The Ruling on Celebrating the Birthday of the Prophet

It might seem a little late to touch on this issue. However, it's better to be late than never, especially when you are talking about differentiating Haqq (Truth) from Baatil (Falsehood).

Furthermore, I was informed that they will be a celebration of Mawleed ar-Rasool despite the fact that we are already nearing the end of the month of Jumaadil-Ukhra (Jamadil Akhir).

I was looking for an article on Mawleed by the prominent scholar, the former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, the late al-'Allamah al-Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez ibn 'Abdullaah ibn Baaz rahimahullaah, commonly known as Shaykh Ibn Baaz. However, the website is temporarily unavailable.

This is just what I could find:



The Ruling on celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (sal Allaahu alaiyhi wa sallam)

Question:

What is the ruling upon celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (sal Allaahu alaiyhi wa sallam) in the month of Rabee’ ul Awwal, as a means of extolling him – sal Allaahu alaiyhi wa sallam?

Answer:

Extolling the Prophet and venerating him is only through: eemaan in everything with which he came from Allaah, and following his sharee’ah – in aqeedah (creed), and speech, and action, and manners – and leaving off innovating in the religion.

And celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (sal Allaahu alaiyhi wa sallam) is from innovating in the religion.

And with Allaah is the tawfeeq. And may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, Muhammad and upon his family and Companions.



Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts
Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
Shaykh `Abdullah bin Ghudayaan
Shaykh `Abdullaah bin Qu`ood
Shaykh `Abdur-Razzaaq al-`Afeefee

Question 1 from fatwa number 3257 Volume 3 p 23 of the fatawa of the Permanent Committee

Translated by Abu Abdir Rahmaan ibn Najam