Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Celebrating the birthday of deceased pious imams

· 29 Shawwal 1445 AH1 min readFatwa 48197English

Question

In our country, women celebrate the birthdays of the deceased pious Imams. They burn incense and seek its blessing by rubbing themselves with its smoke. Is this permissible?

Answer

n the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Celebrating the birthday of a deceased pious imam and burning incense to seek their blessing by rubbing the smoke on the body is not established in Shariah. Therefore, acting upon this is an act of Bidah and incorrect.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Shakib Alam

Student - Darul Iftaa

Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

02-02-1440|10-01-2019

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] (فتاوی محمودیۃ ج3 ص251 ادارہ الفاروق کراچی)

(الاعتصام للشاطبى الباب الأول في تعريف البدع ص 25-26 دارالمعرفة بيروت)

ومنها وضع الحدود والتزام الكيفيات ، والهيئات المعيّنة كالذكر بهيئة الاجتماع على صوت واحد ، واتخاذ يوم ولادة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وأشباه ذلك . ومنها التزام العبادات المعنية في أوقات معينة لم يوجد لها ذلك التعيين في الشريعة

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