Milad
celebration pleases Holy Prophet ﷺ
An Islamic scholar has stated: !اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه I dreamt of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and humbly asked him, ‘Ya Rasoolallah! Do
you like the act of celebrating your Milad every year?’ The Holy Prophet ﷺ replied, ‘I also become pleased with those
who become pleased with me.
(Tazkirat-ul-Wa’izeen,
pp. 125, Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, vol. 23, pp. 754; Subul-ul-Huda, vol. 1, pp. 363)
Celebration
with flags
Sayyidatuna Aaminah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا said, ‘I saw that
three flags were placed, one in the east, one in the west and one on the roof
of the Ka’bah. Then, the Holy Prophet ﷺ
was born,’
(Dalail-ul-Nubuwwah
Li-Ibn-e-Na’eem, pp. 363, Raqm 555, summarised)
Ruh-ul-Ameen
nay garra Ka’bay ki chat peh jhanda
Ta
‘arsh urra pharayra Subh-e-Shab-e-Wiladat
(Zauq-e-Na’t,
pp.95)
Procession
with flags
While migrating to Madinah, when the
Holy Prophet ﷺ reached
‘Mauda’-e-Ghameem’, a place near Madinah, ‘Buraydah Aslami’ along with seventy
horsemen of the tribe, ‘Bani Sahm’ approached there with the intention of capturing
the Holy Prophet ﷺ but he got deeply
touched and moved when he came in the court of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and embraced Islam with whole caravan.
Thereafter, he humbly asked, ‘Ya Rasoolallah ﷺ!
Your blessed entry in Madinah be made with flags.’ So, he took off his turban,
tied it onto his spear and set off to Madinah, escorting the Holy Prophet ﷺ.
(Derived
from: Akhlaaq-un-Nabi Wa-Aadaab Li-Ibn-e-Shaykh, pp. 144, Raqm 747)
Mahboob-e-Rabb-e-Akber,
tashreef la rahay hayn
Aaj
Ambiya kay Sarwar, tashreef la rahay hayn
Kiyun
hay faza mu’attar! Kiyun roshni hay ghar ghar
Achha!
Habeeb-e-Dawar, tashreef la rahay hayn
‘Eidon
ki ‘Eid aa’ie, Rahmat Khuda ki la’ie
Jud-o-Sakha
kay paykar, tashreef la rahay hayn
Hoorayn
lageen taranay, Na’ton kay gungunanay
Hoor-o-Malak
kay Afsar, tashreef la rahay hayn
‘Aalam
mayn jo hayn yakta, Bay misl hayn jo Aaqa
Woh
Aamina tayray ghar, tashreef la rahay hayn
‘Attar
ab khushi say phoola nahin samata
Dunya
mayn is kay Sarwar, tashreef la rahay hayn
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish
(murammam) pp. 301 - 304)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
Great
reward for celebrating Milad
A devotee of Rasool, namely
‘Ibraheem’ lived in Madina-tul-Munawwarah. Out of his Halal livelihood, he
would save half of his earnings¹ for celebrating Milad of the Holy Prophet ﷺ. When the month of Rabi’-ul-Awwal would
arrive, he would spend money and the event of Milad with great zeal and fervour
within Shari’ah boundaries. He would distribute a lot of food amongst people
for the Isal-e-Sawab of the Holy Prophet ﷺ
and spend his savings on righteous purposes. His wife was also a great devotee
of the Holy Prophet and would also take part in all such activities
wholeheartedly. The blessed wife departed her life but it did not dampen the
spirit and enthusiasm of ‘Ibrahim’ for marking the day of the Milad of the Holy
Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
¹ May we save half or 12% or at
least 1% of our income for the Milad of Holy Prophet ﷺ
and spend it for Islamic purposes.
One day, Ibraheem called his son and
made a will, ‘Dear son! I will die tonight. I have 50 dirhams and approx.
18-meter cloth. Use the cloth for my shroud and spend the money on any
righteous deed.’ After the blessed demise of Ibraheem, his son was confused as to
which good act he should carry out for spending the money left by his father.
Pondering over it, he fell asleep and dreamt about the Day of Judgement.
Everyone was extremely frightened. The fortunate people were going towards the
Heaven, whereas the unfortunate ones were being dragged to the Hell. He was
shivering badly thinking about his fate. Meanwhile, an announcement was made,
‘Let this young man enter the Heaven.’
He, then, entered the Heaven
happily, moving around and enjoying. After seeing seven Heavens, when he
reached the gate of 8th Heaven, he was informed, “Those who celebrated the
Milad of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in the world are allowed to enter this
Heaven. Upon hearing this, he thought of his parents who used to celebrate the
Milad of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. After a short while, a voice was heard, ‘Let
this young man enter; his parents want to meet him.’ he went in and saw his
deceased mother was sitting beside the stream of Kawsar. At a close distance, a
most exalted lady was seated on a throne, whereas some highly honoured women
were also present there. He humbly asked an angel, ‘Who are they?’ The angel
replied, ‘most exalted lady on the throne is ‘Sayyidatuna Fatimah Zahra رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا’ and other honourable
women are, ‘Khadija-tul-Kubra’, ‘Sayyidah Aaishah Siddiqah’, ‘Sayyidatuna
Maryam’, ‘Sayyidatuna Aasiyah’, ‘Sayyidatuna Saarah’, ‘Sayyidatuna Haajirah’,
‘Sayyidatuna Raabi’ah’ and ‘Sayyidatuna Zubaydah’ (رَضِیَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهُنَّ).
He became very happy and stepped
forward and witnessed a heart-warming sight, the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was seated on an
incredibly great throne. Around the throne, Khulafa-e-Rashideen (the four
righteous caliphs رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُم)
were seated on chairs. At the right-hand side, the blessed Prophets عَلَیْهِمُ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام were seated on the
chairs, made of gold, and the blessed martyrs were seated at the left-hand
side. The young man also saw his deceased father ‘Ibraheem’ present there
amongst the people sitting near the Holy Prophet صَلَّی
اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The blessed father approached him and
hugged his son happily. The son humbly asked, ‘Dear father, how did you attain such
a great status?’ Ibraheem replied, ‘اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه!
This is all by the blessings of celebrating the Milad of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.’
The following morning, Ibrahim’s son
sold his house at a low-price and arranged a feast using all amount including
his father’s 50 dirhams. He invited Islamic scholars and pious Muslims. As he
was no longer interested in worldly affairs and activities, he spent the rest
of his life worshipping Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
and looking after the Masjid.
After his death, someone saw him in
a dream, and asked him, O’ pious man! How have you been treated after your
demise. He replied, ‘By the blessings of celebrating the Milad [blessed birth]
of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ
وَسَلَّم, I have also attained the same lofty status in Heaven which my
father has.’
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
have mercy on them and forgive us without any accountability for their sake!
اٰمِیْن بِجَاهِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صَلَّی
اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Bakhsh
day mujh ko Ilahi! Bahar-e-Milad-un-Nabi
Nama-e-A’maal
‘isiyan say mayra bharpur hay
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish
(murammam) pp. 484)
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