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Dealing
with someone (an innovator) who insists on celebrating the
birthday of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam)
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Question:
We have a man with us at work who approves of the celebration
of the birthday (i.e. the Prophet’s (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) birthday), and advocates and insists
upon this. Should I abandon him for the Sake of Allaah or
not? What should I do? …and may Allaah reward you with
good.
Response:
Celebrating the Prophet’s birthday is an innovation,
and whoever pursues this (path) is an innovator (mubtadi’)
if he insists on doing so and does not accept the (sincere)
advice, (rather, choosing to) continue in calling to (celebrating)
the birthday and arousing interest in it. (In this case),
then, it is obligatory to abandon him since he is an innovator,
and it is not permissible to maintain companionship with an
innovator.
Shaykh
Ibn Fowzaan
Fataawa tata’allaaq bil-Mawlid an-Nabawee – Page
49, Question 11
Al-Muntaqaa min Fataawa al-Fowzaan – Volume 1, Page
184
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