The Ruling Concerning the Celebration of Mawlid/milaad an Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ birthday)

The Prophet ﷺ never celebrated his birthday, he ﷺ never told anyone to celebrate it. His companions and family members never celebrated it. This book is a gentle and timely reminder that if we really want to honour and celebrate the Prophet ﷺ - the best way to do this is to follow his Sunnah.

This short book provides clarification and explanations to the major doubts that are raised by the proponents of Mawlid an-Nabi.

Clarifications (with authentic and referenced sources) are provided to the following doubts:

- Mawlid an-Nabi is honouring the Prophet.
- Mawlid an-Nabi is celebrated by a large number of people in many towns
- Commemorating Mawlid an-Nabi renews the memories of the Prophet.
- Celebration of Mawlid an-Nabi is a cut of love for the Prophet and an expression of one's love, which is permissible.
- Mawlid an-Nabi is a Bidah Husna (good innovation) because it is a means of showing gratitude towards Allah for sending the Prophet.
- The sayings of Umar, ‘What a good Bidah is this?’
- Additional quotes by Shaikh Muhammad ibn Ibraheem Aal-Shaikh have been added to further clarify these issues.
- The book also has 2 valuable appendixes:

- Appendix 1: Explanation of the Hadeeth," He, who established/initiates a Sunnah Husna in Islam." in the word o Shaikh Saleh al-Fawzan and Shaikh Muhammad ibn al-Uthaimeen (rahimahullah)
- Appendix 2: A Dialogue between Shaikh al-Albani (rahimahullah) and a proponent of Mawlid.

Author: Shaikh Saleh ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan
Format: Paperback
Pages: 59
Publisher: DCB
ISBN: 9789675699436