Fabricated narrations about the celebration of the birth of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
27-1-2015 | IslamWeb
Question:
Assalamu Alaykum wa rahmathullahi wabarakathuhu. My question is regarding the birth celebration of our beloved Prophet (saw). I was told that there are proofs from Hadith to celebrate it. and They quote two hadiths. following are those hadiths; 1. A hadith which is mentioned in one of the Imam' Kitab where it says, Hazrat Abu Darda narrates that "I went to the house of Aamer Ansari along with the Prophet Hazrat Abu Aamer was narrating the events of the birth of Prophet Mohammad to a gathering of his relatives and children and was repeating; "this was the day and this was the day". The Prophet said, O'Aba Amer, Allah has opened the doors of His mercy (Rahmah) for you and the angels are praying for your absolution (Maghfirah). Whoever does this act of yours, he would also get the Salvation like yours". 2. Similarly Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra) tells to wear new white cloths on the day of Prophet (saw) and celebrate ( I dont remember the complete wordings). I kindly request you to clarify about these two Hadiths. whether these are sahih Hadiths or forged? As the Milad Day is near and I dont want to end up with a Bid'a celebrating the birth of Prophet (saw).
Answer:
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.
Celebrating the birth of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is a religious innovation; the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, never celebrated it nor did his Companions who loved him more and were more eager to perform righteous deeds and gain reward. If there was any good in celebrating it, they would have been the first to do so. Please refer to Fataawa 1563 and 92435 as they contain evidence in this regard and discuss some of the religious innovations pertaining to that issue.
We did not find the two reports mentioned in the question; if such reports were authentic or at least cited in some Hadeeth books, even those which include fabricated and false reports, then the advocates of celebrating the birth of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would have rejoiced at them and brought them as evidence given that their indication is clearer and more supportive of their argument than what they usually use. However, we could not find any mention of these reports in any of the Hadeeth books.
Allaah Knows best.