{"_id":"6731ffd8d213cdc30cf8da5a","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\" Is the celebration of the Prophets' ﷺ birthday allowed?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\" Is the celebration of the Prophets' ﷺ birthday allowed?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"In short, celebrating the Prophet's birthday is considered permissible and widely accepted within the Muslim community. However, there is no unanimous consensus on this matter among Muslim scholars.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"underline\":true,\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Key points to emphasize include:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"The majority of Sunni jurists from various regions around the world permit and actively participate in mawlid celebrations.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Scholarly differences exist regarding this issue, making it unacceptable to categorize the practice as an evil act (\\\"munkar\\\") requiring condemnation by those who hold differing views.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"This is a legal and jurisprudential matter (fiqhī), distinct from matters of creed (ʿaqīdah), and should not be conflated with matters of belief.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Labeling mawlid as an evil innovation (bidʿah) is not accurate, as it involves scholarly disagreement rooted in evidence from sharīʿah sources. An evil innovation is one lacking such basis.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"underline\":true,\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"For further in-depth information, please refer to the provided links:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"The Celebration of Mawlid in Light of the Shāfiʿī School\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://islamqa.org/shafii/shafiifiqh/30192/the-celebration-of-mawlid-in-light-of-the-shafii-school/\"},\"insert\":\"https://islamqa.org/shafii/shafiifiqh/30192/the-celebration-of-mawlid-in-light-of-the-shafii-school/\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Innovation (\\\"Bidʿah\\\") and Celebrating the Prophet's Birthday \\\"Mawlid\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersguidance-hanafi/32228/innovation-bida-and-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday-mawlid/\"},\"insert\":\"https://islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersguidance-hanafi/32228/innovation-bida-and-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday-mawlid/\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"On Celebrating the Prophet's Birthday\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://islamqa.org/maliki/binbayyah/29872/on-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday/\"},\"insert\":\"https://islamqa.org/maliki/binbayyah/29872/on-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday/\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c23287a","tag":"Knowledge: Bidah","count":21}],"createdOn":"2024-11-11T13:00:08.723Z"}