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The Great 30,000 Sahaba
(Radi Allahu Anhum Ajma'een) commemorated the blessed Mawlid Un Nabi ﷺ
(Radi Allahu Anhum Ajma'een) commemorated the blessed Mawlid Un Nabi ﷺ
When the Noble Messenger (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) returned from the expedition of Tabuk in Madinah, his uncle Sayyiduna Abbas (Radi Allahu Anhu) said "Oh beloved of Allah, I want to praise you.'' and sought permission to recite some lines of poetry in his praise.
He ﷺ replied saying: “Recite, may your mouth remain fresh”.
Thereafter Sayyiduna Abbas began to recite his poetry, inside the Masjid, before the Beloved Messenger (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and the gathering of approximate 30,000 companions (Radi Allahu Anhum Ajma'een)
Thereafter Sayyiduna Abbas began to recite his poetry, inside the Masjid, before the Beloved Messenger (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and the gathering of approximate 30,000 companions (Radi Allahu Anhum Ajma'een)
in which he mentioned the transition of our Prophet Muhammad (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in the loins of the previous Prophets and how he blessed them all, thereafter he said:
وأنت لما ولدت أشرقت الارض ونارت بنورك
الافق
فنحن في ذلك الضياء وفى النور وسبل الرشاد نخترق
وأنت لما ولدت أشرقت الارض ونارت بنورك
الافق
فنحن في ذلك الضياء وفى النور وسبل الرشاد نخترق
“...The day you were born the sun rose over the earth and the horizon was illumined with your noor;
So we – in that radiance and that light and paths of guidance – can pierce through.”
So we – in that radiance and that light and paths of guidance – can pierce through.”
This took place in a Masjid, in the presence of 30,000 companions. So Mawlid is proven, bearing in mind the Uncle of the Prophet ﷺ rejoiced the Mawlid in front of 30,000 Saahabas and in every line he recited, he mentioned the Mawlid of the Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam)
SubhanAllah! this historically confirms:
1. Mawlid upon the tongue of the blessed Sahaba (Alayhim ar-Ridwan).
2. Permitted by the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) without any reproach.
3. Takes place in the presence of the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam).
1. Mawlid upon the tongue of the blessed Sahaba (Alayhim ar-Ridwan).
2. Permitted by the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) without any reproach.
3. Takes place in the presence of the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam).
4. Poetry (Na'at) in the Masjid.
5. At Masjid al-Nabawi.
6. Witnessed by others.
7. Birth of the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) honoured explicitly.
8. Massively recorded and transmitted by elite Sahaba and Ulama of this Ummah.
5. At Masjid al-Nabawi.
6. Witnessed by others.
7. Birth of the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) honoured explicitly.
8. Massively recorded and transmitted by elite Sahaba and Ulama of this Ummah.
Just to mention afew references of this authentic sahih hadith and historic event that occurred and is mentioned by numerous scholars to say this mawlid naat took place in the presence of 30,000 Sahaba (Radi Allahu Anhum Ajma'een)
1)Talkhees Mustadrak al saheehain( this book is on the sharait of Bukhari and muslim and saheehain here refers to bukhari and muslim) volume 3 page 369 hadith number 5417. Page 327 in another edition by Imam al-Haakim
2)Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala'i by Imam Dhahabi, volume 2 page 102
3)Majma al-Zawa'id by Imam al-Haythami, volume 8 page 217
4)Al Mu'jam Al Kabir by Imam al-Tabarani, volume 4 page 213 hadith number 4167
5)Hilyat Al-Awliya by Shaykh Abi Nuaym Ahmad, volume 1 page 363
3)Majma al-Zawa'id by Imam al-Haythami, volume 8 page 217
4)Al Mu'jam Al Kabir by Imam al-Tabarani, volume 4 page 213 hadith number 4167
5)Hilyat Al-Awliya by Shaykh Abi Nuaym Ahmad, volume 1 page 363
6)Al-Isti'ab by Shaykh Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, volume 2 page 447 hadith number 664 & Vol. 3, Page 327
7)Kitaab al-Wafa, Vol. 1, Page 35
& sifatu safwa by Ibn al-Jawzi, volume 1 page 53
8)Al-Isaba by Allamah Ibn Hajr Al-Asqalani, volume 2 page 273
7)Kitaab al-Wafa, Vol. 1, Page 35
& sifatu safwa by Ibn al-Jawzi, volume 1 page 53
8)Al-Isaba by Allamah Ibn Hajr Al-Asqalani, volume 2 page 273
9)Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi, volume 10 page 1776
10)Al-Khasais-ul-Kubra by Imam Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti, volume 1 page 66 and Page 97 in another edition
11)Sharh Al-Shifa by Mulla Ali Qari, Vol. 1, Page 364
10)Al-Khasais-ul-Kubra by Imam Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti, volume 1 page 66 and Page 97 in another edition
11)Sharh Al-Shifa by Mulla Ali Qari, Vol. 1, Page 364
12)Ibn Kathir’s Mawlad al-Mustafa, Page 29-30
&
Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya, Vol. 2, Page 258
13)Kitab Al Milal wa al-Nihal by Allamah Shahrastani, Vol. 2, Page 240
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Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya, Vol. 2, Page 258
13)Kitab Al Milal wa al-Nihal by Allamah Shahrastani, Vol. 2, Page 240
14)Yusuf ibn Ismail Nabhani in his al-Anwar al-Muhammadiyah, Page 62-84
&
Jawahir al-Bihar, Page 40
&
Hujjatulahi Ala al-Alameen, Page 222
15) Insaan al-Uyoon, Vol. 1, Page 96 aka. Al-Seerah al-Halabiyya by Allamah Halabi
&
Jawahir al-Bihar, Page 40
&
Hujjatulahi Ala al-Alameen, Page 222
15) Insaan al-Uyoon, Vol. 1, Page 96 aka. Al-Seerah al-Halabiyya by Allamah Halabi
16)Sharh al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah, Page 23 by Imam Muhammad al-Zurqani
17)Subl al-Huda war-Rishaad, Vol. 5, Page 469 by Ibn Yusuf al-Saalihi al-Shami
17)Subl al-Huda war-Rishaad, Vol. 5, Page 469 by Ibn Yusuf al-Saalihi al-Shami
Mawlid is to hold a gathering in which a scholar/orator narrates miracles of the mawlid and collectively people thank Allah ﷻ for sending His Beloved to this Dunya. That is the essence of Mawlid celebration. We do not believe that it must only be done on Rabi al awwal.
It can be celebrated at anytime during the year. Also lights flags etc are bidahs of Duniya not Bidah in deen. So in conclusion Mawlid is a Sunnah of The Prophet (sallallahualayhiwasallam) and the Companions (Radi Allahu Anhum Ajma'een)
