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Sincere advice...
al-Hamdu-Lillaahi
Rabbil-'Aalameen was-Salaatu
was-Salaamu 'alaa Ashrafil-Anbiyaa.e
wal-Mursaleen, wa ba'd:
Once again, the time has come for
the ritual celebration of the Prophet's
(sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) birthday, more commonly known
as 'Eed Milaad an-Nabee.
We have therefore gone as far as
publishing at least 7 to 8 fataawa
outlining the prohibition of 'Eed
Milaad an-Nabee; Keeping in mind that the
strength of Fatwa-Online lies in publishing
fataawa and statements from only the major
scholars of the Muslim world, both living
and dead.
Our intention is merely to drive
home the point as to the prohibition of
this innovation and to encourage its
cessation, inshaa.-Allaah.
It therefore saddens us when we
continue to see many Muslims who are
ignorant of the basic obligations of their
religion, yet they excel in outdoing
themselves and others in this innovated
celebration in the name of their
"love" for the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam).
Our sadness was struck a severe
blow when a certain individual from South
Africa who promotes himself as a
"mufti" incorrectly wrote to us
in this regard as follows:
((To
gather on the night of Meraj, Shabe Baraat
etc. is Mubaah (permissible). The general
principle of Mubaah is one should not
regard the act as compulsory and should not
reproach people who do not participate in
the Mubaah act))
He further went on to say:
((In
principle everything is Mubaah until there
is a Daleel [evidence] of Hurmat
[prohibition]))
Our response to this final
statement of his, and the likes of him who
claim to follow the Qur.aan and Sunnah
as understood by the noble Imaam Abu
Haneefah (rahima-hullaah)
is:
From the fundamentals of Usool
al-Fiqh is that with respect to
'ibaadah (worship), everything is
impermissible until evidence exists to
establish its permissibilty. So, if I am
overjoyed today and wish to exceed in my
worship of Allaah and pray 4 raka'aat for
the Salaat
al-Maghrib instead of the obligatory 3,
then this would be impermisisble and
unacceptable. In short I would have to
repeat my prayer and conform to the
required 3 raka'aat
only.
Further, with respect to our
worldly affairs, everything is permissible
until evidence exists to establish its
impermissibility. So we know alcohol is
impermissible because its prohibiton occurs
both in the Qur.aan as well as the Sunnah. Likewise,
the case is the same with pig meat. Allaah
(Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) has given us the basic
rule in the Qur.aan where He says:
{Lawful
unto you are at-tayyibaat [the good
things]}, [Soorah
al-Maa.idah, Aayah
4]
{Permisisble for them are
at-tayyibaat [the good things], and
prohibited for them are al-khabaa.ith [the
evil things]}, [Soorah
al-A'raaf, Aayah
157]
{Eat of
the good things with which We have provided
you}, [Soorah
al-A'raaf, Aayah
160]
The full explanation of these
verses occurs in the Sunnah
of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam).
Therefore, unless mention has been
made of specific items (with respect to our
worldly affairs), then everything is
permisisble. However, if any doubt still
exists, then Allaah has commanded us as
follows:
{Then ask
the People of Knowledge if you do not
know}, [Soorah
an-Nahl, Aayah
43 and Soorah
al-Anbiyaa., Aayah
7].
Considering the celebration of the
Prophet's (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) brithday entails an increase in
worship in terms of sending salutations
upon him and the like of these acts, then
clearly, from what has preceded, this whole
affair would be classified as an
innovation.
In addition, the noble Imaam Abu
Haneefah (rahima-hullaah)
never celebrated the Prophet's (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) birthday, as he said:
((Adhere
to the athar (narration) and the tareeqah
(way) of the early generations and beware
of newly invented matters for all of it is
innovation)), [Reported by
As-Suyootee in Sawn al Mantaq wal-Kalaam -
Page 32].
So our advice remains the same,
and that is not to pollute the religion of
Islaam with innovations. If you truly love
the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam), then do as he has commanded.
The following fatwa deals with this
important issue succinctly:
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (rahima-hullaah)
was asked [Fataawa Noorun 'alad-Darb -
Volume 2, Page 522, Question 414]: How can
one actualise (their) love for the
Messenger (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam)?
The noble Shaykh responded: Love
of the Messenger (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) and love of Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) is actualised by
following the Messenger (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam), and everyone who follows the
Messenger (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) is more eligible for the love
of Allaah and the love of His Messenger.
Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) says:
{Say:
"If you (really) love Allaah then
follow me (Muhammad), Allaah will love
you}, [Soorah
Aal-'Imraan, Aayah
31].
And the sign of the love of the
Messenger (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) is that a person inquires about
his Sunnah
and then follows it and does not add nor
take anything away from that. Based upon
this, then those who innovate in anything
related to the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) and state that this is from
their love and honouring of him (the
Prophet) then in reality they do not love
him and nor honour him. And that is because
true love and honouring of him is to follow
his sayings and not to add to his Sharee'ah and
nor to take away from it.
And indeed whoever desires to
innovate in the Sharee'ah of
Allaah that which is not from it, then his
love of Allaah and His Messenger is limited
without doubt, because completeness of
manners and honouring is not to extend
oneself before Allaah and His Messenger.
Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) said:
{O you
who believe! Do not put (yourselves)
forward before Allaah and His Messenger,
and fear Allaah. Verily! Allaah is
All-Hearing, All-Knowing. O you who
believe! Raise not your voices above the
voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to
him in talk as you speak aloud to one
another, lest your deeds may be rendered
fruitless while you perceive
not}, [Soorah
al-Hujuraat, Aayah's 1 and
2].
...........
We ask Allaah to grant the Ummah
of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) proper understanding of Islaam
as understood and practiced by the best of
generations, namely the companions of the
Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam), then those who followed them
from the at-taabi'oon, and those who
followed them from the atbaa'
at-taabi'een, as occurs in the
authentic hadeeth:
((The
best of my Ummah is my generation, then the
generation that follows them
[at-taabi'oon], then the generation
that follows them [atbaa
at-taabi'een]...))
...aameen.
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