بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In this article, we shall be discussing with evidences which all celebrations that are reoccurring (whether yearly, monthly or weekly) are allowed for us Muslims to engage in and celebrate thereby. ||Meaning of ‘Eid|| Al-Azhari (D. 370) said in Tahdhīb al-Lughah (3/84): “And ‘eid for the …
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Question: “Is it permissible to eat from the meat slaughtered in commemoration of the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday) or any other birth anniversary?” Answer: “Sacrificing animals on the occasion of commemorating the birth of a prophet or a Waliy (pious person) to glorify them is judged as sacrificing an animal …
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The Mawlids were introduced in the fourth century after the Hijrah. And the first to introduce them were the ‘Ubaydiyyun (who were Shiites) who ruled Egypt during the fourth century after the Hijrah. And it was as Al-Maqrizi mentions in “Al-Khutat wa al-Athar fee Taareekh Misr”, that: “They introduced six …
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An Abridgment of The Treatise on the Ruling of Celebrating the Prophet’s Birthday رسالة في حكم المولد By الإمام محمد بن علي الشوكاني Imaam Muhammad bin ‘Alee ash-Shawkaanee (d. 1170H) Edited by Shaykh Muhammad Sahbee bin Hasan Hallaaq With Comments From Shaykh Saaleh bin ‘Abdullah al-‘Usaymee Teacher in the Prophet’s Masjid, al-Madeenah …
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