The Way to ♥ Venerate RasoolAllah (sallAllahu alyhi wasallam) ♥ {meaning: to admire, adore, apotheosize, appreciate, be in awe of, cherish, esteem, exalt, hallow, hold in awe, honor, idolize, look up to, love, put on a pedestal, regard, respect, think highly of, treasure, value him} •► is to OBEY him, do as he commanded and avoid that which he forbade, and to love him; he is not to be venerated through innovations, myths and sins. Celebrating his birthday is of this blameworthy type because it is a SIN. The people who venerated the Prophet (sallAllahu alyhi wasallam) the most were the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), as ‘Urwah ibn Mas’ood (radi Allahu 'anhu) said to the Quraysh: ♥ “O people, by Allaah I have visited kings. I went to Caesar, Chosroes and the Negus, but by Allaah I never saw a king whose companions venerated him as much as the companions of Muhammad venerated Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). By Allaah, whenever he spat it never fell on the ground, it fell into into the hand of one his companions, then they wiped their faces and skins with it. If he instructed them to do something, they would hasten to do as he commanded. When he did wudoo’, they would almost fight over his water. When he spoke they would lower their voices in his presence; and they did not stare at him out of respect for him.” ♥ (al-Bukhaari, 3/178, no. 2731, 2732; al-Fath, 5/388). Yet despite this level of veneration, they never took the day of his birth as an ‘Eid (festival). If that had been prescribed in Islam they would not have neglected to do that. THINK ABOUT IT! WHO ARE YOU FOLLOWING?