head of the Fatwa Committee of the Association of Muslim Scholars of Algeria, Sheikh Ben Hanafieh Abidine, not to celebrate the birth of the Prophet, stressing the illegality of celebrating this anniversary. 

"This celebration should not be an expression of a Muslim's love for his Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because love requires obedience and follow-up," Sheikh Bin Hanafiya al-Abidin said in a press statement. "The celebration of the birth was not done by the righteous salaf, Al-Shorouk "newspaper.




This publication of Sheikh El Abidine brief speech under the title of " A Brief Ruling on celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammad", to the extent in which the illegality of the celebration of the anniversary, said , "The celebration of the birth did not do Ancestors, even if it is thereby maximizing the Prophet peace be upon of God be upon the ladder, or making Not to the companions, nor to the followers of the followers, nor to their followers, nor to those who came after them. " 

The author of the book "Al-Ajalah in explaining the message" spoke about the beginning of the celebration of the Prophet's birth. He said that he did not say that the celebration is hardworking by the diligents, not by the imams of the known schools of thought, or by others who knew science and piety during the first 500 years. 

He continued,

He added that "the most recent of this celebration, as the scholars went to him, people who were famous for the heresy and hypocrisy, they showed Islam and forbade infidelity, they are the sons of Obeid Allah al-Qadah who challenged the majority of scholars in their call to join Fatima al-Zahra. Some of them to the Christians. " 

The Sheikh gave fatwas to the senior scholars of the nation who considered celebrating the day of birth as a heresy, where Tajuddin Omar bin Ali al-Maliki al-Maliki, known as Fakahani, may God have mercy on him, and Ibn Taymiyyah. 

The Sheikh concluded his brief message by saying that the work of a Muslim to be acceptable must be pure and right, and the sincere is what the face of God sought, and the right is what was on the Sunnah. 

Algerian Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Mohamed Issa attacked the boycotters and banned the celebration of the birthday of the Prophet.

He said in a speech during his supervision at the inauguration of the pole mosque , Sheikh Larbi Tbessi Tebessa, said that "who wants to prevent the celebration of the birth of the Prophet wants to the hearts of young people remain empty from the love of the Prophet Muhammad, to fill the love Halloween and love of New Year 's Day (Christmas)."