As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi ta'ala wa barakatuhu,

We give you glad tidings on this day of celebration of the Prophet's
(saw)
birthday. The following is a letter from one of the previous Mawlids
by
our beloved Shaykh Hassan Cisse. We hope that it will benefit you,
increase your love for the Prophet (saw), and bring you closer to him
(saw). May Allah bless everyone on this day of the Prophet's (saw)
birth,
especially our beloved Shaykh Hassan Cisse. Ameen!

MAWLID AN-NABI
CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW)

By Shaykh Hassan Ali Cisse

As Salaamu Alaikum:

I am here to welcome you tonight in this place under the shadow of the
PROPHET (SAW), once again. I am here to speak on the Maulid for the
brothers and sisters who do not speak Wolof or Arabic.
It is very important to celebrate the birthday of the PROPHET MUHAMMAD
(SAW) because the PROPHET (SAW) is a mercy to everybody, whether you
know
it or don't know it and it is worthwhile to spend some of your time in
every day, if you can, if not, in every year, to celebrate the Master
of
Mankind. This gathering, the result of which the Sufi people call Al
jam
ala Allah, is to meet for no other reason except for the sake of Allah.

We are here for that, for the sake of Allah, not for any other purpose,
not for dunya, the worldly things, and not even for Akhira, the
Hereafter.
So, I am congratulating you, all of you, on this occasion and also, I
am
giving you good tidings from the PROPHET (SAW). Once, he (SAW) was
asked
by one of his companions, "When is the Last Day, the Day of Judgement?"
and the PROPHET (SAW) asked the man, "What did you do? Are you ready
for
it?" The man said, "Really, I did not do many good deeds for the Last
Day, but I have the love of the PROPHET (SAW)" The PROPHET (SAW) said,
"Everybody is going to be with whom he loves on the Day of Judgement."
Congratulations, and from that position to all of you, may you love the
PROPHET (SAW) and salute him.
In the Muslim world today, there are different opinions about the
Maulid
itself. Some of the Muslims say it is Bid'a, that it is not correct
Islam, while others say it is advisable to celebrate the birthday of
the
PROPHET (SAW). Yet, for those who said it is Bid'a there is no
argument
between us and them, because they have no proof that it is Bid'a. Even
if it is Bid'a, it is good Bid'a. Allah revealed to the PROPHET (SAW)
in
the Holy Qur'an that HE will narrate to him the stories of the previous
Prophets to fortify his heart. If that is the case with the PROPHET
(SAW), then what will be the case with us if we hear the stories of the
PROPHET (SAW)? Second, The PROPHET (SAW) used to fast on Monday. When
asked why he fasted on this day, he used to say, "That was the day on
which I was born." Based on this Hadith and the Qur'anic verse in
which
Allah said to the PROPHET (SAW): I am narrating to you the stories of
the
previous Prophets to fortify your heart, I say it would be a very good
idea for a Muslim to also listen to the stories of the PROPHET MUHAMMAD
(SAW) to fortify his heart and to fortify himself. For this reason,
since the third century of the Hijra, the Muslims, may I say good
Muslims, are celebrating the birthday of the PROPHET (SAW) every year.
In the land of Senegal today, as you heard Shaykh Abdullah say the
other
day, Hajj Abdullah, the father of Shaykh Ibrahim (RA), was the first
one
who celebrated the birthday of the PROPHET (SAW) in Senegal. The way
he
used to celebrate it is different than the way Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) used
to celebrate it, because they used to meet on the night of the birth of
the PROPHET (SAW) reciting Qur'an all night, but when Hajj Abdullah,
the
father of Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) paid a visit to Fez and found them
celebrating the birthday of the PROPHET (SAW) by reciting the poems,
the
prayers, he adopted that style and here they used the poems of Imam
Muhammad Busari.
Imam Busari is one of the most famous poets who write about the
PROPHET
(SAW) because of his Burda and his Hamzia. During his early life, the
man was not really an excellent Muslim. He was a gifted poet
entertaining the government officials of his day. Then, one time,
Allah
tested him with severe sickness. He went to see so many doctors and
there seemed to be no cure for him. During his sickness, he wrote a
poem, the Burda. Burda means "cover" in Arabic. When he wrote the
poem,
he saw the PROPHET (SAW) covering him with a cover. Then, he regained
his health. In the morning, before he showed the poem to anyone, a
good
person came to visit him. When the door opened, the person said, "Show
me the poem which I saw you reciting in front of the PROPHET (SAW) last
night." That is why, throughout the Muslim world today, they have this
belief, that wherever you read the Burda, the PROPHET (SAW) will attend
that place. That is why when it is recited, all of the people stand
up.
The second poem composed by Busari is called Hamzia. Actually,
thousands
of people wrote poems about the PROPHET (SAW), but the fame which
Busari
gained out of his praising the PROPHET (SAW) is unequaled, because his
poem was excellent.
On the occasion of the first Maulid in Senegal, all of the poems
recited
were by Busari. On the second Maulid, the poems were by Shaykh Ibrahim
Niass (RA). In addition, there was a narration of the biography or
stories from the life of the PROPHET (SAW). There was also a
recounting
of Shaykh Ibrahim Niass' (Ra) move from Kaolack to Medina and why this
move took place. This narration answered the question of what was the
problem, as well as what his own people did to make him move from the
area. In response, Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) has declared that essentially
he
did nothing but love the PROPHET (SAW), for which he was driven from
his
house.
To celebrate the PROPHET (SAW), you may gain out of it, as I said
before,
the love of the PROPHET (SAW); you will be happy in this life and happy
in the Hereafter. The love of the PROPHET (SAW) may push you to see
him
in a dream, or you may see him in reality, in a state of being awake,
because up to today good Muslims are seeing the PROPHET (SAW) in broad
daylight, in a state of being awake, not asleep, because in the Hadith
of
Bukhari the PROPHET (SAW) said, "Whoever has seen me in a dream has
seen
me in reality, because Shaitan cannot take my form".
There are some of you who remember the poem composed by Shaykh Ibrahim
(RA) during the last moments of his life in a Paris hospital. "I saw
the
PROPHET (SAW) in a state of being awake in Paris." Is this a place
where
one can see the PROPHET (SAW)? Still, there are some Muslims denying
seeing the PROPHET (SAW). This is not possible, according to them,
because they consider him being just like an ordinary person who, if he
died and you bury him, that is the end of him. The PROPHET (SAW) is
not
like that.
Another story will show us that the PROPHET (SAW) still exists. One
of
the Meccan people was very rich at one time and he used to receive
people
from Malaysia, Asia, being the host for them and helping them with his
own money. It just so happened that one year he had no money and the
people arrived. He said to himself, "I must hide, because it is a
shame
for me to meet my people without treating them nice." He finally
decided
to take them to the Rowda, the Masjid of the PROPHET (SAW) and leave
them
there. They were the guests of the PROPHET (SAW). when he came to the
Masjid and greeted the PROPHET (SAW), he said, "These people used to
come
to me when I was able to handle their affairs. Today, they come when I
am in a very bad financial condition." He fell asleep in the Masjid
before he left the group. "Go to this address and call this name.
Tell
him to give you what you need of money as far as your people are
concerned." When he found the building number, he called the man's
name
in a loud voice from the street. The man answered, saying, "I answered
your call. I am the messenger of the Messenger of Allah. Tell me how
much you need. If I have it, I will give it to you, if I don't have
it,
I will borrow it and give it to you."
On another occasion, the Shaykh Ahmad al-Rifai, when he paid a visit
to
the Rowda, spoke to the PROPHET (SAW) saying, "Away from you I used to
send my soul to kiss your hand on my behalf and today I come in person.

Bring your hand so I can kiss it." The hand of the PROPHET (SAW) came
out.
The PROPHET (SAW) is not an ordinary person. He is in the second
position after Allah. We love him and we are not worshipping him. We
believe in his Message. We believe that he is the Messenger of Allah,
the Servant of Allah and we will try out best to follow all of his
teachings, step by step. All that he prohibited us from doing, we will
try our best not to do it. That is our belief in the PROPHET (SAW).
Now, the PROPHET (SAW) came to this world when his own people and the
majority of the world community believed in worshipping idols instead
of
worshipping Allah, the Creator. Allah sent him down to correct the
mistakes of human beings. The PROPHET (SAW) is in the position to
teach
us how to follow the right path, but he cannot create the righteousness
in your heart, and the PROPHET'S (SAW) purpose is to show you the
right
path.
In the teachings of the PROPHET (SAW), all good deeds are advisable.
Islam, all of it, is nice. All bad deeds are prevented in Islam and it
is an obligation upon every Muslin, whenever the PROPHET (SAW) gives an
order, y ou should follow; whenever he said you should stop, you should
stop. Happiness in this life and in the Hereafter is in the following
of
the PROPHET (SAW).
All of the celebrations you see these days, the poems, the recitations
of
Qur'an, all of it, is just to show the good character of the PROPHET
(SAW). When Saydi Ayisha (RA) was asked what is the character of the
PROPHET (SAW), she said, "His character is the Qur'an. Qur'an is the
character of the PROPHET (SAW)." When you read the Holy Qur'an, his
character is present, and outside the circle of Qur'an, you will never
see his character. He is in that circle. If you want to be close to
the
PROPHET (SAW), follow his teachings. What he said is good, try your
best
to do it. What he said is bad, try your best not to do it, because
that
is the key to happiness. It is the key to what you want in this life
and
in the Hereafter.
We can summarize all of that in one word: Taqwa. Taqwa is everything.

Whenever it is mentioned, to what you are ordered by the PROPHET (SAW)
and to stop where he ordered you to stop it, if you do it you will be a
good Muslim and you will be a wali of Allah. You will be close to
Allah.
Your problems in this life will be solved and all of this I am not
saying from myself. Every word of it is in Qur'an. If you fear Allah,
Allah will teach you. If you want Paradise, fear Allah. If you want
to
be a wali, believe and fear Allah. If you want to be honored at the
presence of Allah, also Taqwa, fear Allah. If you want to be safe from
the hellfire on the Last Day, fear Allah. If you want to be victorious
over your enemies, also Taqwa. If you want wealth, Taqwa. If you want
to be a good Muslim, do your best to follow the instructions and the
rules and regulations of Islam and do your best to stop where it wants
you to stop. You cannot claim that you love the PROPHET (SAW) and
disobey all of his orders, that is hypocrisy.
The PROPHET (SAW) described what Iman is. Iman is what you have in
your
heart and your actions prove it. If the actions are different than
what
you claim you believe, then it is false. We should try our best to be
Muslim. "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah; I bear witness
that Muhammad is His Messenger." It is good to say the words, but it
is
not enough. You have to follow a certain way, certain rules and
characteristics.
The PROPHET (SAW) said: "A Muslim is one from whom the others Muslims
are
safe." They will not harm each other with their tongue or their hands.

A Muslim to another Muslim is just like a wall; if any part of it is
suffering, the entire wall is suffering.
To be a good Muslim, you must be very serious. You should follow the
rules as if the PROPHET (SAW) was there. A Muslim should not oppress
another Muslim. He should not look down upon another Muslim. He
should
not leave any Muslim helpless. You should help your brother. In
another
Hadith, the PROPHET (SAW) said, "Allah is in the help of a servant as
long as the servant is helping his brother."
If you want Allah to be helpful to you, be nice to your brothers in
the
religion and help them. In Suratul Asr, a very short chapter in the
Qur'an, Allah swears that all of mankind are losers, except these four
kinds of people: those who believe, those who do righteous deeds, those
who advise each other to follow the truth and those who advise each
other
to be patient. If you want to be safe from being a loser, adapt these
characteristics.

Was Salaamu Alaikum.

salam 2 all the prophets and our b loved master (saw)
and all those who love and follow
my dear request is 4 al hamzziyah in arabic or english no problem
any links insha allah ameeeeeeeeeeeen salam wa rahmatulah