09/05/2025
🌙 The Reality of Mawlid (Milad-un-Nabi) 🌙
🔹 Did the Prophet ﷺ or his Companions celebrate it?
➡️ No. Neither the Prophet ﷺ, nor the Ṣaḥābah, nor the early generations ever celebrated his birthday.
📜 When Did It Start?
4th century Hijri (10th CE): First started by Shīʿa Fatimid rulers in Egypt.
7th century Hijri (13th CE): Spread to Sunnī lands (Irbil, Iraq) under King Muẓaffar al-Dīn.
Later became common across the Muslim world.
✅ Arguments in Favor
Love of the Prophet ﷺ is part of īmān (Bukhārī 15, Muslim 44).
Prophet ﷺ fasted on Mondays: “That is the day I was born.” (Muslim 1162).
ʿUmar (RA) said about Tarāwīḥ: “What an excellent bidʿah this is.” (Bukhārī 2010).
Scholars who allowed it: al-Suyūṭī, Ibn Ḥajar, al-Sakhāwī – but only if free from harām.
❌ Arguments Against
No ṣaḥīḥ ḥadīth permits birthday celebrations.
Religion is complete (Qur’an 5:3).
Best generations never did it (Bukhārī 2652, Muslim 2533).
Prophet ﷺ: “Every innovation is misguidance.” (Abū Dāwūd 4607, Tirmidhī 2676).
Scholars who rejected it: Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Ḥājj, al-Shāṭibī.
⚖️ Balanced View
Mawlid itself = bidʿah (not from Sunnah).
But intention of honoring the Prophet ﷺ may earn reward if done with Qur’an, salawāt, charity (and no harām).
The safest path = follow Sunnah:
🌙 Fasting on Mondays
📖 Studying Sīrah
🤲 Sending Salawāt
❤️ Living by his teachings
📌 Conclusion
No ṣaḥīḥ ḥadīth commands Mawlid.
Started centuries later.
Scholars are divided.
The purest way to love the Prophet ﷺ is to follow his Sunnah daily.