Sayyiduna Abu Saeed رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ narrates: Sayyiduna Mu’awiyyah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ said: Once, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came towards a circle of the Honourable Sahaba رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم and asked: ‘What has made you sit here?’ The Honourable Companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم replied: ‘We have sat to remember Allah Almighty, we are showing gratefulness to Him as He bestowed us with the guidance of Islam and He granted us a huge favour through you.’ So, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘By Allah Almighty! Has only this thing made you sit here?’ They replied: ‘By Allah Almighty! Nothing besides this has made us sit here.’ So, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘Jibraeel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام came to me and he informed me: ‘Allah Almighty is showing pride before the angels because of you.’’ (Nasai, p. 861, Hadees: 5436)

Under this Blessed Hadees, Hakeem-ul-Ummah Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: ‘We learn that holding gatherings to show gratefulness for Islam and the noble arrival of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and sitting in circles is a sunnah of the Sahaba. This Hadees is the basis for gatherings of the Mawlid. (Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 3, p. 321)

Dear Islamic brothers. In the Milad Ijtima, mentioning incidents of the birth of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the period of suckling and noble childhood, arranging a Na’t Mehfil for this and gathering people, feeding people in happiness of the birth of the Prophet, this is all permissible. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, in this blessed month, Muslims celebrate the blessed birth. They place Madani flags and lighting on Masajid, houses, shops, factories, buildings and cars, and even in their neighbourhoods. On the 12^th night of Rabi’-ul-Awwal Shareef, they participate in Mehfil-e-Na’t with the intention of gaining reward. They welcome the dawn of blessings at the time of Subh Saadiq whilst holding Madani flags, reciting Salat upon the Prophet and with tears flowing from their eyes. They fast on the day of 12^th Rabi’-ul-Awwal and participate in the