The Holy Prophet himself celebrated his Milad. In a Hadith narrated by Hadrat Anas (rad) contained in the Sunan of Imam Bayhaqi, (v.9 p.300 no. 43), (also mentioned by Imam Tabrani, Imam Zahbi, Imam Asqalani in ‘fath ul bari’, and Imam Haythimi) states that the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) sacrificed some animals and did an aqia for himself after the announcement of his Prophethood. Imam Suyuti, commenting on this Hadith states that this was not an aqia done in the traditional sense since his grandfather Abdul Muttalib had already done the aqia of the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.)seven days after his birth. Since it is not possible to repeat an act of shariah once it is already done,ie one cannot repeat their prayers once they have already been performed, Imam Suyuti states that the reason for thesacrifice of the animals was an act of thankfulness and a celebration done by the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.)for his birth. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) was thanking Allah for his status as rahmta li lalimeen. Imam Suyuti finally concludes it is mustahab (advisable) for us to celebrate the mawlid in ijtima (collectively) since the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.)sacrificed animals and distributed the food and thus we too should have a gathering and distribute food and rejoice in a good manner (‘Husn Maqsid fî `Amal-il mawlid by Imâm Jalâl ad-Dîn Suyûtî, pp. 64-6).Some critics may argue that since the Holy Prophet’s orginal aiqa was done in the period of jahiliyyah he wanted to repeat the aqia to ensure its proper performance. However this is not a valid argument since if those acts of shariah performed in the time of jahiliyyah needed to be repeated that many why were other similar acts not repeated by the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.)? Why for example did he not repeat his nikah to Hadrat Khadija (rad) which was originally done 15 years prior to Prophethood? The nikah had been read by his unlce Abu Talib and the mahr was paid by him too. Thus it is clearly evident that the mawlid of the Holy Prophe(S.A.W.) has its origins and roots in the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah and is a celebration that all Muslims should eagerly rejoice in. Besides,“Imam al-Nasa’i narrated that Hadrat Sayyiduna Ameer al-Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with them) said,The Messenger of Allah came to a circle – meaning of his Companions – and said, “What has made you sit together?” They said, “We sat to pray to Allah and to praise him for guiding us to His religion, and for blessing us with you.” He said, “By Allah, nothing else made you sit together?” They said, “By Allah nothing else made us sit together!” He said, “Know that I did not make you swear on this because I doubted you, but because Gabriel came to me and informed me that Allah (Azza wa Jall) is proudly showing you off to the angels!”The above hadith is one of the clearest evidences for the permissibility of the Mawlid, and clearly shows the companions gathering together to thank Allah (Most High)and give thanks for blessing them with the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). Are the Mawlid gatherings not what is being described in these hadith?” 1. Sunan an-Nasa’i, Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 54282. 2.Sahih Muslim, Book 40, Hadith 27013. 3. Jaime’ Tirmidhi, Hadith 33264. Musnad Imam Ahmad, Hadith 164885. 4. Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith 8206. 5. Mashed Abi Ya’la, HadithS.A.W. 73317. 6. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba, Hadith 288948. 7. Tabarani, Mu’jam al-Kabeer, Hadith 160799. 8. Riyad as-Salihin, Book 16, Hadith 1450#MiladGatherings Further,“Al-Bukhari mentions that, when the Prophet (S.A.W.) was born, Abu Lahab freed his slave in celebration.Thesame Abu Lahab who will be in ever-lasting Jahanam is eased of torture and pain every monday due to his celebration of the Prophet’s(S.A.W.) birth.” Again, (A Mawlid gift for the Najdis) The Prophet Muhammads (peace be upon him) birthday celebration... *Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) celebrate his own birthday (mawlid/milad)?: YES! Evidence: Sahih Muslim, vol 2 Book of Sawm, Sunnan an Nasai’I, Volume 1, Page No. 450 hadith no #4528 *Did Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) celebrate the Mawlid/Milad?: YES Evidence Sahih Muslim & Sunan Al Nisai hadith No# 5428 *Did Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allaah be pleased with him) celebrate the Mawlid/Milad?: YES Evidence Sahih Muslim & Sunan Al Nisai hadith No# 5428 *Did Uthmaan ibn Affaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) celebrate the Mawlid/Milad?: YES Evidence Sahih Muslim & Sunan Al Nisai hadith No# 5428 *Did Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) celebrate the Mawlid/Milad?: YES Evidence Sahih Muslim & Sunan Al Nisai hadith No# 5428 *Did Imam Abu Hanifah (may Allaah have mercy on him) Ever say Celebrating Mawlid is Haram/Innovation or Shirk?: NO. *Did Imam Muhammad Idrees ash-Shafee (may Allaah have mercy on him) Ever say Celebrating Mawlid is Haram/Innovation or Shirk ?: NO. *Did Imam Maalik ibn Anas (may Allaah have mercy on him) Ever say Celebrating Mawlid is Haram/Innovation or Shirk ?: NO. *Did Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allaah have mercy on him) Ever say Celebrating Mawlid is Haram/Innovation or Shirk ?: NO. *Did any of the first THREE GENERATIONS of muslims celebrate Mawlid/Milad?: YES Evidence: Sahih Muslim Vol 2 Chapter of Migration to Madina *Does the concept/belief of the celebration of Mawlid/Milad exsist in the view of any previous scholars?: YES Evidence: ■Ibn Taymiyya Iqtidaa’ us-siraat-il-Mustaqeem, page 29 ■Ibn Kathir Seerat unNabi & Tareekh Islam vol 13 ■Ibn Hajar Asqalani Fath ul Bari book of Nikah ■Imam Jalaluddin Sayuti- Al Hawi Lil Fatawi ■Shah Abdul haq Dehalwi Midarijun Nabuwwa Vol 1 (& Many more) *Does the concept/belief of the celebration of Mawlid/Milad exsist in the Quran? YES: Evidence: ■(10:58) ■(19:15) ■(14:5) and many more. *Does the concept/belief of the celebration of Mawlid/Milad exsist in the Hadeeth?: YES Evidence: Sunan Nisai hadith No# 5428, Sahih Muslim Book of Sawm, Tirmidhi vol 1 Chapter of Milad of prophet peace be upon him *Is the celebration of Mawlid/Milad part of the religion of Islam?: YES as this is proven from Quran, Authentic Narrations & Rulings of scholars of Ahlusunnah aswell Non-Ahlusunnah. *Who does not like to rejoice on the birth of the best of creation? Indeed everyone rejoices except for Shaytan and his counterparts, because: Iblis cried loudly four times, first when Allah declared him as cursed, second when he was thrown out of Paradise, Third When PROPHET(salallaho alaihi wasalam) was BORN (MILAD) and fourth when Surah Fatiha was revealed [Ibn Kathir in Al Bidayah wan Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 166] *No surprise you see some crying faces in this month of Rabi ul Awal Again, it should be noted that Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I Fear when a so called Muslim will attack his neighbor Muslim accusing him of Shirk. The Prophet was asked - which of the two will be deserving of such an accusation? - The attacker or the attacked? The Prophet peace be upon him replied - The attacker (the one accusing the other of Shirk will in reality be a mushrik and committing shirk himself) (Bukhari, tarikh ul kabir) So I believe it not to be so hard to listen and obey Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)? your choice. *The enemies can burn and become ashes and dust but till there is no life in us we will continue to sing the praises of The best of creation (Sall Allahu alaihi wasallam.....)
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