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)
موضوع: birthday of the Prophet 
الأحد سبتمبر 23, 2012 8:24 pm
