Celebrating The Prophets Birthday Is Innovation

Celebrating The Prophets Birthday Is Innovation

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam  is an innovation in Islam. There is no evidence for it in the Islamic Shar’iah. The Faatimis (the Fatimides) were the first to begin this innovation. This, in fact, does not give evidence of the love of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam . Instead of this, a person should follow what the Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam commands, believe in what he reports, avoid forbidden activities and should worship Allaah as He and His Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam have prescribed. These acts constitute genuine pieces of evidences of one’s love to the Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam . In this regard, Allaah Says (what means): “Say (O Muhammad to mankind), If you (really) love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Quran 3:31]

On the other hand, celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam or the occasion of a new Hijri year or celebrations other than the two Eeds of al-Fitr and al-Adhha (Eeds of breaking fast and sacrifice) is among the invented celebrations and feasts. It is proven from the Prophet Muhammad that he said: “Whoever introduces tries to introduce into this faith of ours (Islam) something which is not a part of it, it is rejected and that person is condemned.”

Moreover, celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam is an innovation. The evidence proving it to be forbidden is that there is no evidence which proves that it is permissible; the principle in acts of worship is that they are forbidden. It is the one who says that something is permitted who is required to provide evidence. Had the companions and those who followed them exactly in faith differed about this issue, it would undoubtedly have been reported to us in details.

Finally, a Muslim should know that the evidence is the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet and not the statement of any person.

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