Re: Eid milad un nabi is biddat - Saudi mufti
The poetry gatherings praising Milad were not annual gatherings, but Mawlid as we know it brings together many Sunnats, Wajibs and Fards. These aspects are not appreciable from the outside as we generally have different understandings. The Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah have gone systematic with much of what existed in early Islam. Going systematic is a continued tradition and is fuelled by change and a need for fiqh
If you highlight Eids being two only then you will have to reject the mention of Eid of Fridays. The truth is when you show all proofs from the Sunnah is that eids [days of celebration/festivals] exist in Islam in addition to the two obligatory Eids.
The days of celebration of Islamic era are not barred
I found this understanding to be beneficial:
The blessed birth of Sayyidena Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is a far greater event than any other in history. All other celebrations (Eid ul Adha & Eid ul Fitr) have only been granted to us because of this celebration - the birth of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Sayyidena Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) made more than just Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. In fact the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said Every Friday is an Eid. This means more than fifty Eids in a year. The Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) also said the day of Arafah is an Eid. Every Friday is Eid and do you know why? Allah created Prophet Adam (Alayhissalam) on this day so it became an Eid. This day is so auspicious that on this day any prayer which is made at the time of the creation of Prophet Adam (Alayhissalam) is granted acceptance by Allah. Now think, if the creation of Prophet Adam (Alayhissalam) has blessed this day in such a way, how blessed do you think that day is when the beloved of Allah was born? [Ibn-ul-Haaj’s very famous book Al-Mawlid]
Further Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an:
Prophet Isa [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] prayed to Allah Almighty “Oh Allah, our Lord, send down to us a tray of food from the Heavens so that it may be an occasion of Eid for us for the first and the last of us.” (Surah Al-Maaidah, Verse 114)
Imam Hakim writes that the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said “Friday is also an Eid day”. Once, in the Prophet’s time Eid came on Friday and the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said “Allah has given you two Eids today”. [Mustadrak, “Jum’ah” by Imam Haakim and summary by Imam Dhahabi].
Imam Tirmidhee writes:
“Abdullah-bin-Abbaas was reciting verse 3 of Surah Maaida, from the Qur’an. A Jew, sitting close-by heard it and said to Abdullah “If that verse which you recited, was revealed to us, we would make that day an Eid day”. Abdullah-bin-Abbas replied “When this verse was revealed, there were two Eids on that day. One of them was the Hajj day and the other Friday”. [Tirmidhee , “Tafsir”, and also Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surah 5, Verse 3]
From the references above, it is proved that the term “Eid day” does not specifically apply to the two Eid days (Al-Fitr and Al-AdhHaa), but instead, it could be used for any Islamic holy day. This means that we can refer to “Milaad-un-Nabi” as “Eid-Milaad-un-nabi” The reality is the objectors would not mind if it was called Islamic Gathering or Peace Conference or Dawah Project but as soon as the lovers of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) call it Eid Milad-un-Nabi they jump on the Biddah Bandwagon. If the book written by Imam Bukhari can be called Sahih Bukhari instead of Book of Allah but yet anyone who seeks knowledge from it will be rewarded by Allah, then the gathering that has been set for the rememberance of the Habib of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) can also be named after the blessed Habib (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).
That is what we would refer to as a Mawlid gathering.
This is a Mawlid gathering ‘schedule’ [taken from earlier post]
Recite Quran
Recite naat of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam
Listen to Speeches by Ulema on The Life of The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam
Making Dua
If I get time I might have a look, I might not be able to.
The issue of negating the celebration of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam was more important. In Sha Allah you accept that we can not negate the use of the word celebration
Well there is the hadith of abu lahab being given water on Mondays because he freed Thuwaybah due to his initial happiness at the Birth of The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam. This was done, as far as I am aware, on the day of birth of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam.
I do not know whether that reward for abu lahab [a kafir, who would not normally be entitled to reward] is acceptable to you. From the prospective of Ahlus Sunnah it is a confirmation that Mawlid is praiseworthy and rewarded
The Hadith meets your basic criteria
We, or Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, have introduced the practices from the Sunnah into this systematic format that we use. We have gone systematic and made discoveries that we can not ignore, but the basic concepts are the same, or similar. So I have confidence that Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah are upon good.
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In Sha Allah they were good Sunni Scholars 
, they should recommend you a form of Mawlid that is mustahab, like gatherings and juloos, so you can celebrate Mawlid un Nabi
If you are referring people whose name I do not want to mention, i can show you proof that a focal point of their teachings considered Mawlid as mustahab, but left it anyway [for unknown reason, aqeedah[k], sect making or focus change]
There is aspects of Mawlid which are not just Sunnah but Fard, and you get Wajibs, and Sunnats associated with it. and Mustahabs, Mubahs…makruhs, harams if you go the other way too
Being Happy with the Arrival of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam is Fard, and it is a form of Mawlid.
Indeed not only [and including] His Blessed Birth