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"?
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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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