In the name of Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Evil of
Milaat Sharif
The
greatest sin after Kufr and Shirk is Innovation in Islam. Innovation is an act
done in the name of Islam, which is not approved in Shariat, i.e. It has no
sanction of the holy Qur’an or the Hadith and did not exist in the days of the
holy prophet s.a.w. or his companions (Radhialahu anhum) or the era immediately
after them.
Innovation
is an evil practice the holy prophet s.a.w. has condemned all innovations in
religion and has called an innovator an enemy of Islam. He has also said that
every Innovation is a divergence from the right path and leads to Jahanam.
The
holy prophet s.a.w. Said ‘whoever introduces in Islam a good measure will have
a reward for it and also a reward for those who act upon it without reducing
any thing from this reward. Likewise one who introduces an evil practice in
Islam will be punished for this and all those who act upon that evil practice
will be punished without diminishing in any way the burden or their evil
deeds’. (Muslim)
Amongst
the many Innovations today the one amongst our Bengali people is Milaat Sharif.
It is generally practised in many mosques (which consist of Bengali people)
around the world today.
Allah
Ta'ala says in the Qur’an,
‘ This is my path so follow not other ways lest ye be parted from his
way ’.
(Al Qur’an 6:153)
The messenger s.a.w. warned
against the people of innovation, from be friending, supporting or taking from
them, saying, whoever innovates accommodates an innovator then upon them is the
curse of Allah, his Angels and the whole of mankind. (Bukhari
and Muslim)
Imam Shafi said, ‘that a
person meets Allah with every sin except Shirk is better than meeting him upon
any one of the innovated beliefs’. (Al Bayhaqee)
The
Prophet s.a.w. Said, ‘those of you who live long after me will see a great deal
of differences, So hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided
Khalifs after me’.
(Bukhari)
Allah's Messenger said, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, looks down on the 15th of Sha'ban and forgives all His creation except a Mushrik or one who is mushahin (innovator in religion).
(Thirmidhi)
The Prophet said, if anyone introduces an innovation in the religion, he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (in the religion) he is cursed by Allah, by His angels and by all the people.
(Abu Dawud)
At
the time of the prophet s.a.w. there was no such act or even today there is no
such Hadith of the prophet s.a.w. regarding Milaat Sharif. If it was approved
then the prophet s.a.w. surely would have told us because he s.a.w. told us
everything from the earth to the Arsh of Allah and from his day’s to the day of
Judgement and beyond.
We
believe that Milaat Sharif is an act in Islam but it is not a part of Islam
people made it up furthermore Shaytan puts such things in their mind so they go
of the right path and take others of the right path.
Allah Ta'ala says in the
holy Qur’an
‘And
Shaytan will say when the matter has been decided ‘verily Allah promised you a
promise of truth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no
authority over you except that I called you, so you responded to me. So blame
me not, but blame your selves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I deny
your former act in associating me as a partner with Allah (by obeying me in the
life of the world) verily, there is a painful torment for the Zalimun.’
(Al Qur’an 14:22)
I
am not saying that Darood Sharif is an Innovation but I am trying to say that
Milaat
Sharif is an Innovation therefore it is
Bidaat and was invented. Milaat Sharif is done by standing up folding the arms
and shouting aloud Darood on the beloved prophet of Allah s.a.w. Today many
Alims practice this evil act but they cannot provide authentic Hadith regarding
this matter.
Basically
because our forefathers did it this is why we do it. My brothers and sisters
the Sahaba the companions of the prophet of Allah s.a.w. could have followed
their forefathers (who were Idol worshipers for most of their life) but no they
decided to follow the right way, the commandments of Allah and the Sunnah of
the prophet s.a.w.
This
act is not even practiced in Haram Sharif, where the house of Allah is the holy
Kaaba. My beloved brothers and sisters we only see the people of Bangladesh
practising this evil act but all around the world there is no such thing as
Milaad Sharif because the scholars of Islam have not found it in Hadith or the
book of Allah the holy Qur’an.
Many
people say that Milaat Sharif is a biddah Hasanah (a good Innovation in Islam)
however Allah Ta'ala say’s in the holy Qur’an
‘ This day I have perfected
your religion for you, completed my favour upon you and I have chosen Islam as
your religion’
(Al
Qur’an 5.3)
So
that which was not part of the religion at that time cannot be part of the
religion today and the last part of this Ummah cannot be rectified except by
that which rectified it’s first part. So to accept Milaat Sharif,
Implies that Allah Ta'ala did not complete and perfect the religion for his
Ummah, and that the messenger of Allah s.a.w. did not completely convey to this
Ummah what was necessary regarding their duties. Until the advent of those who
came later and innovated in the religion of Allah and they completed Islam.
My
beloved brothers and sisters think twice the next time you do Milaat Sharif.
Ask the Scholars that practice Milaat Sharif the reward for it, they won't be able to answer
the question. They'll probably class it as Darood Sharif but we have never read
the Sahabas doing Darood Sharif in such a way. If you look in Hadith there is
reward for Salaat, Saum, Jihaad e.t.c. but where is Milaat Sharif ???.
Thank you for reading this Article may Allah save us from
The evil of Milaad Sharif and grant us Jannath ul Firdous