Something that Hazoor SAW did, is sunnah and its good if we can follow it but something that he did not barred us from, is OK. just because he did no do it, does not mean we are bind not to do it. He did not travel by plane, he did not used computer, he did not use light bulb ... what do you say about all this?
if someone want to celebrate it in such as way that it does not cross other boundaries (such as waste of money, food, music dance etc etc), it should be ok. If 5/10 kids get to gether, eat cake and pizza and play some games, it does not make anyone Kafir
Remember that it is YOUR reasons, and other people may have different POV than yours. And thus it is OK for others to follow their POV, just like you should be allowed to follow your POV.
When we speak from Islamic perspective then such secularist ideology is irrelevant. Because in Islam there is only one perspective. Islamic perspectives do not change from person to person. OP didn't force anyone to follow what he brought. He simply fulfilled his duty as a Muslim and reminded everyone.
p.s. Bin Baz is one of the most controversial and extreme interpreter of Sharia.
Even the Prophet (sal-allahu alayhi wa salaam) and his companions are extreme interpreters to modernists like yourself. So in front of those people, who is Shaykh ibn Baz (rahimahullah).
And even though he has a large following, but it does not mean 2 billion Muslims have to follow bin baz.
Seriously, look how modernism have made you so bankrupt. Are you saying that Muslims shouldn't follow the Qur'an and the sunnah, yet they are Muslims? Did OP's post say that follow shaykh bin baz or did it say that follow the Prophet (sal-allahy alayhi wa salaam)? And you call others extreme interpreters!
Holy prophet never paid income tax and property tax , can you dare to refuse to pay those ?
even though your questions are correct but your foundation is not and I don't want to get into that.
What is zakah if not Islamic income tax on Muslims?
Even in matter of religion we all are doing many things which are innovations , not done by Holy Prophet and not ordered by him.
innovation in religion is defined as new ideas or ways to worship Allah. It has nothing to do modern technology etc. Hence, all of your questions are irrelevant and have no bearing in religion neither they can be labeled as innovation in religion.
You need to understand the spirit of message not the literal translation.
and who is going to teach us this spirit of message, ignorant modernists like yourself or those who are experts in this field? This is like saying: "when you are sick please don't go to a doctor because doctors are extreme interpreters of medicine and they take your blood etc."
and who is going to teach us this spirit of message, ignorant modernists like yourself or those who are experts in this field? This is like saying: "when you are sick please don't go to a doctor because doctors are extreme interpreters of medicine and they take your blood etc."
Blah , blah , blah , blah , get a life mate and confine your salafi thinking to your hujra. World has move farther than you think.
kuffar also invented computer .. why r u using it then??
This question has already been answered below.
innovation in religion is defined as new ideas or ways to worship Allah. It has nothing to do modern technology etc. Hence, all of your questions are irrelevant and have no bearing in religion neither they can be labeled as innovation in religion.
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innovation in religion is defined as new ideas or ways to worship Allah. It has nothing to do modern technology etc. Hence, all of your questions are irrelevant and have no bearing in religion neither they can be labeled as innovation in religion.
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Very good.
This is precisely the point. We must not treat birthdays as "innovation" in Islam.
Birthdays have nothing to do with worshipping Allah. They are just a gathering of people to enjoy their life.
pretty much like the Mehndi celebration before wedding.
A middle eastern may not even understand why a Pakistani family is enjoying Mehndi. And in his ignorance may think, that Pakistanis worship Allah during Mehndi celebration, and hence it is an innovation a bidaah.
As you said, if something is dealing with worshipping Allah, then we must check if it is new or old. Bidaah or not.
But if something is totally in public sphere and nothing to do with worship, then we should not take our sword out to slay it.
I could not say it better.
Other salafi brothers of AllahKaBanda will not agree with his interpretation or definition of bidet or innovation. Also the hadees being quoted is not specific to religious matters either.
To carry your point across.
We had an open house in Ramadan for your neighborhood non muslim friends one of the question asked by one of the guests was " Why you guys take your shoes off before entering home and expect your guests to do so. Is it part of the religion ?"
All i gotta say to you.. ma friend is that you HAVE lost it ..Simple as that.
ps. which Islam have you been practicing and which Quraan have you been studying..
ps2. am not even gona go into deatil as to why am making this comment ..cos from the thread you ve created .. you ve already made up your mind ..to Not celebrate the birthday of the most beautiful creation of this universe and the Mehboob of Allah SWT…Huzoor Nabi Kareem SAW..
Birthdays have nothing to do with worshipping Allah. They are just a gathering of people to enjoy their life.
All people do during the Mawlid Un Nabi SAW is recite Quran, recite Nasheeds, and recite salam upon the Beloved Prophet of Allah SWT and remind people about the teaching of Holy Prophet SAW.
Some people say Milk is black even though you take out the milk in front of them. here is nothing could be done about those people apart from making dua'a for them.
Once Ranjeet Singh Kana was going through the Bazaar of Kashmir, and one side of Bazaar was closed and on his way back other side of Bazaar was closed.
He said to his advisor our Bazaar is very strange when we went in the morning one side of the bazaar was closed and now other side is closed.
His advisor said your Highiness “Bazaar is not strange, it’s you who have only one eye”
My dear friends come out of your shell and listen and read other scholars too.
that was a perfect example of twisting religion for your own needs..
They have 2 different rules:
If one of their own lassi dances it's fashion and if someone elses dances it's profession.
Go in their houses and they celebrate birthdays, all the wedding traditons from from Indian culture and here they sit on the GS talk about Biddah and Shirk. Double standards
Islam has only 2 joyous occasions they are the day of the 2 eids.important days likeshabe barat etc are actual happenings or bring some significance to the life of our beloved nabi (saw).in other words this is something to be reflected upon. birthdays only mean one year of your life is less.
