Mawlid Thread

[Mujib]

Congratulations on the advent of the month of the Mawlud Sharif! Today is the first of the blessed month of Rabi` al-Awwal, the month of the blessed birth of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). May Allah benefit us with its baraka.

This is a thread for poetry, songs, announcements, and other material related to the auspicious occasion of the Birth of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace).

Ya Nabi, salam `alayka
Ya Rasul, salam `alayka
Ya Habib, salam `alayka
Salawatullah `alayka

[Mujib]

How does your family celebrate Mawlud Sharif? How do they celebrate in the part of Afghanistan where you are from?

[Feroza_Banu]

Mujib brother... thanks so much for a reminder... i am going to celebrate this inshaAllah this year.

Mawlid mubarak to everyone... this blessed month is the month that my Ideal man is born in. There is no one like him, and there will be no one like him ever... I love him with all my heart... and i pray that the whole Muslim ummah at least try to live their life according to his.

Alahuma Sali Ala Mohammad Wa Alla Aale Mohammad....A thousand piece and blessings be upon you O my beloved Prophet and upon your family!

[شمله ور خراساني]

Bismillah walhamdu lilah wa salaatu wa salaam alaa rasulilah

as salaamu alaykoum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

Allah Subhana wa ta3ala says:

سُوۡرَةُ آل عِمرَان
قُلۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡ*ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬ (٣١)

Al-E-Imran
Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): "If you (really) love Allâh then follow me (i.e. accept Islâmic Monotheism, follow the Qur'ân and the Sunnah), Allâh will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (31)

This honorable Ayah judges against those who claim to love Allah, yet do not follow the way of Muhammad . Such people are not true in their claim until they follow the Shari`ah (Law) of Muhammad and his religion in all his statements, actions and conditions. It is recorded in the Sahih that the Messenger of Allah said,
«مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَد»
(Whoever commits an act that does not conform with our matter (religion), then it will be rejected of him.)
This is why Allah said here,
﴿قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ﴾
(Say (O Muhammad to mankind): "If you (really) love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you...'') meaning, what you will earn is much more than what you sought in loving Him, for Allah will love you. Al-Hasan Al-Basri and several scholars among the Salaf commented, "Some people claimed that they love Allah. So Allah tested them with this Ayah;
﴿قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ﴾
(Say (O Muhammad to mankind): "If you (really) love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you...''). ''
Allah then said,
﴿وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ﴾
("And forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.'') meaning, by your following the Messenger , you will earn all this with the blessing of his mission. Allah next commands everyone,
﴿قُلْ أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ﴾
(Say: "Obey Allah and the Messenger.'' But if they turn away) by defying the Prophet)


﴿فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْكَـفِرِينَ﴾
(then Allah does not like the disbelievers.) thus, testifying that defiance of the Messenger's way constitutes Kufr. Indeed, Allah does not like whoever does this, even if he claims that he loves Allah and seeks a means of approach to Him, unless, and until, he follows the unlettered Prophet, the Final Messenger from Allah to the two creations: mankind and the Jinn.

Regarding Mawlid, we know that there is no mentioning of celebration of Mawlid in Qur'an. Neither did the prophet sal allahu alayhi wasalam command anyone to celebrate his birthday.

Celebrating brithdays is a custom of the polytheists. Even in early Christianity, there was no celebration of Isa alayhi salaams birthday. However, when the Roman Empire chose Christianity as its new religion, they adapted some of the beliefs and teachings of Christianity but they included their own customs in the new religion.

The 25 of December was the birthday of the Roman Emperor. So they decided to continue to celebrate the event. But they claimed that it is the birthday of Jesus.

This is how the tradition of celebrating birthdays started in Christianity.

We know that Romans were polytheists. And we know that Christians have taken Isa alayhi salaam as the son of god. Therefore, both were polytheists and the custom of celebrating brithdays is based on customs of polytheists.

And it has no foundation in Qur'an & Sunnah what so ever.

Therefore, Seek refuge in allah from all the evil customs and traditons of innovators, and people who disobey Allah azawajal and his messenger sal allahu alayhi wasalam.

[Mujib]

The Mawlid: a season of thanks and celebration - Shaykh Jihad Brown

[شمله ور خراساني]

عَنْ عائشةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قالتْ: قَالَ رسولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: (( مَنْ أَحْدَثَ في أَمْرِنا هَذا ما لَيس مِنهُ فَهو رَدٌّ )) رَواهُ البُخارِيُّ ومُسلِمٌ. وفي رِوايةٍ لِمُسلِمٍ: (( مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلاً لَيسَ عَلَيهِ أَمرُنا فَهو رَدٌّ)).








On the authority of the Mother of the Faithful, Umm Abdullah, 'Aaishah, who said that the Messenger of Allah, Salla Allahu Alayhi Wasallam, said, what translated means,

"Whoever introduces into our matter (religion) that which is not a part of it, will have it (his innovation) rejected."
Related by Al-Bukhari & Muslim
In another narration for this Hadith, the Messenger of Allah, Salla Allahu Alayhi Wasallam, said, what translated means,
"Whoever commits an act which is not a part of our matter (religion), will have it (his act) rejected."
Related by Muslim
The Status of this Hadith
Ibn Hajar said, "This Hadith is considered one of the basis of Islam and a pillar of the
religion." An-Nawawi said, "This Hadith deserves to be preserved, publicly announced and (firmly) implemented in rejecting the impermissible."
At-Turaqi said, "This is a Hadith that deserves to be called 'one half of the proofs of the religion.' This is because the proof (evidence, Text, etc.) is used to confirm or reject a rule, and this Hadith is a tremendous tool to confirm or reject all religious rulings."
In addition, ibn Rajab said "This Hadith is one of the major basis of Islam, just like the Hadith 'Actions are only considered according to the intentions...', which is the scale with which the actions, in both their hidden and apparent aspects, are weighed."
A Warning Against Innovating in the Religion
The Prophet said, "Whoever introduces into our matter that which is not a part of it, will have it rejected." This indicates that whoever follows his desire and "invents" or "adds" to the religion of Allah what is not a part of the religion, or what is not in conformity with the general rules and basis of the religion, then this innovation is rejected and will not benefit its originator in his religion or life. This is a Hadith that lays down the firm foundation for this great rule of our religion, that is, all innovations in the religion are rejected, and is supported by many Texts in the Quran and the Sunnah, that which will take considerable space and time if we attempt to list them all.
Innovating in Acts of Worship
Acts of worship are all prohibited, except those which Allah and His Messenger have legislated. Therefore, the Muslim is obliged to avoid all the acts of worship which Allah or His Messenger have not legislated. In the light of this rule that the scholars have agreed with, whoever performs an act of worship must produce the evidence to its validity, from the Quran and/or the Sunnah, when required to do so. The following points must be noted here:
1 -- An act that is a part of an act of worship may not be accepted outside that act of worship. Examples to this are, uncovering the head during I'hram and during Hajj, or standing up for prayer or to perform Athan (the call to prayer) (these are all accepted parts of prescribed acts of worship: Hajj and prayer). If one vows to keep standing, or vows to uncover his head in other than the cases when these acts are sanctioned by the religion, then he will have fallen into Bid'ah (innovation in the religion) that the religion has prohibited. Therefore, this innovation or addition will be rejected of him.The Prophet once saw a man standing in the sun and asked about the reason behind his action. He was told, "He vowed to stand and avoid sitting, to avoid the shade and to fast."
The Prophet ordered that man to sit down, seek the shade end to continue his fast. The Prophet did not accept this man's vow to stand and avoid the shade, but he ordered him to continue his fast, because fasting was the only part of his vow that is legislated.
2 -- All acts of worship that are not legislated by Allah and His Messenger, are prohibited in the religion and are thus rejected. This includes using, as a means of approach to Allah, listening to music, dancing, or other acts of deviation and innovation which Allah did not authorize or legislate and which are popular in the Muslim world today. These acts have even become a part of the religion to some people and they grow and become old while nursing these acts and habits. All these acts are firmly rejected and Allah will never accept them. Furthermore, Allah will not guide one to truly repent from his sins unless he abandons the Bid'ah he innovated. The Prophet said, what translated means, "Allah has withheld repentance from every person who commits a Bid'ah until he abandons his Bid 'ah." [Sahih At-Targhib]. Also, those who innovate (in the religion) are included in the Ayah, "Or have they partners with Allah (false gods) who have instituted for them a religion which Allah has not allowed?" [42:21].
3 -- Adding to an authorized act of worship is firmly rejected. As for the acceptance of the original deed (and not the addition which is always rejected), it depends on the type of action. Sometimes, the entire act of worship will be rejected, such as when one adds one more Rak'ah (kneeling prayer) in the compulsory prayers. Sometimes, the addition does not invalidate the entire act of worship, such as when one performs Wudhu (washing up for prayer) end repeals its actions four times each (while one should repeat them only once, twice or three times).
Therefore, this Hadith should not be used to invalidate the entire act of legal worship that one adds to. One should study these acts of worship and their additions, investigate the addition's validity d follow the sayings of the scholars, so as not to invalidate entire acts of worship, which were altered by some additions, without knowledge or authority.
4 -- Deleting a part or parts of an accepted act of worship. Some people may perform an accepted act of worship for the sake of Allah, yet, they delete a part or parts of this act. If this happens, then we must study the deleted part of this act of worship. If the unfulfilled we must is required in the act of worship, such as performing Wudhu for prayer which is a requirement of the prayer itself, then we can rule that the entire act of worship is rejected. Also, whoever deletes a cornerstone of an act of worship, such as deleting one Rak'ah from the prayer, will have his entire act of worship rejected altogether.
We must note here that we cannot rule that deleting an inessential part of an act of worship will have the entire act rejected. Rather, we can only state that the act will be incomplete. An example to this is when one abandons the prayer in Jama'ah (congregation). His prayer will be accepted of him, but he will gain a sin for abandoning the prayer in Jama'ah, according to those who consider praying in Jama'ah an obligation on men.
Innovations in Dealings
All dealings are permissible, unless the religion specifies otherwise. Therefore, those who claim that a type of dealing is impermissible, will have to produce their evidence to support their claim. There are several types of innovations in dealings:
1 -- Those types of dealings that are meant to be in lieu of contracts, rules, laws or dealings legislated in the Shari'ah. Such types of contracts are impermissible and will not bring any benefit to the parties involved. The following Hadith supports this rule:
Abu Hurayrah and Zayd ibn Khalid narrated that a man came to the Messenger of Allah and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I ask you by Allah to rule for me with the Book of Allah." His opponent, who was more knowledgeable than him, said, "Yes! Judge between us with the Book of Allah and permit me to speak first." The Messenger of Allah said, "Speak." He said, "My son was working for this man and he committed fornication with his wife. Since I was told that my son will have to be stoned to death, I paid a hundred sheep and ewe as a ransom for him. Then, I asked people of knowledge and they told me that my son will only have to be flogged a hundred times and banished for a year (because he was not married), and that this man's wife will have to be stoned to death." The Messenger of Allah said,"By He Whose my soul is in His Hand! I will judge between you with the Book of Allah. The ewe and the sheep will be returned to you, your son will have to be flogged a hundred times and banished for a year. And O Unays (a man from the tribe of Aslam), go to this man 's wife and stone her if she confesses.'? He went to her and she confessed and then the Messenger of Allah ordered that she be stoned. [Muslim, and Al-Bukhari whose narration is similar in meaning to this Hadith]. (In this Hadith, the Messenger only applied Islamic law, and rejected the offer of the father, because it was in lieu of an Islamic law).
2 -- Impermissible dealings or contracts:
a -- When one of the parties to a contract is not allowed to be a party. This includes marriage contracts to those who are not permitted for one in marriage, because of ties of relations (such as the sister or the aunt), ties initiated by marriage (such as the step daughter) and to combine (the wife and her sister or her aunt in marriage to the same man). This type of contracts is impermissible, because they entail transgressing against the rules set by Allah Who prohibited marrying Al-Ma'harim (those whom one cannot marry), such as certain degrees of relative initiated by marriage and by suckling and to combine (the omen and her sister or her aunt in marriage to the same man).
b -- When a condition of a contract is ignored, even if both parties to the contract agree to ignore it. This includes marriage to a woman still in her Iddah (prescribed time before a divorced woman or widow can remarry) and marrying a woman without a Wali (agent, such as her father or brother, etc.). This type of contracts is also valid. It was reported that the Prophet separated between a man and woman who got married during the woman's Iddah, although he made her pregnant (after his marriage to her).
c -- Contracts that contain what Allah has prohibited, such as business transactions that entail selling liquor, dead animals (not slaughtered according to Islamic Law), pigs, idols, usury and other types of impermissible goods. All these contracts are invalid and ejected. The Prophet ordered that a men who has exchanged one Saa` (four handfuls) of dates for two, to return the extra Saa'.
3 -- Contracts that entail injustice for one of the parties or signatories An example to this is when a woman is married by her Wali without her permission. This contract is only valid when the woman agrees to it, and if she does not agree, then the marriage contract will be invalid. The Prophet invalidated the marriage of a Thayyib woman (who married before, not a virgin) and who was married without her permission.
Also, the Prophet gave a woman, who was a virgin at the time of her marriage, the choice to uphold or dissolve her marriage that was conducted without her consent.Also, this type of dealings includes the case when one gives a charity out of someone else's money. This dealing is only valid if the owner agrees to it, as the scholars have stated.
A Summary
The Muslim is always encouraged to be patient and to avoid rushing to conclusions, rendering some types of actions rejected and invalid and using this Hadith as evidence. First, one must be knowledgeable in the sayings of the scholars and the general rules and guidelines of the religion with regards to these dealings or actions before reaching the conclusion that an action or a contract is invalid.
Benefits from the Hadith
1 -- Prohibiting an act or a contract indicates that it is invalid. An-Nawawi said, "This Hadith supports what some scholars of Usul (general rules and guidelines of the religion) have ruled, 'The prohibition (of an act or a contract) indicates both its invalidity and rejection.' Those who took the opinion that this (disallowing an act or a contract) does not entail invalidity, claim that this Hadith is only one Text and is not sufficient to prove such an important rule. This is an invalid answer, indeed." Further, Ibn Hajar said, "This Hadith indicates that the prohibition also indicates the invalidity (of the prohibited actions and dealings)."
2 -- Islam is a complete religion and has no shortcomings.

[شمله ور خراساني]

[Mujib]

ohh wow...ermm ive never even heard of this.. ...

Mawlud (Milad) celebrates/commemorates the birth of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is Mercy to the Worlds. He is the greatest gift and bounty; Allah blessed the worlds by sending him. Muslims celebrate this greatest gift and bounty and thank Allah for it. Muslims all over the world celebrate his birth (Allah bless him and give him peace) throughout the year, and especially in this blessed month. Celebrations usually include gatherings where Qur'an is read, talks on his life are given, religious songs are sung, and food is distributed.

Allah Most High says in the Qur'an: "Say: 'In the bounty of God. And in His Mercy,- in that let them rejoice'" (10:58).

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is the greatest bounty and mercy, and so we must rejoice in his coming to this world.

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) himself commemorated the day of his birth by fasting. The hadith is in Sahih Muslim.

[Mujib]

Most of the readers here know that Wahhabis/"Salafis" don't commemorate the birth of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), so there is no need to flood this thread with articles and videos from Wahhabi sources.

[Mujib]

"His Tremendous Nature" - Habib Umar bin Hafiz

[شمله ور خراساني]

Most of the readers here know that Wahhabis/"Salafis" don't commemorate the birth of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), so there is no need to flood this thread with articles and videos from Wahhabi sources.

I have given you ayat from Qur'an and hadith which is recorded in both, Mukhari & Muslim.

And the best thing you can come up with is the lowly response where you take Allah's name as a derogatory term " wahhabi".

This is the manners and adab of Sufis.

[شمله ور خراساني]

the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “He who imitates a people will be from among them (on the Day of Judgement).” [Abu Daawood]

[شمله ور خراساني]

he sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “The one who imitates people other than us (i.e., in faith) is not from us. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians.” [Tirmithi]

[شمله ور خراساني]

“O you who have believed! Do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed Allaah guides not the wrongdoing people.” [Quran 5: 51]

[شمله ور خراساني]

Anas ibn Maalik may Allah be pleased with him said: "The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam arrived in Madeenah while people were celebrating two particular festivals, so he sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam asked: “What is (the significance of) these two days?” Some people replied: ‘They are days which we used to celebrate during the pre-Islamic era.’ So the Messenger sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam replied: “Allaah has replaced them for you with two days which are better, the day of ‘Eed Al-Fitr and ‘Eed Al-Adh-haa”" [Abu Daawood].