A vow to hold a mawlid

Question

Question: If a person vowed (nadhr) to have a mawlud (mawlid) recited, is it necessary for him to fulfil it or not?

Answer

Holding a gathering of mawlid (celebration of the Prophet’s ﷺ birth) in the currently prevalent manner is, according to the Shari‘a, a baseless bid‘a (innovation in religion) and impermissible, although the remembrance of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in itself is a source of good, a cause of blessing and a means of nearness to Allah (qurba)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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