Doubt 2 Mawlid is celebrated by a large number of people in many towns and cities Reply Hujjah (proof) is that which is established from the Prophet . It is proven beyond doubt that Allahs Messenger has explicitly prohibited innovations and Mawlid is amongst these innovations. Actions of the people that contradict the Daleel (proof from the Quraan and the Sunnah) are not Hujjah even if their number is huge. If you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allahs Path. [Soorah al-Anam (6): 116] Al-Hamdulillah, even today there are people who forbid this Bidah and explain its falsity. The act of someone who persists in this Bidah even after the truth has been made known to him is not a Hujjah (proof). Those who have rejected festivity on this occasion are; Shaikhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) in. Iqtida Sirat al-Mustaqeem’, Imam Shatibi in al-Itisaam, Ibn Haaj in al-Madkhal, Shaikh Tajud-Deen Ali ibn Umar al-Lakhmi has authored acomplete book in its opposition. Shaikh Muhammad Bashir as-Sahsawani al-Hindi in his book, Siyanatul-Insan, Muhammad Rasheed Radha has written a complete article on the subject. Shaikh Muhammad Ibraheem aal-Shaikh, Shaikh Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz and others have also authored articles on the subject and others are still writing in opposition to this Bidah every year in newspapers and magazines (published) at the time when this celebration is commemorated. Shaikhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) writes in Iqtida Siratal-Mustaqeem, Whosoever believes that most of the customs that are against the Sunnah are acceptable because the Ummah has accepted it and not rejected it, then he is mistaken in his belief because in every age there has always been someone who forbade the common customs that are in contradiction to the Sunnah. It is not permissible to claim Ijma based upon the actions of a Muslim country or countries. So how can the actions of some sects be used (to claim consensus). He also writes, If most of the people of knowledge did not rely upon the actions of the people of Medina and their Ijma during the time of Imam Malik, but regarded the Sunnah a Hujjah upon them just like it was a Hujjah upon the others - with all the knowledge and Eeman they (the people of Medina) were bestowed with, then how can a believing learned person rely upon customs to which the common people have become habituated or bound to, or a group who is headed by ignorance and not firmly established inknowledge... Ibn Taymiyyah also wrote that claiming Ijma (consensus) based upon customs that contradict the Sunnah is not the way of the people of knowledge... and the correct way to discuss and argue is by bringing the proofs, and that simply making claims cannot be relied upon. [Quoted from Hukm al-Ihtifal bil-Mawlid war-Radd ala man ajaaz by Shaikh Muhammad ibn Ibraheem Aal-Shaikh]
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