Thank you for checking and I look forward to your update. It also made us look up the source as well, since I only recalled it from memory.

Please keep the posts coming and remember all of your visitors in your duas please. Also, please convey our warmest greetings to the Noble Messenger of Allah, Sayyiduna Muhammad b. Abdillah (sallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam).

The Shifa of Qadi Iyad relates the famous line and uses the word Mahmud. See Volume 1, Chapter 3, Section 14 insha-Allah. Sayyiduna Hassan b. Thabit repeats the famous line that was spoken by the grandfather of our Habib, Abdul Muttalib.

Other sources are Dalail an-Nubuwwah of Imam al-Bayhaqi, Tarikh of Imam al-Bukhari, Mirqat of Imam Ali Qari, Fath al-Bari of Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, and so on…..

May Allah ta’ala reward you and your family with the best in the dunya and akhirah.

wassalam.

Seeti Noorah have done it once again!! MashaALLAH nice collection and capturization of pictures but the thing that made me write this reply is the collection of spiritually exalted and blessed couplets by the exalted Ashab and Ahl al-Bayt ar-Rasool Sallallaho Alaihi wa Ala Aalihi wa SaHbihi wa baaraka wa Sallam … I wish I could get the Arabic text for it with some references!! Please convey my Salaams and Humble regards to Sidi G.F. Haddad and let him know that a Mureed of the Grandson of Syeduna AlaHadrat AshShaikh Imam Ahmed Rida Khan Alaihir RaHamatur Ridwan was asking him to make prayers that we all may LIVE and DIE here in Madina Munawwarah with extreme LOVE, FAITH and RESPECT!!

Now.. just to add my part as a token of devotion to this beautiful blog, I am pasting down few more sayings of the Exalted SaHaba-e-Kiram including Khulafa-e-Rashideen Ridwanullahi Ta’ala Alaihim Ajma’een praising the Mawlid an-Nabawi Sharif!!

Sheikhul Islam Allama ibn Hajr Makki (Radi Allahu Taála Anhu) in his distinguished book “An Ne’matul Kubra” quotes the blessed sayings of the Khulafa-e-Raashideen concerning Mawlid ash-Shareef. Few of these narrations are being quoted below:

Hadrat Syyeduna Abu Bakr asSiddiq (radi Allahu anhu) says, “Which ever person spends one dirham on the birthday of the Holy Prophet (SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Sallam), He will be with me in Jannah.”

Hazrat Sayyeduna Umar al-Farooq (radi Allahu anhu) says, “Whosoever has respected the Mawlad Shareef of the Holy Prophet (SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Sallam) it is as though he has revived the Deen.”

Hazrat Sayyeduna Uthman Ghani (radi Allahu anhu) says, “Whosoever has spent one dirham on the Birthday of the Holy Prophet (SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Sallam), it is as though He was present in Ghazwa-e-Badr and Hunain.”

Hazrat Sayyidina Ali al-MurtaDa (radi Allahu anhu) says that, “Whoso ever respects the Mawlad Shareef and is a means of motivating a Meelad function, He will take from this world the gift of Imaan and He will enter Jannah without any questioning.”

Ref: AnNe’matul Kubra Pages 7/8 - Published Istanbul-Turkey

Now let us examine the Aqeeda (belief) of the Glorious Sahaba Ikram who are guiding beacons for us.

1. After gaining victory and success in Ghazwa Tabook when Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) arrived in Madinatul Munawwara, Hadrat Sayyiduna Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) requested permission of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) to read a few stanzas in his praise then Rahmate Alam (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, “My dear Uncle! Go ahead. May Almighty Allah keep your mouth well.”

This is what al-`Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib said:

… Before you came to this world,
you were excellent in the shadows and in the repository (i.e. loins)
in the time when they (Adam and Eve) covered themselves with leaves.
Then you descended through the ages…
When you were born, the earth shone
and your light illuminated the horizon.
We travel in that illumination and in the light and in the paths of right guidance.”

Mullah Ali al-Qari in his ‘Sharh al-Shifa’ (1:364) says it is related by Abu Bakr al-Shafi`i and Tabarani, and cited by Ibn `Abd al-Barr and Ibn al-Qayyim respectively in ‘al-Isti`ab’ and ‘Huda Nabiyy Allah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim)’.

This has been stated in distinguished works of great Muhaditheen such as Imam Jalaluddeen Suyuti, Muhadith ibn Jauzi, Allamah Ibn Hajr, Allamah Halbi, Allamah Dahlaan Makki, Allamah Nibhaani, Allamah ibn Abdul Birr, Allamah Haakim, Allamah Ibn Kathir and Allamah Sharistaani (radi Allahu Anhumul Ajmaeen).

Ref:
1. Kitaabul Wafa pg 35 vol 1
2. khasais ul kubra pg 97 vol 1
3. Insaanul Uyoon page 96 vol 1
4. Seeratun Nauwiya pg 37
5. Jawahirul Bihaar pg 40
6. Anwaarul Muhammadiyah pg 62-84
7. Hujjatulahi Alal Alameen pg 222
8. Muwahibul Ladaniyah pg 23
9. Al Istiaab Mustadrik pg 327 vol 3
10. Albidaya Wan Nihaya pg 258 vol 2
11. Kitaabul Mallal wan Nahal pg 240 Vol 2
12. Majma’i Zawahid pg 217 vol 8
13. Talkheesul Mustadrik pg 327 vol 3
14. Ibn-e-Kaseer’s Meelad-e-Mustafa, Pg 29-30, Published in Lahore 1958.

2. Syyedatuna Aamina Radi ALLAH Anha states, “I saw that three flags are sited, One in East, One in West and the third on roof of Ka’ba Shareef and Prophet’s Peace Be Uon Him birth took place.” (Khasaisul Kubra, Vol1, Pg 82, Published from Darul Kutub Ilmia – Berut)

3. Hazrat Hassan Bin Saabit (Radi ALLAH Anho) said:

Wa Ah’sanu Minka Lum taraqattu Aienee
I haven’t seen the lovely personality like you

Wa Ajmalu Minka Lum Talidin Nisa’u
And no mother have given birth to such a wonderful personality

Khuliqta Mubarra’am Min Kulli Aie’bin
You are created free from every fault

Ka’Annaka Qud Khuliqta Kama Tasha’u
You were created, as you wanted to be

And look what Sarkar Awarded him; Hazrat Aaisha (Radi ALLAH Anha) narrates, “Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) built a MIMBER for Hazrat Hassan (Radi ALLAH Anho) in Masjid-e-Nabawi Shareef, and Hazrat Hassan use to Recite Naats standing on that MIMBER and also use to give answers to MUSHRIKEEN on behalf of Syyeduna Muhammadur Rasoolullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam). For this act of Hazat Hassan Holy Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam) said “Untill Hassan recites and give answers to mushrikeen on this MIMBER, Jibreel-e-Ameen helps him.” (Bukhari)

4. Prophet Peace Be Upon Him Migrated to Madinah Munawwarah, when he reached MoDa-e-Gameem near Madina; at that time Bareda Aslama along with 70 Horse riders of Qabeela Bani Saham came to Prophet Peace Be Upon Him to arrest him (Ma’aaz ALLAH) but because of Prophet’s blessed and wonderful personality, he got arrested in Love of Prophet Peace be Upon Him and accepted Islam along with his group. Then he asked Prophet Peace Be Upon Him that a His entrance in Madinah must be with a Flag. So, he tied his Turban on his arc and entered in Madinah with Sarkar Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam carrying that FLAG. (Wafaul Wafa, Vol1, Pg 243, published from Dar aHya’at Tarasal Arabi – Berut)

5. Hazrat Sayyeduna Hasan Basri (radi Allahu anhu) states, “I would like have gold equivalent to the Mountain of Uhud so that I should be able to spend it on the Meelad Shareef of the Holy Prophet (Sall Allaho Alaihi Wa Sallam).” (Ne’matul Kubra Pages 7/8 - Published Istanbul-Turkey)

Apart of all described above…
I need no proof to be a human…
I need no proof to be an engineer…
I need no proof to programming a software…

Everything is OK to do as long as not prohibited by Allah and His Beloved Messenger. So, there is no restriction to adore our Greatest Love in the world.

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You can easily remove all these false illusions, O Creator;
You have the Supreme Power and you the Absolute Controller;
Your Beloved Prophet is my intercessor.

I’m here with my wife reading your amazing post, may Allah ta’ala reward you. Continue to make dua for us so that we can come to Madinah al-Munawwarah insha-Allah during this coming year’s Hajj.

I think there was a minor typo in the following line:

“The Owner of the Throne is the Most Glorious [Ahmadu],”

It should be Mahmud so that from Mahmud the name Muhammad can be extracted. Mahmud without the waw is Muhammad.

peace and milad an-nabi mubarak to you,

Qushayri