Celebrating the Mawlid of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Aziz Ibn Baaz (رحمه الله تعالى ورحمة واسعة) said:
"... If it was permissible to celebrate his birthday, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would have expounded the matter to his Ummah as he was the best advisor and there is no prophet after him to explain what he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) kept silent about. He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is the final Prophet and he explained to the people their duties towards him such as loving him and following his Shari'ah, invoking Allah (عز وجل) to send His peace and blessings upon him and his other rights that are explained in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. He did not tell his Ummah that celebrating the day of his birth was prescribed so that they would act accordingly. He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did not celebrate it during his lifetime nor did the Sahabah (رضی اللہ عنھم) who were the dearest people to him and the most knowledgeable of his rights, or the Rightly-Guided Caliphs or any other Companion.. ..."
[Majmoo ’al-Fataawa Ibn Baaz, Vol.: 6; pg. 318]
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