Sa1eem said he was not going to argue so I do not know whether he will come back to answer these points. I am not arguing either, i am telling and correcting which In Sha Allah @Ibn Sadique will accept first time round
I too use the word Honoured for the celebration of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam of the day of His Blessed Birth.
However in the above you have denied this is celebration. This is an incorrect assumption and a lie. The Prophetic Celebration or allowance for celebration is often found in this way. RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam can be said to have honoured, commemorated, celebrated and Grateful for His Blessed Arrival and Mawlid.
However the Ummatti Believers due our third party [dependent] status can add ‘‘rejoice’’ to the list of allowed sentiments:
O mankind! The advice has come to you from your Lord and a cure for the hearts - and guidance and mercy for believers. Say, “Upon Allah’s munificence and upon His mercy - upon these should the people rejoice”; this is better than all the wealth they hoard. [Surah Yunus 10:57-58]
An alternative translation of the Ayat is: Say Upon the Fadl and Mercy of Allah, let them show joyous celebration..
The Mawlid of Nabi SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam was celebrated in poetry in gatherings which can be described as positively ‘‘celebration’’
The People of Medina:
I hadnever seen the people of Medina so joyful as they were on the arrival of Allah’s Messenger,
this is Mashur from Hasan bin Thabit Radiallahu anhu:
***My eyes have not seen a person better than you; No woman ever gave birth to a person more beautiful than you! You were created flawless, without the slightest blemish; It seems you were created according to your wish!
From The Uncle of The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam;
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When you were born, the earth was shining, and the firmament barely contained your light, and we can pierce through, thanks to that radiance and light and path of guidance."
Directly in Hadiths from The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam:
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It is the day on which I was born and on which I received the DivineRevelation"
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I have been sent (as an Messenger)in the best of all the generations of Adam’s offspring since their Creation."
“I was cast into the clay of Adam and was the promise of my father Ibrahim and the good news of Eisa ibn Maryam”
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I am the Prophet! This is no lie. I am the son of `Abd al-Muttalib!"
To Combine all this in a gathering [that we refer to as Mawlid] is here:
Muawiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates: Verily the Messenger of Allah went
to a circle - meaning of his companions – Then asked what has caused you to conduct a
gathering? So they said we have sat down to do dua to Allah, and to praise him for
guiding us on his religion, and for favouring us by sending you to us. He said By Allah
is that the only reason? They replied Yes we swear by Allah that is the only reason. He
said I have not made you take an oath to doubt you, verily Jibrael, may salaam be upon
him, came to me and told me that Indeed Allah Almighty, is boasting of you in gathering
of the angels.
Most of the references taken from: Commemorating the Noble Birth of the Holy Prophet
Translation of the Hadith from Sunan Nasai from ''Objections on celebrating Mawlid" by Mohammad Bilal Naushahi
This post is not meant to answer birthdays or any annual commemoration, just the idea of Celebration of Mawlid Shareef, but I would be willing to have a go at answering such an objection. Although it can be said such an objection is just for perfecting Mawlid, not a total prohibition. In Short the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah do not restrict Mawlid to any particular day, and as such all the days including popular days such as 12th Rabi Al Awal are available for Mawlid to be commemorated. The advice is not to limit it to one day either
As for the common people, and other people, any individual who jumps for joy [rejoice] with Happiness at the Arrival [Mawlid] of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam is portraying an act from the acts of the people of Heaven:
Qul bifadli Allahi wabirahmatihi fabithalika falyafrahoo