Refuting some false claims of the celebrators of Al-Mawlid - Seventh Claim

Seventh claim: Al-Mawlid includes things which are islamically praised, recommended and encouraged like charity, the mentioning of Allah's names and praise and glorification of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

Refutation: Although Al-Mawlid does include these praised and encouraged matters, it is still an unfounded gathering for an unlawful reason. Acts of worship must be justified by the Sharee’ah, otherwise they will be rejected by Allah due to them not coinciding with His commands and that of his Messenger sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam did not legislate for his birthday to be a day to gather for prayer, charity or recitations of poems of praise, some of which contain Shirk, like the famous Al-Burdah written by Al-Booseeri which says in some of its verses:

You are the most honourable of all creation I have none but you to resort to when adversities befall me If you don’t rescue me on the Day of Resurrection from your grace Then my feet will definitely slip into the Hellfire From your generosity you have provided this world and the Hereafter Your know what is in the preserved tablet and you know the divine decree

Allah says that which translates as: "Indeed Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted." (Luqmaan: 34). Ibn Mas’ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Your Prophet was given access to all knowledge (as needed) except the absolute knowledge of the unknown and the unseen." - Then he recited this verse.

In Islaam, anything that leads to a prohibited act it itself prohibited. Although the Islamic texts recommend charity, mentioning the name of Allah and asking Allah to send salutations upon the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and exalting his mentioning, they do not state that people are to exaggerate in praising him to the extent of attributing knowledge of the unknown and unseen to him – which is knowledge that is exclusive to Allah and a form of shirk if someone were to attribute this knowledge to anyone besides Him.