept My binding responsibility in this matter?" They all answered, "We agree"; He said, "Then bear witness amongst yourselves, and I Myself am a witness with you."

This was indeed a very blessed gathering in which the host was Almighty Allah Himself and the guests were all the Prophets from
Hazrat Adam Alaihis Salaam until Hazrat Isa Alaihis Salaam and the purpose of which was to praise the Final Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam of Allah Almighty and to make evident his true status. In Milad, we too call a gathering and praise the Beloved Prophet of Allah, then, are we not following the way of Allah Almighty?

Did the Companions Celebrate Milad?
To celebrate the Milad of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam is not an innovation but rather a way established by the
companions. The Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam himself along with many of his companions used to Fast on Mondays to
commemorate his birth and the arrival of the first Revelation.

Hazrat Ka'ab Ahbar RadiyAllahu Anhu, before entering into the folds of Islam, was a Jew and a renowned scholar of the Torah which was revealed upon Hazrat Moosa Alaihis Salaam. The companions used to approach him and ask him to recite the verses from the Torah which highlighted the blessed qualities of the Final Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam. Hazrat Ka'ab would take them home and recite the verses with much love and enthusiasm and the companions would then praise Allah Almighty for bestowing them with such a bounty.

Once the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam emerged from his house and found the companions sat in a gathering. He asked, 'What are you doing?' They replied, 'We are praising our Lord, who only by His favour blessed us with Islam and His Beloved Prophet SallallahuAlaihi wa Sallam.' Upon this RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam
said, 'Allah Almighty is expressing Pride upon His angels about you.'

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas RadiyAllahu Anhuma reports, 'Some companions were sat talking about the different Prophets of Allah
Almighty. One of them said, 'Ibrahim Alaihis Salaam is the Khaleel of Allah (Friend of Allah)', the other said, 'Moosa Alaihis Salaam is the Kaleem of Allah (Spoke to Allah)', the third one said, 'Isa Alaihis Salaam is Kalimatullah', the fourth one said, 'Adam Alaihis alaam is Safiullah'. Just then the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam arrived and said, 'I have heard your conversation and indeed you all have spoken the truth, but listen, I am the Beloved of Allah, and I don't say this out of pride.'

Thus to organise a gathering to praise Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam is not an innovation but
the Sunnah of the companions.

The Purpose of Milad
In Islamic terminology, Milad is to organise a gathering to remember and praise the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, talking about his blessed birth, about his blessed life and achievements, to discuss the high merit bestowed by Allah on him, and so on.

Imam Jalaluddin Syuti Rahmatullah Alaih states, 'The logic behind Milad is to recite the Holy Quran, to read the narrations highlighting the blessed birth of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam and then to distribute some sweets. The scholars are unanimous that these are blessed deeds and a way of expressing our joy at the arrival of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam and to remember his high status.' [Husnul Maqsad Fil Amalil Mawlid]

The father of Alaa Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza, Hazrat Maulana Naqi Ali Khan RadiyAllahu Anhuma states, 'The concept behind Milad is that an individual or a group of people gather to sincerely and with the depth of their hearts remember and express gratitude on the greatest bounty of Allah Almighty and remember his blessed birth, his days of fostering, the Revelations, the incidents of his life and migration, the Irhas and the Mu'jizaat as shown by him, his blessed nature and character and the high rank decreed by Allah to him, to understand the respect and the exclusive characteristics unique to him, to quote the saying of the companions and the renowned scholars, to send excessive Duroods whilst in the gathering and distributes sweets at the end. All this is good, established, and proved.

How to celebrate
One is required to celebrate and rejoice in every possible manner. Just as we prepare and rejoice for the other Eids, in the same way we should prepare for this Eid because if it was not for this Eid, we would never have the other Eids. Allah Almighty has said that if it was not for His Beloved, he would not have created the universe. So, along with wearing new clothes, preparing good food, one should try and stand in Salaam at the time of birth, apply scent, spend generously on the family, feed the poor, provide to the destitute, etc and earn tremendous rewards.

Unfortunately, there are some, who in the name of celebrations, engage themselves in disliked acts such as fireworks and other un Islamic activities which is a complete waste of time and money.

The Reward of Milad
There are immense and uncountable rewards on celebrating Milad, let us look at just one:
Abu Lahb was one of the staunchest enemies of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam and is the only one amongst the enemies of RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam who has been criticised by name in the Holy Quran. When he heard from his maid Suwaibah that a nephew was born to him, he out happiness and as a mark of celebration at the arrival of his nephew pointed his finger indicating that he has set her free for bringing the good news.

After he died, Hazrat Abbas RadiyAllahu saw him in his dream and enquired, 'What is your state now?' He replied, 'I am in the severe punishment of Allah Almighty but every Monday I am given water from my finger which I pointed to free my maid because of the arrival of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam. [Bukhari Sharif]

It is interesting to note that if a non believer and a staunch enemy of RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam has his torment reduced and receives water, which cannot even be imagined in Hell, for celebrating the arrival of his nephew, then we being the believers and the slaves of RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, celebrate the arrival of our Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, then how can we be devoid of rewards from Allah Almighty?

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The legal and religious status of celebrating the birth of Holy Prophet (Peace & Blessings be upon him) in light of the Qur'an and Sunnah:

And Indeed everyone rejoices except for Shaytan and his counterparts, because:

?? ????? ?? ???? ???? ??? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ???? ???? ??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????? ???????

Translation: Iblis cried loudly four times, first when Allah declared him as cursed, second when he was thrown out, Third When Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) was born and fourth when Surah al-Fatiha was revealed [Ibn Kathir in Al Bidayah wan-Nihayah, Volume No. 2, Page No. 166]

Muslims rejoice on birth of Prophet (Peace & Blessings be upon him) because Allah has told us to rejoice on His "Bounties and Mercies" This following text shall be based on

a) Qur'an and it's sciences

b) Hadith literature

c) Sayings of eminent scholars and fuqaha

d) Counter refutation of claims made against Mawlid.

a) Understanding through Al-Qur'an wal Furqan and It's sciences

Proof No.1 Qur'an states:

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Say: "In the bounty of God. And in His Mercy, in that "LET THEM REJOICE" : that is better than the (wealth) they hoard (Surah Yunus, 10:58)

Some might think in their wildest of imaginations that birth and arrival of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) is not a mercy, some even falsely limit the Mercies of Allah by saying that mercy mentioned here does not refer to Prophet Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam) thus we should not rejoice, so in reply to such people the best answer is found in Tafsir of Qur'an through Qur'an itself.

Qur'an states at another place:

????? ????????????? ?????? ???????? ??????????????

Translation: We have not sent you but as a "Mercy to the worlds" (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:107)

Hence without any shadow of doubt arrival of Prophet (Peace & Blessings be upon him) is a mercy not only upon us but all worlds and creations of Allah azza Wajjal, thus we should rejoice as ordered in Qur'an (10:58)

Imam Ibn al-Jawzi (rah) explains 10:58 in his Tafsir:

?? ??? ????: ?????? ??????: ???? ??? ???? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ?? ??? ????.

Translation: ad-Dhahak narrated from Ibn Abbas (ra) that Bounty mentioned in this verse means Knowledge (i.e of Qur'an and Tawhid) whereas Mercy means Muhammad (Salallaho alaihi wasalam) [Ibn Jawzi Z'ad al Maseer fi Ilm at Tafsir, (4/40)]

Imam Abu Hayyan al Andalusi (Rahimuhullah) also says:

????? ????? ??????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ????

Translation: Bounty refers to Knowledge whereas Mercy refers to Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam) [Tafsir Al-Bahr al Muheet, (5/171)]

Imam Jalal uddin Suyuti (Rahimuhullah) says

????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ???? ??? ???? ????? ?? ????? ???: ??? ???? ?????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ????? ??? ???? ?????
{ ??? ??????? ??? ???? ???????? }
[????????: 107].

Abu Sheikh (rah) narrated from Ibn Abbas (RA) That Bounty of Allah means Knowledge, whereas Mercy means Muhammad (Salallaho alaihi wasalam) Allah Ta'ala said: We have sent thee not but as Mercy to Worlds (Al Anbiya: 107) [As-Suyuti in Dur al Manthur (4/330)]

Allama Aloosi (rah) explains that even Fadhl (i.e. bounty) refers toProphet Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wassalam)

????? ?????? ???? ????? ??? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ?????? ???????

Narrated by Al Khatib (rah) and Ibn Asakir (rah) thatBountry refers to An-Nabi (Alaih Salatu Wassalam) [Al-Alusi in Ruh al Ma'ani (11/141)]

Proof No. 2 Qur'an states

?????? ?????? ??????? ????????? ???? ??????? ????????? ??? ????????? ??????????

That is the bounty of Allah; which He giveth unto whom He will. Allah is of Infinite Bounty (????????? ??? ????????? ?????????? )

(62:4)

Hadrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas (Radhi Allah) explains "Allah is of infinite bounty" as:

(Allah is of infinite bounty) by bestowing Islam and prophethood upon Muhammad (pbuh); and it is also said this means: by bestowing Islam upon the believers; and it is also said this means: by sending the Messenger and Scripture to His created beings.[Tanwir al Miqbas Min Tafsir Ibn Abbas]

Proof No. 3 Qur'an states regarding Yahya (a.s):

????????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ??????

Translation: So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)! [Surah al-Maryum, (19:15)]

So the days when Anbiya are born are days of "Tranquility" in sight of Allah.

Proof No. 4 Qur'an states:

We sent Moses with Our signs (and the command). "Bring out thy people from the depths of darkness into light, and teach them to remember the "Days of Allah (?????????? ???????)." Verily in this there are Signs for such as are firmly patient and constant,- grateful and appreciative. (14:5)

What are the Ayyam of Allah? Imam al-Bayhaqi narrates in his Shu'ab al Iman that Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: The Days of Allah are his "Blessings and Signs" [Tafsir Ruh ul Ma'ani under 14:5]

Istadlal from Ahadith

Proof No.1

Book 006, Number 2606 (Sahih Muslim)

Abu Qatada Ansari (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Massenger (may peace be upon him) was asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said: It is (the day) when I was born and revelation was sent down to me.

This Hadith is also reported in by Imam al-Bahayqi in his "Sunnan ul Kubra" (Vol. 4, pg. 300 Hadith no 8182, 8259), in the "Sunan" of Imam Nisai and the "Musnad" of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal.

It is clear from this Hadith that the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) was very happy about the day of his birth and so fasted out of gratitude. Fasting is a form of worship, so one can celebrate this day by any form of ibada. One can fast or hold gatherings or provide food to the poor, all being acts of worship.

Proof No.2

Volume 7, Book 62, Number 38: (Sahih Bukhari)

Narrated 'Ursa; Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted, and then she suckled the Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked him, "What have you encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not found any rest since I left you, except that I have been given water to drink in this (the space between his thumb and other fingers) and that is because of my manumitting Thuwaiba."

Abu Lahab freed Thuwaiba on joy at birth of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam), even the worst of Kufaar and greatest of enemies is given relaxation in his Adhaab due to freeing Thawaiba by pointing with his finger, so Imagine the situation of a momin who rejoices on Mawlid, detailed explanation of this hadith shall be given in the last section of Verdicts from classical scholars.

Proof No.3

Volume 2, Page No. 147, Hadith No. 1130 (Sahih Muslim, Dar ul Kutab al ILmiyyah)

Ibn Abbas "Allah be pleased with him" reported: The Prophet "Allah's blessing and peace be upon him" came to Madina and saw the Jews fasting on the tenth day of Muharram. They were asked about that. They replied: "This is the day, on which Allah made Moses and the children of Israel emerge victorious over Pharoah. So, we fast on it "OUT OF GLORIFICATION TO IT". The Prophet "Allah's blessing and peace be upin him" said: "We have more claim over Moses than you." So, he ordered Muslims to fast on it

If Jews glorify their days to venerate Musa (a.s) then we Muslims have more right to venerate and rejoice on day when Prophet (saw) was born, this is an accepted analogy as Ulama have derived this specific ruling from the hadith, which shall be mentioned in the last section with detail.

Proof No.4

Volume 1, Page No. 241, Hadith No. 448 (Sunnan an Nasai'i)

Hadrat Anas bin Malik (ra) narrates that Prophet (saw) while mentioning his journey of Miraaj said: Jibril (a.s) asked me to get off from Buraak at Bethlehem and told me to say the prayer there, after which he said: Do you know where you have prayed (O Messenger of Allah)? You prayed at Bethlehem where Isa (a.s) "was born".

So the Mawlid and the places where Prophets (A.S) are born are amongst Sha'ir (sings to be venerated) of Allah.

Proof from righteous Ulama and Fuqaha

1. Imam Ibn Kathir (Rahimuhullah) - The scholar revered most highly by Salafis/Wahabis in Tafsir & History.

He says regarding Shah Malik al-Muzzafar (rah) regarding whom Salafis spread deception by forging words of Ibn Kathir (rah) i.e. he was actually a Fasiq, cruel and Bidati ruler (Naudhobillah) but in reality Imam Ibn Kathir (rah) said this:

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Translation: He was a generous, mighty master, and glorious ruler, whose works were very good.He built Jamiya al Muzaffari near Qasiyun'During Rabi ul Awwal he used to celebrate Mawlid ash Shareef (???? ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ?????) with great celebration, Moreover, he was benevolent, brave, wise, a scholar, and just person ' Rahimuhullah wa Ikraam ' Sheikh Abul Khattab (rah) wrote a book on Mawlid an Nabwi for him and named it At-Tanwir fi Mawlid al Bashir al Nazeer, for which he gave him 1000 dinars. His rule stayed till the Rule of Salahiya and he captured Aka and he remained a man worthy of respect.

Al-Sabt mentions that a person attending the gathering of Mawlid held by Muzzafar said: He used to fill the table with 5000 well cooked goats, 10,000 chickens, 100-thousand bowls (of milk) and 30,000 trays of sweets. [Tarikh Ibn Kathir, Al Bidayah Wan Nihaya Volume 13, Page No. 174]

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2. Imam Shahab-ud-din Abul Abbas al-Qastallani (Rahimuhullah) the author of great Seerah book called Al-Muwahib al-Laduniya, he said:

When it is said that Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) was born at night time then the question arises which of the two nights is greater i.e. Night of Decree or Night of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam)'s birth?

The Night of Prophet (saw)'s birth is superior due to 3 reasons

First: He (salallaho alaihi wasalam) arrived (in this world) on the Night of Mawlid whereas Night of decree was granted to him (afterwards), therefore the arrival of Prophet (saw) is greater than what has been granted to him, hence night of Mawlid is higher in virtue.

Second: If Night of decree is vitreous night because Angels descend in it, then Night of Mawlid has the virtue of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) being sent to world. The Prophet (saw) is superior to Angels, therefore night of Mawlid becomes superior.

Third: Due to night of decree, the Ummah of Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam) was given imminence, whereas due to Night of Mawlid all creations were given Fazilah, as Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) is sent as Mercy to worlds/creations (Quran 21:107), hence the blessing was made general for all creations.

Reference: Imam Qastallani ' Rahimuhuillah in Al Muwahib al Laduniya Volume 1, Page No. 145, Also Imam Zarqani ' Rahimuhullah in his Sharah of Al-Muwahib, Volume 1, Page Nos 255-256

Imam Qastallani (Rahimuhullah) also said:May Allah have mercy on the one who turns the nights of the month of the Prophet's birth into celebration in order to decrease the suffering of those whose hearts are filled with disease and sickness."[Al-Muwahib- Volume 1, Page No 148]

3. Imam Jalal ud din Suyuti (Rahimuhullah) the Mujaddad (reviiver) of 9th century writes:

?? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ?? ???? ??? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ??????? ???????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ??? ?? ?? ????? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ??? ?? ????? ??? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ????? ?????????? ?????? ??????

Translation: The reality of Mawlid is that people gather to recite Quran to the extent that is easy, also to discuss narrations which are regarding Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam), the signs which took place on his birth. Then dinning is arranged for them and they return without adding anything more to this "Bidat al Hasanah". The one who arranges it gets Thawab due to honoring Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) and showing gratitude on his birth [As-Suyuti ' Rahimuhullah in Al Hawi lil Fatawi, Volume 1, Page No. 292, Published by Maktaba al Asriya, Beirut, Lebanon]

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?[Husn al-Maqsad fi Amal al-Mawlid Page No. 41]

Imam Jalal ud din Suyuti (Rahimuhullah) answers why celebrating on birth supercedes the sorrow of Prophet (saw) passing away on same date.

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Translation: The birth of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) is a great blessing for us and his death is very saddening for us too, however Shariah has ordered us to rejoice and thank Allah on blessings, whereas on calamity it has taught us to have patience while hiding it, this is why Shariah has told us to do Aqiqa on birth which is a form of being happy and thankful to Allah for giving us birth, but on death there is no concept of sacrificing an animal and even lamenting is forbidden. Hence in light of rulings prescribed by shariah one should rejoice in Rabi ul Awwal on birth of our beloved Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) [Husn al-Maqsad fi Amal al-Mawlid Page No. 54-55] Click Here for Scanned Page (61)

?[As-Suyuti ' Rahimuhullah in Al Hawi lil Fatawi, Volume 1, Page No. 298, Published by Maktaba al Asriya, Beirut, Lebanon]

4. Sheikh ul Islam and hadith Master of his age, Ibn Hajr Asqalani

The Sheikh ul Islam and hadith Master of his age, Ibn Hajr Asqalani was asked about the practice of commemorating the birth of the Prophet, and gave the following written reply: As for the origin of the practice of commemorating the Prophet's birth, it is an innovation that has not been conveyed to us from any of the pious early muslims of the first three centuries, despite which it has included both features that are praisweorthy and features that are not. If one takes care to include in such a commemoration only things that are praiseworthy and avoids those that are otherwise, it is a praise worthy innovation, while if ones does not, it is not. An authentic primary textual basis from which its legal validity is inferable has occured to me, namely the rigorously authenticated (sahih) hadith in the collections of Bukhari and Muslim that the Prophet came to Medina and found the Jews fasting on the tenth of Muharram 'Ashura ' [Husn al-Maqsad fi Amal al-Mawlid Page No. 63] [Continued in Next Page No 64]

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So he asked them about it and they replied: "It is the day on which Allah drowned Pharaoh and rescued Moses, so we fast in it to thanks to Allah Most high," which indicates the validity of giving thanks to Allah for the blessings He has bestowed on a particular day in providing a benefit, or averting an affliction, repeating one's thanks on the anniversary of that day every year, giving thanks to Allah taking * any various forms of worship such as prostration, fasting, giving charity or reciting the Koran. Then what blessing is greather than the Birth of the Prophet, the Prophet of Mercy, on this day? in light of which, one should take care to commemorate it on the day itself in order to confrom to the above story of moses and the tenth of Muharram, [but] those who do not view the matter thus do not mind commemorating it on any day of the month, while some have expanded its time to any of day the year, whatever exception bay e taken at such a view. [Husn al-Maqsad fi Amal al-Mawlid Page No. 64]

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I have derived the permissibility of Mawlid from another source of the Sunna [besides Ibn Hajar's deduction from the hadith of 'Ashura'], namely :The hadith found in Bayhaqi, narrated by Anas, that "The Prophet slaughtered a 'aqiqa [sacrifice for newborns] for himself after he received the prophecy," although it has been mentioned that his grandfather 'Abd al-Muttalib did that on the seventh day after he was born, and the 'aqiqa cannot be repeated. Thus the reason for the Prophet's action is to give thanks to Allah for sending him as a mercy to the worlds, and to give honor to his Umma, in the same way that he used to pray on himself. It is recommended for us, therefore, that we also show thanks for his birth by meeting with our brothers, by feeding people, and other such good works and rejoicing." This hadith confirms the aforementioned hadith of the Prophet's emphasis of Monday as the day of his birthday and that of his prophethood. [Husn al-Maqsad fi Amal al-Mawlid Page No. 64-65]

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5. Imam Shams-ud-din Dimishqi (Rahimuhullah) writes:

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Translation: It is proven that Abu Lahab's punishment of fire is reduced on every Monday because he rejoiced on brith of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) and freed the slave-woman Thawba (RA) When Abu Lahab, whose eternal abode is hell fire and regarding whom whole surah of Tabat Yada (i.e. Surah Lahab) was revealed, he gets Takhfif in his Adhaab every Monday then Imagine the situation of a (momin) who has spent his life in rejoicing over birth of Prophet (saw) and died as a Mawhid [ Mawrid as Sadi Fi Mawlid al Hadi by Imam al-Dimishqi and Imam Suyuti in Hassan al Maqsad fi Amal al Mawlid, Page No. 66]

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6. Imam Ibn Jawzi (Rahimuhullah) the most strict scholar on Jirah wa Tadeel, even he wrote a complete book on Mawlid where he said:

In Haramayn (i.e. Makkah and Madina), in Egypt, Yemen rather all people of Arab world have been celebrating Mawlid for long. Upon sight of the moon in Rabi ul Awwal their happiness touches the limits and hence they make specific gatherings for Dhikr of Mawlid due to which they earn immense Ajr and Success.[Biyan al Milaad an Nabwi, Page No. 58]

7. Shah Wali Ullah Muhadith Dhelvi (Rahimuhullah) the great Imam of al-Hind mentions one of his all time wonderful experiences as:

I took part in a gathering of Mawlid inside Makkah where people were sending Darood and Slaam upon Prophet (Peace be upon him) and mentioning the incidents which took place during the time of your birth (before and after) and those which were witnessed before you were appointed as a Nabi (such as Nur eliminating from Bibi Amina RA, she seeing Nur, woman proposing to Abdullah RA on sight of Nur on his forhead etc...) suddeny I saw Nur to have enveloped one group of people, I don't claim that I saw this with my bodlily eyes, nor do I claim that it was spiritual and Allah knows the best regarding these two, however upon concentration on these Anwaar a reality opened upon me that these Anwaar are of those Angels who take part in such gatherings, I also saw Mercy to be decending along with Anwaar of Angels [Fayudh al Haramayn, Pages 80-81]

8. Shah Abdul Aziz Muhadith Dhelvi (Rahimuhullah) the author of leading book written on refutation of Rafidhis (i.e. Tohfa Athna Ashriyah) he said:

The Barakah of Rabi ul Awwal is due to birth of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) in this month, the more this Ummah sends Darud and Salaam and arrange for (sadaqa for the poor), more will they be blessed [ Fatawa al Azizi 1:123]

9. Mullah Ali Qari (Rahimuhullah) the author of Sharh al Mishqaat and magnificent Hanafi scholar, he said:

Allah said: There hath come unto you a messenger, (one) of yourselves (9:128), In this It is pointed towards honoring the time when Prophet (saw) arrived amongst us, therefore one should do dhikr (of Quran) to thank Allah. As for Samah and playing is concerned then that which is Mubah (i.e. allowed) could be made part of Mawliddue to happiness without any harm [Muallah Ali Qari in his Al Mawlid an Nabi, Page No. 17]

10. The great Mufasir and Sufi, Hadrat Ismail Hiqqi (Rahimuhullah) said:

To celebrate Mawlid is amongst the great tributes to Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam), but the condition is that it should be clear of evil things. Imam Suyuti (rah) has said: It is Mustahab for us to be happy on birth of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) [Tafsir Ruh ul Bayan, Volume 9, Page No. 52]

11.The Poet of the East, Allama Muhammad Iqbal (Rahimuhullah) said:

Milad un Nabi (salallaho alaihi wasalam) is amongst the sacred days for Muslims. According to my understanding it is very crucial for nourishment and treatment of human minds and hearts, Hence it is necessary for Muslims to keep in their sight the Aswa ur Rasul (salallaho alaihi wasalam). In the following three ways they can keep their emotions intact.

1. The first way is of sending Darood and Salaam which is part and parcel of Muslim's life, they try to find every possible time to send Darood. I have come to know about Arab world that if 2 people get into a fight in market then the third says loudly: Allah humma Sali Ala Sayyidna wa Barik Wassalim, hearing this the fight stops immediately, this is the power which Darood holds therefore it is necessary to embed the thought in heart of the person on whom Darood is sent (i.e. Prophet Salallaho alaihi wasalam)

2. The second way deals with Gatherings i.e. Muslims should gather in great number and one person out of them (i.e. leader) who is fully versed regarding the Life and works of Pride to the worlds (i.e. Prophet Salallaho alaihi wasalam) should mention them in detail so that the devotion to follow the way of Prophet (saw) awakens in hearts of Muslims, for this purpose we have also gathered today.

3. The third way is although difficult but still it to be mentioned is very important. It is that Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) is remembered in such a way that our hearts (and ways) become Mazhar (signs) of different aspects of Nabuwah i.e. the feeling which was there about 1300 years ago due to literal presence of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam), the same feeling arises in our hearts too. [Asaar e Iqbal, Pages. 306-307]

11. Maulana Abdul Hai Luckhnawi (Rahimuhullah) said:

When a kafir of Abu Lahab's calibre gets rewarded upon rejoicing on birth of Prophet (saw), then an Ummati who gets happy on his birth and spends due to his love for him would of course be established on high standards, just like it has been mentioned by Ibn Jawzi (rahimuhullah) and Sheikh Muhadith Haq Dhelvi (Rahimuhullah) [Abdul Hai in Majmua al Fatawa, Volume 2, Page No. 282]

Khalil Ahmed Sahranpuri in Al-Muhannad broke all barriers when he said:: What are we, not even a single Muslim can consider Dhikr of birth of Prophet (saw), rather dhikr of his shoes, RATHER DHIKR OF URINE OF HIS DONKEY TO BE BIDAH OR HARAM [Al Muhannad, Page No. 60, Question No. 21]

12.The famous scholar of Ghair Muqalideen, Nawab Saddiq Hassan Khan Bhopali said:

What is wrong in it if we cannot do dhikr of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam)'s Seerah, his Hidaya, his Birth and his death evreyday, then we should do it every month and in days of Rabi Ul Awwal and they should not be left empty.

He writes further: A Person who does not get happy upon incidents of Mawlid and does not thank Allah for such a great blessing then "SUCH A PERSON IS NOT MUSLIM" [Ash Shamama tul Anbarah min Mawlid al Khayr ul Barah, Page No. 12]

Note: No wonder our Salafis have not even spared their own people in Takfir, the above fatwa is an open takfir upon all Salafis who make sad faces on Mawlid and try to refute it (Note: Its has been mentioned in the beginning that Shaytan cried loudly on birth of Prophet saw)

13. Sheikh ul Islam Imam Ibn Hajr al Haytami (Rahimuhullah) writes:

The gatherings of Mawlid and Adhkaar which take place during our time, they are mostly confined to good deeds, for example in them Sadaqat are given, Dhikr is done, Darud and Salam is sent upon the Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) and he is praised. [Imam al Haythami (rah) in Fatawa al Hadithiyyah, Page No. 202]

Counter refutation of Salafis

Counter refutation of Salafi Muslims, they say: Mawlid was not practised or arranged by any of the Sahaba, nor is there any proof of it being done by Tabiyeen, these are the Islaaf whom we follow and choosing their way is the safest path.

Answer: There are many things which were not practised by Sahaba and Tabiyeen, but later Ulama derived rulings on them looking at the principles, Therefore If anything does not contradict the principles of Shariah then it has always been allowed, for example the knowledge of Jirah wa Tadil in hadith, the knowledge of Asma ul Rijaal etc. The point is that their Asal is found in Shariah, similarly the Asal for rejoicing on Mawlid is found in Quran itself.

Ques)Mawlid is Bidat al Dhalalah, Prophet (saw) said in rigorously authentic ahadith that All bidahs are misguidance and all misguidance are in the fire.

Ans: This hadith is not general but rather specific as classical scholars have explained, such terminology is used in Shariah many times, for example Quran states: "Verily you and what you worship apart from Allah are the fuel of hell" (Qur'an 21:98)

We all know that Jesus is worshipped by Christians, now if we make this ayah general then Naudhobillah Jesus shall become fuel of hell fire too (Audhobillah Min Dhalik), therefore we have to understand the reality behind words of Prophet (saw), the Bidahs which Prophet (saw) forbade were all new innovations which contradicted shariah, the dalil for this could be found in Sahih Bukhari

Volume 3, Book 49, Number 861: (Sahih Bukhari)

Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected."

The Important Usool

we know from many ahadith that Prophet (saw) allowed new matters in deen, like few sahaba recited Fatiha on bite of snake, they had no knowledge of it from Prophet (saw), but on coming to Prophet (saw) it was approved, some people still argue that it was allowed in presence of Prophet (saw), whatever he allows and forbids we have to follow, the answer to this is that Prophet (saw) could never contradict in his sayings, If he has laid down a principle that all innovations are evil in mutlaqqan terms then there is no Jawaz of him accepting some himself, hence It is necessary to check everything according to principles of Shariah.

One more answer to this is that Umar (ra) called combining sahaba behind 1 Qari as "Na'imul Bidah (i.e. Excellent Bidah)"... this is proof from Nass that every bidah is not bad, on this some people also argue that Umar (ra) was referring to Lughwi Bidah not Shari'i, they are asked to bring proof from hadith itself that Umar (ra) differentiated bidah between Lughwi and Shari'i, above all Usman (ra) started the second Adhaan for Jumma, Salafis reply to this as: They were Khulafa ar rashideen and we are bound to follow them as hadith states so, the answer to this is same i.e. had every bidah been evil then our pious predecessors would not have contradicated themselves.

Ques) The day of Prophet (saw) 's birth is not confirmed to be 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal, rather his day of death is confirmed to be 12th Rabi Ul Awwal, hence to rejoice on a sad day is a wrong thing.

Ans: First of all those who prove Mawlid always believe that Mawlid is not restricted to 1 date only, you can rejoice on any day, secondly the early most Seerah books like Seerat Ibn Ishaq (rah), Ibn Hisham (rah), Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd (rah) confirm the date of birth to be 12th Rabi ul Awwal, so does Imam Ibn Kathir (rah) in his book Sirat ar Rasul where he calls it mainstream opinion and calls other opinions as weak...

Conclusion

Ques).Mawlid is root cause of filthy things in ummah like drinking, intermixing of women, music etc'

Ans: This type of ignorance is hurled at Muslims when opposite party is left with nothing to say, This is also answered in the article by the way, i.e. If someone does a wrong deed in Masjid this does not mean we stop going to Masjid atall, secondly would these things become Halal if not done in Milad? Hence Mawlid itself is allowed

Ques) Imam Ibn Kathir (rah) called Mawlid as a grave innovation in Al Bidayah wan Nihaya, Malik Muzzafar ud din was as Bidati, Fasiq ruler?

Ans: It's a forgery as proven above

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Posted: 11 years ago

I saw some verh serious talks going on.
What is celebrating birthday of our prophey Mohammad S.A.W means here?
There will be no music or gossips but here for ou Prophet Mohammad S.A.W l, alone or with people, we will read Kuran, Surah Yasin or Darood Shareef at home. furthermore we will recite naats then we will have food together. These are things that we must do in every day routine but unfortunately we don't.

I don't think there is anything wrong in it. In fact it is very good. Through this very important date of our life we get close to our Prophet Mohammad S.A.W and Islam.

Be happy and let other be happy too.

Luv u all<333
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Posted: 11 years ago

@hukshila I rarely commnt in any posts but as this caught my attention I felt like doing so.. sorry 2 disagree dear.. bt u said in uk they don't celebrate milad-un-Nabi.. its false info sum1 gave u! I lived a couple of months there n they do celebrate it. They do maulids there n also in 2 european countries..1 which I lived a few years back n 1 I'm currently living! N m aware that it's nt only in india n pakistan that this special month is celebrated but all across the world!!! Abt saudi arabia I will simply say what was said b4.. Those who drink alcohol, practice gambling n much more which I think it's improper 2 state here at the moment n r puppets in the hands of USA n israel should never b set as an example 2 muslims!! its sad bt its true.. but.. then again.. I'll only give u 1 advice as a sister... when all thingz seem confusing.. follow ur heart!! 4 Allah is in our heartbeats.. n Allah will surely iluminate our hearts! Aameen

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Posted: 11 years ago

@Hessa85 I'd like 2 make ur words mine!! I agree with all u said. my uncle is a Kari n I spoke 2 him abt this.. n all he said is much alike with what u posted here! respect 4 ur knowledge.. tks 4 the lovely n enlighten words dear.. n it's true unfortunatelly there is no union between us muslimz! we fight with our ownz..

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Posted: 11 years ago

Originally posted by: -Zina-

sorry candy, main or kr b kia skti hun!! bht bashing ho rahi hai, main kisis say larna nai chahti! insan ka dil saf hona chaheye! main dubara wo post tumhare liye forum main bna du gi! theek hain?

oh thats so sweet of you my jaan thank you soo much par pakka banana okay😊

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Posted: 11 years ago

Originally posted by: sherni_ashish
@Hessa85 I'd like 2 make ur words mine!! I agree with all u said. my uncle is a Kari n I spoke 2 him abt this.. n all he said is much alike with what u posted here! respect 4 ur knowledge.. tks 4 the lovely n enlighten words dear.. n it's true unfortunatelly there is no union between us muslimz! we fight with our ownz..

yes i totally agree with you its a very shamefull thing for us hum sab muslims kbhi bhi kisi islamic baat par agree nahi karte sab ki apni apni baat hoti hai ek dosre koo ghlat khena shru kar dete hai union is strength iseliye hum apni stregth kho chukay hai 😔kisi baat par tu sab agree hua kare but asa nahi hota its very sad koi islamic post ban jaye 50 per wish karte hai aur 50per ghusa hotay hai i am totally confused 😭its bad hamre paas quraan hai phir bhi kisi cheez mai shak karne ki gunjaish hai

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