Fatwa no.
10685
Q 1: Is it permissible
to eat from the meat slaughtered in commemoration of the Mawlid
(the Prophet’s birthday) or any other birth anniversary?
A:
Sacrificing animals on the occasion of commemorating the birth
of a prophet or a Waliy (pious person) to glorify them is judged as
sacrificing an animal to other than Allah, and that is Shirk
(associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). Therefore,
it is not permissible to eat from these animals. It is authentically
reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
Allah has cursed the one who slaughters (a sacrifice) to other than Allah.
May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’
Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee
All
birthday celebrations, including but not limited to celebrating the
birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him), are Bid`ah. Why is this so?
Because the Prophet (peace be upon him), his Sahabah (Companions of the
Prophet), the Rightly-Guided Caliphs and the early generations of Islam
did not do it. Certainly, goodness lies in following their steps and
not following the invented practices which succeeding generations
introduced into Islam. It is authentically reported that the Prophet
(peace be upon him) said:
Beware of newly-introduced matters (in religion).
He (peace be upon him) also said:
The
most evil of matters are those which are newly-introduced (in
religion), and every Bid‘ah is a Dalalah (deviation from the right).
According to some historians, this Bid`ah was introduced by
the Fatimid Shiites in
Egypt during the fourth century. Later, it was
practiced towards the end of the sixth century of Hijrah and in the
beginning of the seventh century by those who thought that such
celebrations are good acts; and thus, practiced them. However, they are
innovations in Islam, because they constitute a form of worship which
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) did not legislate. The Messenger
(peace be upon him) conveyed all matters clearly and did not conceal
anything that Allah legislated. He (peace be upon him) delivered all the
Laws that Allah laid down as he was commanded to deliver to the people.
Allah (Exalted be He) states:
This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islâm as your religion.
Therefore, Allah completed and perfected the religion. There is
nothing in this divinely-perfected religion called celebration of
birthdays. Accordingly, they are condemned Bid`ah that cannot be
described as good, since there is nothing in Islam referred to as a good
Bid`ah.
هذا هو محل النظر، فما لم يفعله الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم هو ولا أصحابه، ولم يدل عليه صلى الله عليه وسلم، ولم يرشد إليه، بل أحدثه الناس وأدخلوه في دين الله فهو بدعة، شاء فلان أم غضب فلان، فالحق أحق بالاتباع.
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