Fatwaa on the Mawlid of the Prophet and Rabi al-Awwal

[Ali.ibn.Abdullaal.Barami]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وصحبه ومن والاه وبعد

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

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Interested in knowing details about Prophet Muhammad
Ruling on celebrating the Mawlid in Rabi‘ I as a tribute to the Prophet
The Mawlid was not celebrated by the Sahabah who loved and followed the Prophet the most
The exact date of the Prophet's birth, holding competitions, sacrificing sheep and delivering lessons on that occasion
Attending the celebration of the Mawlid although convinced of its impermissibility
Eating meat slaughtered on the occasion of the Mawlid or other birthdays
Ruling on Tabarruk from the Prophet's grave and saying that the heavens and the earth were created for his sake
Is it true that the Prophet attends Mawlid celebrations?
Is celebrating the Mawlid a good Bid`ah?
Islamic institutions that celebrate the Mawlid
Ruling on celebrating the Mawlid
Ruling on poems that excessively praise the Prophet during Mawlid celebrations
Condemnation of celebrating the Mawlid
Newly-invented practices while celebrating the Mawlid
Circumcision on the day of Mawlid
Poems praising the Prophet excessively
Ruling on schools and factories taking holidays on the Mawlid
Reciting the birth narrative of the Prophet in Rabi` I or on marriage occasions
Gathering to commemorate the Mawlid
Preaching and giving sermons on the day of Mawlid
Islamically unlawful acts in Mawlid celebrations
Muhammad's ID Card
Refuting the arguments of those who approve of the Mawlid
Banquets and festivals held on the occasion of the Mawlid
Ancestral line of Al-Sayyid Al-Badawy and the ruling on celebrating his birth
Good and bad Bid`ah
Visiting the graves of the righteous to invoke them and offer a sacrifice
Beseeching in the name of the venerated dead and praying in a Masjid containing a grave
Da`wah in a place where Bid`ahs used to be practiced
Holding birthday parties for children

If I said anything correct, then it is from Allaah (subhanahu wa taa'ala), and if I erred, then that is from me and shaytan.

والله أعلم وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد
سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنتأستغفرك وأتوب إليك