Eid milad un nabi is biddat - Saudi mufti

[Ibn_Sadique]

Re: Eid milad un nabi is biddat - Saudi mufti

@Sa1eem

As for validity of Eie-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, even though I have no interest to prove it to anyone, nor there is any need for it, but fact is that:

1: Quran ordered Muslims to celebrate the day with feast.
2: Prophet (SAW) used to celebrate his birthday.
Actually, I have already showed that in my various past posts on this forum, but I know that it does not matter to anyone, so why bother.

Brother Saleem – one must not make tall claims by misinterpreting the Blessed Quran to prove one’s point.

1: The Blessed Quran has nowhere ordered Muslims to ‘celebrate’ day of the Blessed Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) day of birth with feasting.

Please care to show this ‘supposedly fact’ from the blessed Quran.

Everything that is ordered in the blessed Quran is very clear, unequivocal, direct and explicit.

The ayahs ordering Muslims to believe in tawheed, pray, fast in the month of Ramadan, pay Zakat, perform Hajj etc. etc. are direct, clear and unambiguous.

Let’s see what you have to say.

Also exact date of birth of the Blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in dispute, 12th Rabi ul Awwal just being the most popular one:

The different views regarding the date of birth are:

2nd Rabi ul Awwal: Ibn Abd al-Barr
5th Rabi ul Awwal: Ameer ud din
8th Rabi ul Awwal: Ibn al Qayyim, ibn e Hazm, Az Zuhri , Ibn e Dihya
9th Rabi ul Awwal : Muhammad Suleman Mansurpuri, Mubarakpuri , Shibli Nomani, Mahmud Pasha Falaki, Akbar Shah Najeeb Abadi,Moeen ud din Ahmed Nadvi, Abul Kalam Azad
12th Rabi ul Awwal: Tabari, ibn e Khuldoon , Dr hameedullah , ibn e hisham, ‘Allama Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al- Mawardi, ibn e ishaaq
10th Rabi ul Awwal: Abul Fida, Abu Jaafar al Baaqir, Al Waqadi , Al Sha’bi– 10
17th Rabi ul Awwal: Shia view; and they also believe that it was Friday
22nd Rabi ul Awwal: Also attributed to ibn e Hazm
10th Muharram: Abdul Qadir Jilani

Similarly the exact date of passing away of the Blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in dispute.

See the following link:

Date of Birth and Date of Death of Prophet Muhammad

2: The Blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) NEVER ‘celebrated’ his birthday!

All he did was to honour the day he was born (Monday) and he NEVER honoured the date he was born on. And he honoured this day by fasting and he did not order anyone else to follow suit.

There is no historical evidence of the Blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) having annul celebrations of his birthday.

1. There is no record of his blessed Companions (May Allah Almighty be pleased with them all) celebrating his birthday.

2. There is no record of those who followed the Companions (May Allah Almighty be pleased with them all) nor of those who followed them.

3. There is no record of the four eminent Imams and their contemporaries (May Allah Almighty have mercy on them) celebrating his birthday.

Lady Aisha (Radi Allahu Anha) reported that Rasoolullah Sall Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam said:

"For every people there is a festival, and this (Eid ul Fitr) is our festival." [Saheeh Al-Bukhari]

Anas ibn Malik (ra) narrated that Rasoolullah Sall Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam said:

*“Allah has given you better than those festivals (of pagans): ‘Eid-ul-Adh-haa (festival of sacrificing) and ‘Eid-ul-Fitr (festival of breaking the fast).” * [An-Nasai and Abu Dawood; Sanad Saheeh]

So authentically Muslims have only 2 annual Eids = ‘Eid-ul-Fitr and ‘Eid-ul-Adh-haa.

Friday is the day of ‘Eid for Muslims on weekly basis

So those who do celebrate the Blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are not as a fact following his Sunnah. They are celebrating the birthday of the Blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) out of sheer love and devotion to him. And these people have no right to demean those who do not follow their way.

There are many other authentic ways to show one’s love and devotion the ‘Best of Creations’