A Muslim Convert Once More

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is taken from Shaykh Nur ad-Din Abu ‘Ubadah ‘Ali ibn Juma’ah, on the parents of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ).  There are those who say that the parents of the Messenger of Allah ( s.a.w. ) are  mushrikin , polytheists,  and that they are in hell fire.  Love of the Messenger of Allah ( s.a.w. ) is amongst the greatest acts by which one draws near Allah ( s.w.t. ).  It is enough to cite, by way of review, the hadits of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), “By the One in Whose Hand Lies my soul, none of you truly believes until I become more beloved to them than their parents, offspring, and all of humanity.”  This love is also counter to the feeling of wanting to harm and insult the object or person of one’s love.  Therefore, there is no doubt that negative talk regarding the parents of the Messenger of Allah ( s.a.w. ) hurts him as Allah ( s.w.t. ) has Stated: سُوۡرَةُ التّوبَة ... وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡذُونَ رَسُولَ ٱل...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is compiled from various sources by Ustadz Fakhr ad-Din Uwaysi al-Madani.   Is there evidence for the celebration of Mawlid , the Prophet ’ s ( s.a.w. ) birthday, in the Qur ’ an and the sunnah ?   What do the a’immah and scholars of the Four Schools say, and what about the contemporary Salafi “scholars” who forbade it on the grounds that it is an innovation, such as Muhammad Naswir ad-Din al-Albani, ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Baz, Abu Bakr Jabir ibn Musa al-Jaza’iri, Mashhur ibn Hasan ibn Salman, and Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Swalih al-‘Utsaymin?   What about those who celebrate Mawlid , but forbid people from standing at the conclusion of Mawlid for sending swalawat , blessings and salutations, on the Prophet ( s.a.w. )?   And what about the objections of some to using the phrase, “ as-Salamu’Alayka Ya Rasulullah ,” “Peace upon you, O Messenger of Allah,” and their claim that one cannot call the Prophe...