Origin of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ

 

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Question: When did the innovation of [celebrating] the birthday [of the Prophet ﷺ] appear Shaykh Muhammad?

Response: [It first appeared] in the 4th century [after the hijrah]; meaning, the [first] three virtuous centuries had passed and no-one had established it (i.e. the celebration of the Prophet’s ﷺ birthday).

In the 4th century it was found [to have started], and in the 7th century it increased and became widespread.

And many books have been authored on this [topic], and all Praise is due to Allaah [alone, these books] clarify the origin of this innovation, and its foundation, and its position in terms of the Sharee’ah, and that there is no basis for it in the Sharee’ah of Allaah.

- from London, UK. He is a graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having graduated from the Institute of Arabic Language, and later the Faculty of Sharee'ah in 2004.

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