What is the ruling on celebrating the honorable Prophet's birthday (Mawlid al-Nabawi), and to what extent are the statements of some great scholars of the Ummah regarding its permissibility valid, such as Ibn Taymiyyah's saying: "Thus, glorifying the Mawlid and taking it as an occasion, which some people may do, can bring them a great reward due to their good intention and their veneration of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions"?
We have stated in previous fatwas that celebrating the Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid) is an innovation (bid'ah), and the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah do not contradict this. We have also previously addressed the narrations from scholars such as Abu Shama, Ibn al-Hajj, Ibn Hajar, al-Sakhawi, al-Suyuti, and others.
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