💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 The Sahabas RadhiAllahu 'anhum and salaf (pious predecessors) loved the noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam more than us yet there is no evidence of them having celebrated the Prophet Muhammad's "birthday". Our love for Allah's Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam is proven by striving to follow his Sunnah, not by committing bid'ah and doing things which he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam never ordered.
The similitude of somebody participating in festivities to celebrate the so-called "mawlid an-nabi" is that of a person who scribbles "I love you" messages around your face with a permanent marker of your most hated color. It simply doesn't make sense for a lover to admire their loved one while carrying out acts which the latter finds offensive, disrespectful or disagreeable.
To prove that we truly love the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam, we should try our best for Allah's sake to do as many Sunnah good deeds as we can, such as: Praying two Sunnah Rak'ahs of Tahiyyat Al-Masjid before sitting in the Masjid, fasting regularly every other Monday and Thursday, fasting on the 13th, 14th and 15th of each month if one has the capability to do so, brushing our teeth before praying, sitting while drinking, ensuring that we eat and drink only with the right hand, saying "Alhamdulillah" when we sneeze, patting the heads of orphans and being compassionate with children, giving and receiving things with the right hand, distributing items and beginning actions from the right side, frequently praying Tahajjud Qiyaam Al-Layl and Salat Ad-Duha, reciting Surah Al-Kahf every Friday etc.
📖 Anas ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “None of you will have faith until I am more beloved to him than his children, his father, and all of the people.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 15
Sahih Muslim 44
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “I have left you with two matters which will never lead you astray, as long as you hold on to them: The Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) .”
Source: Al-Muwaṭṭa’ 1661
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ibn Abdul Barr
📖 ‘Amr Ibn ‘Awf RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Know that whoever revives a tradition from my Sunnah if it has died out after me, he will have a reward like those who act upon it without diminishing any of their rewards. Whoever innovates a misguided heresy (bid'ah) not pleasing to Allah and His Messenger, he will have a sin like those who act upon it without diminishing any of the people’s burdens."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2677
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to At-Tirmidhi
📖 Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam prayed with us one day. Then, he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam faced us and delivered an eloquent sermon that brought tears to our eyes and by it shook our hearts. It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, it is as if this is a farewell address. What do you instruct for us?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “I advise you to fear Allah, listen, and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave is put in charge of you. Whoever lives after me will see many conflicts. You must adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the righteous, guided successors. Hold firmly to it as if biting with your molar teeth. Beware of (bid'ah) newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is misguidance.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4607
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut
