Procession in Praise of the Companions on 12 Rabi‘ al-Awwal

Question

In Mahmudabad, Pahantepur, Fatehpur, Kanpur and elsewhere, on 8 or 12 Rabi‘ al-Awwal, the banner of the “Four Friends” (the four Rightly-Guided Caliphs) is taken out with great ceremony in the form of a magnificent procession. In this procession all together recite, in a highly melodious, sing-song tone, verses in praise of the noble Companions ﵃ or verses of that kind; they pass through all the streets and lanes, let the women hear it, and at various places sweet drinks are arranged; those who do not take part…

Answer

It would be better to obtain the answer to this from the Dar al-Muballighin (Pata Nala, Lucknow). From there you will be told whether Hazrat Mawlana ‘Abd al-Shakur laid its foundation in this very form, or whether some change has crept into it, and what proofs stand behind it — that is, by which proof from the Holy Qur’an, the noble Hadith, ijma‘, fiqh, or [the words of] Imam…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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