Praise be to Allah. May peace and blessings be upon the master of the early and the late generations, our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), his family, and Companions.
I have perused what the Shaykh Salih Muhammad Jamal wrote in AlNadwa newspaper, on Monday (Rabi` II 2, 1405) under the title (Friday Khutbah (sermon) and Current Events). It grieves me that the writer criticized the Khatib (preacher) of AlMasjid AlHaram (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah) concerning his disapproval of the celebration of Mawlid (the Prophet's birth day) and the banquets prepared by the family of the deceased on the third day of death.
Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dâwûd (David) and 'Isâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). That was because they disobeyed (Allâh and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds. They used not to forbid one another from AlMunkar (wrong, evildoing, sins, polytheism, disbelief) which they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to do.
If people see Munkar and do not change it, Allah will soon send upon them His punishment.