Rejoicing on the last Wednesday of Safar ?

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

   What do the noble scholars say about the following issue: some people carry out a specific belief regarding the last Wednesday of month of Safar. They cook delicious food on this day and in particular, they cook bread-based sweet dishes (choori) on this day, believing that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم regained health on this day, and the companionsرضی اللہ عنھم   celebrated that by preparing delicious food. Please state the ruling on doing so with this belief in mind?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

   There is no veracity in rejoicing on the last Wednesday of Safar and there is no evidence of the recovery of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم on this day. In fact, it is related that the illness which led to the passing of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم began on this day. Therefore, this belief of the people, making good food, crumbled bread in particular and rejoicing based on this is baseless.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Written by: Mufti Fuzail Raza Attari