An article in Malayalam shows the ruling on celebrating the Prophetic birthday (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Ibn Utheimeen shows the ruling of celebrating the prophet’s birthday.

Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet is a religious innovation that has no basis in Islam

In this article, Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed shows the Islamic ruling on celebrating the Prophetic birthday (peace be upon him) through the Prophetic traditions. He also tries to refute the specious arguments of those who consider it as permissible act through seven points.

In this sort lecture Dr Bilal Philips talks about one of the most significant topics with which everybody is concerned. An informative guide on not Celebrating the Birth of Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "It is well known that celebrating the Prophet's birthday is a heresy. A lot of people have Mawlids, but not to celebrate the prophets birthday but to learn about his life and so on and so forth. If the event is not taking place on the Prophet's birthday, is it still considered forbidden in Islam? Is it just the use of the word mawlid that causes the event to be considered forbidden? For example, if I were to learn about the Prophet's life ..., etc. but not associate the word Mawlid to it, would it still be considered forbidden? In the same event, people would be fed ..., etc. I ask this because a wedding dinner will be held in the upcoming weekend on Saturday and since there will be a gathering of people, the hosts decided to teach people about the prophet after the dinner in the masjid. They called it a mawlid but neither does it fall on the day the prophet was born nor used to celebrate the birth of the prophet but instead to teach them about the Prophet. They are doing this instead of having dancing ..., etc. so that people would benefit more from learning about the life of the prophet. Please advise. Secondly, If I were to have a gathering at the mosque just to teach people about the life of the prophet and provide food to those who attend, would this be considered forbidden?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "On every last Sunday of the month, we get together with a group of 30 or more sisters and each of us reads two or three hizb (portions of the Quran) until we complete the entire Quran in one and a half or two hours. We have been told that this will count, insha Allah, as a completion of the Quran for each one of us. Is that correct? Afterward, we supplicate and ask Allah to give the recitation reward to the rest of the believers, living and dead. Will the reward reach the dead? They quote as evidence for that the words of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), “When a man dies, all his good deeds come to an end except three: Ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous son who will supplicate for him.” On the festival of the Prophet’s birthday, they hold a ribaat (vigil) which starts at 10 a.m. and lasts until 3 p.m. They start with prayers for forgiveness, praise of Allah, and exalting the Prophet's mention silently then they read the Quran, and some sisters fast on that day. Is singling out this day for all these acts of worship regarded as a heresy? We also have a long supplication seeking blessing that we say at the time of suhoor for those who are able to say it. It is called du’aa’ al-raabitah. It starts by sending greetings to our Prophet Muhammad, his family, other Prophets, Mothers of the Believers, the female companions of the Prophet, the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the Taabi’een, and the righteous close friends (awliya’) of Allah, mentioning each of them by name. Is it correct that mentioning all these names will make their owners recognize us and call out to us in Paradise? Is this supplication a heresy? I feel that it is, but most of the sisters disagree with me. Will I be punished by Allah if I am wrong? How can I convince them if I am correct? This matter is making me lose sleep and every time I remember the Prophetic saying that every newly-invented matter is a heresy and every heresy is a going-astray, and every going-astray will be in the Hellfire, my worry and grief get even worse."

A book in English in which Sh. Saleh al-Fawzan enumerated several reasons behind the prohibition of celebrating the Prophetic birthday and explicitly clarified the major doubts raised up by the proponents of Mawlid. This includes the claims that: (1) This celebration is honoring the Prophet, (2) It is celebrated by a large number of people in many towns and cities, (3) It renews the memories of the Prophet, and (4) It is a good innovation because it is a means of showing gratitude towards Allah for sending the Prophet. This celebration is out of love for the Prophet, which is permissible.

An article in French refutes the allegations of those claiming legitimacy of celebrating the Prophetic birthday.

An article in Turkish shows that celebrating the Prophet’s birthday is not free of heresies and violations. It is not celebrated by the Prophet, his companions, their followers, the four Imams, nor anyone in the best centuries.

Stated date of birth and the emergence of that invention latecomers in the Fatimid era.