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Imam Suyuti, in his book Husn al-maqsid fi `amal al-mawlid,pp. 54 and 62, says:
“The reason for gathering for tarawih prayers is Sunna and qurba (to seek nearnessto Allah)… and similarly we say that the reason for gathering to celebrate mawlid is mandub (recommended) and qurba (an act of drawing near).. and the intention to celebrate the mawlid is mustahsana (excellent) without a doubt.”
Imam Suyuti continues, pp. 64-65, “I have derived the permissibility of Mawlid from another source of the Sunna [besides Ibn Hajar’s deduction from the hadith of `Ashura’], namely, the hadith found in Bayhaqi, narrated by ‘Anas, that
“The Prophet slaughtered an `aqiqa [sacrificefor newborns] for himself after he received the prophecy,” although it has been mentioned that his grandfather `Abd al-Muttalib did that on the seventh day after he was born, and the `aqiqa cannot be repeated.
Thus the reason for the Prophet’s action is to give thanks to Allah for sending him as a mercy to the worlds, and to give honour to his Umma, in the same way that he used to pray on himself. It is recommended for us, therefore, that we also show thanks for his birth by meeting with our brothers, by feeding people, and other such good works and rejoicing.”
This hadith confirms the aforementioned hadith of the Prophet’s emphasis of Monday as the day of his birth and that of his prophethood.
(salALLAhu Aliehi wa Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa Sallm)