The Birth of the Greatest Man -Prophet محمد 🌹
قصة ولادة خير الخلق محمد ﷺ🌹
Part 2
The Birth
‘Aaminah said: “I did not feel any of the pains of labor the women usually experience. However, I only sweated alot, but this sweat had the smell of musk and I did not have that before. I complained of thirst and an Angel gave me a drink in a white silver container and it was sweeter than honey, colder than ice and had a smell better than precious musk. I took it and drank it. Magnificent light came out of it and shined on me. I wondered and started looking to my right and left and the labor intensified. While in this state, a huge bird entered and passed his wing over my abdomen and said: ‘Come down O Prophet of Allah’.
Allah, the One Who knows the unforeseen, made my delivery easier and I delivered the Prophet ﷺ.”
By his coming the ocean of darkness cleared up.
When he came out a great light came out with him that lit the east and the west. He was born with natural كحل (eyeliners), anointed, pleasant, circumcised and on his knees as if prostrating leaning on his palms.
When he was born the huge fire of the fire worshippers which had been lit for a 1000 years, was extinguished, and the palace of the arrogant Persian king Kisra, trembled and fourteen of its balconies fell to the ground.
If you have a child, put it around people who understand the Hereafter and value it by working for it in this life. as-SuyooTiyy was born among books. He learned with the scholars of his time from a young age. His parents facilitated for him the good. They didn’t say “he is too young”. They equipped him and prepared for him the means to become a great scholar. He became a mujtahid. He saw the Prophet ﷺ many time whilst awake. How do you think that happened? If you have a deep love for the Prophet ﷺ and understand his way, put your child for the Islamic Knowledge. If you have not been aware of this until now, redeem yourself. Abul Barq ^Abdul-Awwal would walk his son to the places where he could acquire knowledge from the grand scholars of his time.
*The Birth of the Greatest Man – Prophet محمد*
*قصة ولادة خير الخلق محمد*
Part 1
Lady ‘Aaminah became pregnant with the Prophet on Friday-night the first night of Rajab. During her pregnancy, she used to see the birds coming to her for honoring the one whom she is carrying.
When she wanted to drink from a well, the water would rise up to the opening of the well out of honoring and dignifying the Prophet. So, she told her husband
عبد الله
about that and he said that this is a privileged matter for the one she is carrying.
She said: “I then saw in my dream a tree on it were the glowing stars and among them there was a splendid star and its light overcame all the others. While I was looking at its light and illumination, it fell into my lap and I heard someone saying: *‘This is the light of the Prophet, the Master of all Messengers’*. An angel came and told me you are carrying the master of the Messengers; the Prophet of the Believers.” She said: “I woke up anxiously and told my husband about the dream.” He said: “Let’s go to Khaleefah to interpret this dream.” She said I told him the dream. He then said: “The tree is Ibrahim الخليل and the bright stars are the prophets among his children and the splendid star whose light exceeded all the stars is the Prophet who will appear in this era who will kill the idols and only worship الرحمن (meaning God). The fall of the star into your lap means that you will deliver him; his status will rise and his proof will spread to the east and west.”
‘Aaminah went back to her house happy and satisfied.
Her husband عبد الله
became sick and died in al-Madinah while ‘Aaminah had been pregnant for six months.
Innovations are of two Kinds🍃
البدعة قسمان
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🔹Another example of a good innovation is what the righteous Khaliph Omar Ibnul-Khattab did when he gathered the people for praying the تراويح prayer following one Imam and after doing that he said: “Ni^mal-Bid^atu haadhih” which means: Indeed, this is a good innovation, narrated by Imam al-Bukhariyy.
This practice is still being done today after being initiated by our Master Omar.
🌺 من البدع الحسنة الاحتفال بمولد خير الخلق محمد🌺
🔸Likewise, an example of a good innovation is celebrating the Birth of the Prophet which is done by millions of Muslims around the world.
👉 Celebrating the Birth of the Prophet is a good innovation and a permissible and rewardable act to do. Among the scholars who mentioned its permissibility is:
الحافظ ابن حجر العسقلاني
(al-Hafidh Ibnu Hajar al-^Asqalaaniyy),
الحافظ السيوطي
(al-Hafidh as-Suyoutiyy), and many others.
🔹On the other hand, an example of a bad innovation is what some do after writing the name of the Prophet in their books. They write the letter ص alone next to it instead of
صلى الله عليه و سلم.
👉 Hence, in conclusion, before saying about a matter that it is sinful or lawful to do, one should learn the teachings of the Prophet and adhere to them and remain steadfast to what the righteous companions deemed as lawful to follow their steps
Celebrating the Mawlid
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What is the Mawlid:
The Mawlid is a joyful event during which Muslims gather to thank Allah for sending Prophet MuHammad, peace on him. The Muslims commemorate this event repeatedly every year on the 12th of Rabee` al’Awwal, which is the day when the Prophet was born. During this event, the Muslims come together, recite Qur’an, praise the Prophet, speak about the honorable life of the Prophet and his attributes, learn about Islam, and serve food.
Innovations are of two Kinds
البدعة قسمان 🍃
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🔹Among the good innovations is what was done by Yahya Ibn Ya^mar يحيى بن يعمر. He added the dots above and below some of the Arabic letters in the Qur’an. Those who wrote down the Revelation that came down on the Prophet wrote the verses of al-Qur’an without the dots that are present today in the Arabic letters.
For example, the letter ب was written without a dot underneath; the letter ت was written without two dots on top;
The entire Qur’an was written without these dots over or under the letters. Adding the dots took place after the death of the Prophet.
👉When the Companions witnessed this innovation that Yahya did, they did not disagree with him; they did not blame him and say, “You have done something that the Prophet did not do.”
On the contrary, they found this to be a good action on his part, because it has a great benefit for the nation.
This innovation of Yahya Ibn Ya^mar is included and covered by the saying of the Prophet which means: He who innovates a good innovation in Islam will receive its reward and a similar reward of those who follow him.
Innovations are of two Kinds
🍃 البدعة قسمان
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✏From the saying of the Prophet, we know that there are two kinds of innovations: good ones and bad ones.
🔹 Every innovation innovated by the people of knowledge that complies with the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet is a good innovation.
👉Some people falsely claim that anything that was innovated after the Prophet is an innovation of misguidance. Their statement contradicts the saying of the Prophet previously mentioned; and it contradicts the doings of the Companions and their followers.
🔹 Imam ash-Shaafi^iyy also classified and said that the innovation is of two kinds: one is an innovation of guidance, and the other is an innovation of misguidance.
He said what complies with the Qur’an, the saying of the Prophet, the ‘ijmaa^ (consensus of the Muslim scholars ), and the sayings of the Companions is an innovation of guidance, and that which contradicts the Qur’an, the sayings of the Prophet, the ‘ijmaa^, and the sayings of the Companions is an innovation of misguidance.
Celebrating the Prophet’s Birth is an Innovation of Guidance
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In Surat Al ^Imran, Ayah 110, Allah said:
﴿كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ ﴾
which means: [You are the best of nations brought forth to the people; bidding the lawful (ma^ruf) forbidding the unlawful (munkar), and believing in Allah.] This verse means this nation is the best of nations by virtue of its Prophet,” as explained by the scholars of Islam. Muslims are thankful to Allah for the blessings of Islam and for being among the followers of MuHammad. In Surat Al ^Imran, Ayah 31, Allah said:
﴿ قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ ﴾
which means [If you love Allah, then follow the Prophet, and Allah will love you.] It is fitting to honor the Prophet. The Mawlid (the celebration of his birth) has a great benefit: it inspires the heart to have a more profound love for the Prophet.
Celebrating the Prophet’s Birth is an Innovation of Guidance
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Although most innovations are innovations of misguidance, there are numerous examples of Religiously acceptable innovations. During the Caliphate of ^Umar Ibnul Khattab, ^Umar initiated the gathering of people in Ramadan to pray the Tarawih Prayer in congregation. When he saw the people performing this prayer in congregation he said:
نِعْمَت البِدعةُ هذِه
which means: “What a good innovation that is!” The high status of ^Umar Ibnul Khattab is known, thus it is important to point out ^Umar used the explicit term البدعة “innovation” in his praise. If all innovations were misguided –as some claim– ^Umar would not have innovated this practice, nor expressed this praise, yet both al-Bukhariyy and Muslim related this incident. During the era of the followers of the Companions of the Prophet, another praise -worthy innovation took place. Initially, letters like the ba, ta, tha, and ya, did not have dots above or below them. This practice of distinguishing between the letters by using this notation began after the time of the Prophet.
Since the time of the Prophet, many innovations have been adopted. Remembering the birth of the Prophet by doing rewardable deeds is a praise-worthy innovation. It is an honorable event and special to Muslims throughout the world. We rejoice in being members of the greatest nation of Islam –the nation of MuHammad– who was the best Prophet and the best creation of Allah.
Celebrating the Prophet’s Birth is an Innovation of Guidance
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It is apparent Muslims have not gone astray in celebrating the birth of the Prophet, based upon the aforementioned hadith, because the deeds practiced during this event are considered rewardable by the standards of the Religion, and in line with the definition of innovations of guidance. Unfortunately, there are some people who misinterpret a sahih hadith related by Abu Dawud:
كلّ بدعة ضلالة
which means: <> Those who are misguided interpret the word كل (kul) as ‘every’ and thus claim this hadith means: “Every innovation is an innovation of misguidance. Their claim is unfounded for two reasons. Linguistically, this hadith is similar to the hadith related by al-Bayhaqiyy:
كل عين زانية
which clearly does not mean: “Every eye gazes the look of the adulterer;” rather, “Most people are guilty of the forbidden look.” The person blind since birth would surely not have the forbidden look, and it is known the Prophets would never commit such an abject sin. The word كل (kul) as used in both hadiths refers to ‘most,’ although it can mean “every” it does not mean this in all cases.
As a matter of fact, in the explanation of Sahih Muslim, an-Nawawiyy said: “The saying of the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, كل عين زانية is among the terms which are عام مخصوص (^am makhsus) i.e., a general statement giving a specific meaning; which is a known field in Islam, and the meaning of the hadith is “most innovations are innovations of misguidance.” This field the عام مخصوص is seen in the Qur’an in Ayah 25 of Surat al-Ahqaf: تدمِّر كل شىء which means the wind Allah sent as punishment to the people of ^Ad demolished most of the things.
To accept the meaning: “Every innovation is an innovation of misguidance,” as the meaning of the sahih hadith related by Abu Dawud would negate the sahih hadith related by Imam Muslim which specifies two types of innovations: the innovations of guidance and the innovations of misguidance. In the rules of the Religion it is not permissible to interpret two sahih hadiths in contradiction to one another, therefore we know the true meaning.
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Celebrating the Prophet’s Birth is an Innovation of Guidance
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To celebrate the birth of the Prophet by doing rewardable deeds, that can be done on any day of the year, is considered an innovated practice because this was not done at the time of the Prophet. Although this innovation was praised by the Muslim scholars of Islam, some people consider any innovation an innovation of misguidance.
Those who consider any innovation an innovation of misguidance have been misled, because there are two sahih hadiths which support celebrating such an event. Imam Muslim related, through the route of Jarir Ibn ^Abdullah, the Prophet said:
من سنَّ في الإسلام سُّنَّة حسنة فله أجرها وأجر من عمل بها إلى يوم القيامة لا ينقص من أجورهم شىء ومن سنَّ في الإسلام سُّنَّة سيئة فعليه وزرها ووزر من عمل بها إلى يوم القيامة لا ينقص من أوزارهم شىء
which means: <>
There are two types of innovations mentioned in this hadith: the innovations of guidance and the innovations of misguidance.
What complies with the Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Ijma^ (scholarly consensus), and the sayings and practices of the Companions is an innovation of guidance, and what contradicts the Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Ijma^, and the sayings and actions of the Companions is an innovation of misguidance. This definition of the two types of innovations was given by many knowledgeable and trustworthy scholars of Islam; among them Imam ash-Shafi^iyy, Imam an-Nawawiyy, al-Bayhaqiyy, and the Hafidh, Ibn Hajar al-^Asqalaniyy.
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Celebrating the Prophet’s Birth is an Innovation of Guidance
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Among the great innovations of guidance is the annual celebration of the Prophet’s birth (Mawlid un-Nabiyy). This event is commemorated by Muslims all over the world who join together for such rewardable deeds as reciting from the Qur’an, chanting Islamic praises, telling the story of the Prophet’s birth, teaching Religious Knowledge, slaughtering animals to feed to the poor, and gathering to thank and praise Allah and ask Him to exalt the honor of Prophet MuHammad, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam.
The honorable, knowledgeable, and righteous ruler: al-Mudhaffar, the King of Irbil (Irbil is a city in the country of present-day Iraq), initiated this practice about 900 years ago, and he was praised by Muslim scholars of Islam–among them the Egyptian hafidhs: Ibn Hajar al-^Asqalaniyy and Jalal ud-Din as-Suyutiyy. The famous scholar of hadith, Abul-Khattab Ibn Dihyah, wrote a book for the king especially to be read during the mawlid celebration, and there are no great Muslim scholars who dispraised this innovated celebration.
The basis for commemorating honorable events repeatedly every year is evidenced in the Sunnah of the Prophet. As related by al-Bukhariyy, when the Prophet emigrated to al-Madinah he found the Jews fasting, so he asked them why they fasted on the 10th of MuHarram (MuHarram is the first month of the Islamic calendar). They told the Prophet they do so to commemorate the day Allah saved Prophet Moses (Musa) and the Tribes of Israel (Isra’il) from the tyranny of the Pharaoh. It was revealed to the Prophet what the Jews said was true, so Prophet MuHammad told them: “We are more deserving of Moses (Musa) than you.” He said this because Prophet Moses (Musa) was Muslim. Prophet MuHammad ordered the Muslims to fast the 9th and 10th of MuHarram, and this Sunnah is still practiced today.
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