Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a contemporary instructor at SeekersGuidance, teaching fiqh and belief according to traditional Sunni methods. This site cites his formulation that the mawlid is permissible and, for many scholars, encouraged — without being obligatory.
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Is celebrating the Prophet's birthday an innovation?
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Answer drawing on contemporary qualified scholarship.