The legal and religious status of celebrating the birth of Holy Prophet (Peace & Blessings be upon him) in light of the Qur’an and Sunnah:And Indeed everyone rejoices except for Shaytan and his counterparts, because:أن إبليس رن أربع رنات حين لعن وحين أهبط وحين ولد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وحين أنزلت الفاتحةTranslation: Iblis cried loudly four times, first when Allah declared him as cursed, second whenhe was thrown out,Third When Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) was bornand fourth when Surah al-Fatiha was revealed [Ibn Kathir inAl Bidayah wan-Nihayah, Volume No. 2, Page No. 166]Note:The above is a small introduction, the Qati'i(absolute) and clear proofs start from below which is a must read In shaa'Allah.Muslims rejoice on birth of Prophet (Peace & Blessings be upon him) because Allah has told us to rejoice on His"Bounties and Mercies"This following text shall be based ona)Qur'an and it's sciencesb)Hadith literaturec)Sayings of eminent scholars and fuqahad)Counter refutation of claims made against Mawlid.a) Understanding through Al-Qur'an wal Furqan and It's sciencesProof No.1Qur'an states:قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَTranslation: Say: "In the bounty of God.And in His Mercy, in that"LET THEM REJOICE": that is better than the (wealth) they hoard (Surah Yunus, 10:58)Some might think in their wildest of imaginations that birth and arrival of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) is not a mercy, some even falsely limit the Mercies of Allah by saying that mercy mentioned here does not refer to Prophet Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam) thus we should not rejoice, so in reply to such people the best answer is found in Tafsir of Qur'an through Qur'an itself.Qur'an states at another place:وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَTranslation: We have not sent you but as a“Mercy to the worlds”(Surah al-Anbiya, 21:107)Hence without any shadow of doubt arrival of Prophet (Peace & Blessings be upon him) is a mercy not only upon us but all worlds and creations of Allah azza Wajjal, thus we should rejoice as ordered in Qur'an (10:58)Imam Ibn al-Jawzi (rah)explains 10:58 in his Tafsir:أن فضل الله: العلم، ورحمته: محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، رواه الضحاك عن ابن عباس.Translation: ad-Dhahak narrated from Ibn Abbas (ra) that Bounty mentioned in this verse means Knowledge (i.e of Qur'an and Tawhid)whereas Mercy means Muhammad (Salallaho alaihi wasalam)[Ibn Jawzi Z'ad al Maseer fi Ilm at Tafsir, (4/40)]Imam Abu Hayyan al Andalusi (Rahimuhullah) also says:الفضل العلم والرحمة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلمTranslation: Bounty refers to Knowledge whereasMercy refers to Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam)[Tafsir Al-Bahr al Muheet, (5/171)]Imam Jalal uddin Suyuti (Rahimuhullah)saysوأخرج أبو الشيخ عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما في الآية قال: فضل الله العلم، ورحمته محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال الله تعالى{ وما أرسلناك إلا رحمة للعالمين }[الأنبياء: 107].Abu Sheikh (rah) narrated from Ibn Abbas (RA) That Bounty of Allah means Knowledge, whereasMercy means Muhammad (Salallaho alaihi wasalam)Allah Ta'alasaid: We have sent thee not but asMercy to Worlds(Al Anbiya: 107) [As-Suyuti in Dur al Manthur (4/330)]Allama Aloosi (rah)explains that even Fadhl (i.e. bounty) refers toProphet Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wassalam)وأخرج الخطيب وابن عساكر عنه تفسير الفضل بالنبـي عليهالصلاة والسلامNarrated by Al Khatib (rah) and Ibn Asakir (rah) thatBounty refers to An-Nabi (Alaih Salatu Wassalam)[Al-Alusi in Ruh al Ma’ani (11/141)]Proof No. 2Qur'an statesذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِThat is the bounty of Allah; which He giveth unto whom He will.Allah is of Infinite Bounty (وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ)(62:4)Hadrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas (Radhi Allah) explains “Allah is of infinite bounty” as:(Allah is of infinite bounty) by bestowing Islam and prophethood upon Muhammad (pbuh); and it is also said this means: by bestowing Islam upon the believers; and it is also said this means:by sending the Messenger and Scripture to His created beings.[Tanwir al Miqbas Min Tafsir IbnAbbas]Proof No. 3Qur'an states regarding Yahya (a.s):وَسَلَامٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَوَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّاTranslation:So Peace on him the day he was born,the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)! [Surah al-Maryum, (19:15)]So the days when Anbiya are born are days of"Tranquility" in sight of Allah.Proof No. 4Qur'an states:We sent Moses with Our signs (and the command). "Bring out thy people from the depthsof darkness into light, andteach them to remember the“Days of Allah(بِأَيَّامِ اللَّهِ)."Verily in this there are Signs for such as are firmly patient and constant,- grateful and appreciative. (14:5)What are the Ayyam of Allah? Imam al-Bayhaqi narrates in his Shu'ab al Iman that Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: The Days of Allah are his"Blessings and Signs"[Tafsir Ruh ul Ma’ani under 14:5]Istadlal from AhadithProof No.1Book 006, Number 2606 (Sahih Muslim)Abu Qatada Ansari (Allah be pleased with him) reported thatAllah's Massenger (may peace be upon him) was asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said:It is (the day) when I was bornand revelation was sent down to me.This Hadith is also reported in by Imam al-Bahayqi in his “Sunnan ul Kubra” (Vol. 4, pg. 300 Hadith no 8182, 8259), in the “Sunan” of Imam Nisai and the “Musnad” of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal.It is clear from this Hadith that the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) was very happy about the day of his birth and so fasted out of gratitude. Fasting is a form of worship, so one can celebrate this day by any form of ibada. One can fast or hold gatherings or provide food to the poor, all being acts of worship.Proof No.2Volume 7, Book 62, Number 38: (Sahih Bukhari)Narrated 'Ursa; Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted, and then she suckled the Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked him,"What have you encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not found any rest since I left you,except that I have been given water to drinkin this (the space between his thumb and other fingers) and that is because of my manumitting Thuwaiba."Abu Lahab freed Thuwaiba on joy at birth of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam), even the worst of Kufaar and greatest of enemies is given relaxation in his Adhaab due to freeing Thawaiba by pointing with his finger, so Imaginethe situation of a momin who rejoices on Mawlid, detailed explanation of this hadith shall be given in the last section of Verdicts from classical scholars.Proof No.3Volume 2, Page No. 147, Hadith No. 1130 (Sahih Muslim, Dar ul Kutab al ILmiyyah)Ibn Abbas “Allah be pleased with him” reported: The Prophet “Allah’s blessing and peace be uponhim” came to Madina and saw the Jews fasting on the tenth day of Muharram. They were asked about that. They replied:“This is the day, on which Allah made Moses and the children of Israel emerge victorious over Pharoah. So, we fast on it“OUT OF GLORIFICATION TO IT”.The Prophet “Allah’s blessing and peace be upin him” said: “We have more claim over Moses thanyou.” So, he ordered Muslims to fast on itIf Jews glorify their days to venerate Musa (a.s) then we Muslims have more right to venerate andrejoice on day when Prophet (saw) was born, thisis an accepted analogy as Ulama have derived this specific ruling from the hadith, which shall be mentioned in the last section with detail.Proof No.4Volume 1, Page No. 241, Hadith No. 448 (Sunnan an Nasai’i)Hadrat Anas bin Malik (RA) narrates that Prophet (Peace be upon him) while mentioning his journey of Miraaj explains: Jibreel (a.s) asked meto get off from Buraak at Bethlehem and told me to say the prayer there, after which he said: Do you know where you have prayed (O Messenger of Allah)?You prayed at Bethlehem where Isa (a.s)"was born".Imam al-Bayhaqi (rah) narrated this hadith with a different route too from another Sahabi called"Shaddad bin Aws (RA). After narrating it he said:هذا إسناد صحيحTranslation:This Sanad is "SAHIH" [al-Bayhaqi in Dalayl un Nubuwah (2/355-356)]So theMawlidand the places where Pro
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