Imam Al-Albani Debates a Supporter of Celebrating the Prophet’s ﷺ Birthday

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Shaykh Muhammad Nāsir ud-Dīn Al-Albānī Debates a Supporter of Celebrating the Prophet’s ﷺ Birthday (Mawlid An-Nabī) Audio: Silsilat ul-Hudā wal-Nūr, no. 1/94 Overview: This is a translation of a discussion that took place when a follower of Muhammad al-‘Alawī came to debate the Muhaddith of our time about the permissibility of celebrating the Prophet’s ﷺ Birthday. As was the norm during the life of Shaykh Muhammad Nāsir ud-Dīn Al-Albānī (d.1420H), people from various sects and group would often come to debate him and leave defeated, or convinced of the correctness of his ‘aqīdah and manhaj. So this translation courtesy of SunnahPublishing.net hopes of convincing those who have doubts about the unlawfulness and innovation of celebrating the Mawlid that this is an unlawful and innovated celebration - having no connection to the Religion of Islām whatsoever. NOTE: Shaykh Al-Albānī quotes the famous hadīth: From ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd (may Allāh be please with him), from the Prophet ﷺ who said, “The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them.” Related by al-Bukhārī (no. 2652) and Muslim (no. 2533). However, the Shaykh quotes it with the wording, “khayrul-qurūn” (the best of generations), instead of, “khayrun-nās” (the best of people). Shaykh Al-Albānī himself has mentioned in his notes upon at-Tankīl (2/223), “This is the wording that has become famous upon the tongues…” Then he goes onto to clarify that though this wording has been mentioned repeatedly in the books of Shaykhul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H), such as his book al-Furqān (p. 100), and by his student Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d.751H) and other Scholars, it is not confirmed by the books of Sunnah. Rather, it is only a narration of the meaning. And Allāh knows best.

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I don't know why only now i stumbled upon this gem? may Allah bless and give us all hidayah to stay in the right path

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آمين

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Ameen

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JazakAllah khairan

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It's amazing. Allahumma Barik Lahu. Just with 1 hadith in the first 3 mins of this video, and ardent mawlid supporters will feel hard done by.

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السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته جزاك الله خيرا

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Can anybody give me the reference of hadith that say 'I have not left anything that will bring you closer to Allāh except that I have commanded you with it.'

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I assume that there must be different wording of the hadith but this is the closest i’ve found.

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This Hadeeth was narrated by Al-Haakim in his Mustadrak on the authority of Ibn Mas'ood Graded sahih by Sheikh Al Albani

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Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 17174. At-Tabarani's Al-Mu'jam Al-Kabir (1647).