20/08/2026
Bismillahi-r Rahmani-r Rahim
โThe Messenger of Allฤh ๏ทบ went out to a circle โ meaning, of his Companions โ and said: โWhat are you doing?โ They said: โWe have come together to pray to Allฤh and praise Him for guiding us to His religion, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.โ He ๏ทบ said: โI ask you, by Allฤh, is that the only reason?โ They said: โBy Allฤh, we have not come together for any other reason.โ He ๏ทบ said: โI am not asking you to swear to an oath because of any suspicion; rather Jibrฤซl came to me and told me that ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฬ๐ก, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐, ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ.โโ
โ[Sunan an-Nasฤสฟฤซ, 5426; แนขaแธฅฤซแธฅ]
โSo they (the แนขaแธฅฤba) 1) gathered, 2) in a Masjid, 3) in a circle, 4) to thank Allฤh and 5) to commemorate the arrival of the Beloved ๏ทบ. The Messenger ๏ทบ not only accepted all this, but told them that Allฤh praised them for this.
โThis is Mawlid. This is the Sunnah. This is clear and explicit evidence that gathering to commemorate the arrival of the Messenger of Allฤh ๏ทบ is in fact a Sunnah. If you think that there are many bidสฟahs being done in the name of the Mawlid then donโt commit them yourself. Just do this and it is enough. Keep it simple then.
But remember this simplicity when you get married, when your children get married, and when they graduate, and when they achieve some personal goal they want to celebrate. Loving the Messenger ๏ทบ more than your children, parents and all people means that you do more for him ๏ทบ than for them. So if you spend thousands to celebrate weddings, yet spend nothing to celebrate him ๏ทบ, then there is something wrong with your priorities and your love for him ๏ทบ.
Juma Mubarak & Rabi ul Awal Mubarak