IMO,
The general guideline is,
In matters of
Deen and worship, do
ONLY AND ONLY what was prescribed by Allah and done by the prophet (saw), and you have covered your bases.
You do NOT need to do ANYTHING outside of that. No one can touch you on the day of judgement for "not doing" anything that wasn't done by the prophet (saw) to earn hasanaat and/or get spiritual elevation. These milaad gatherings Urs, Halwa, Chaleeswan etc, all fall in these "EXTRA" that was NOT done by the prophet (saw).
Many idiots come up with a counter by saying ... "ohh, so the prophet (saw) didn't eat Pizza or drove a car, so now, I can't eat a Pizza or drive a car?
To such idiots, "driving a car or eating a pizza" is NOT a matter that falls in "Deen and worship". Read the bold above again.
And in matters of the world (outside of deen/worship), everything is permissible EXCEPT for what was forbidden by Allah and the prophet (saw).
This above guideline is a not a set in stone rule, but if we follow it with in reason, we should be fairly well off.
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Remember, when you sow a small seed of biddah, it grows very quickly into a very strong tree.
A few centuries ago, someone might've thought to get together and pray naffal or do other worship
ESPECIALLY because today, it's the birth day of the prophet (saw).
^^
This was the start of biddah (innovation in deen to include or exclude items in ibadaats or introducing new form of Ibadaadats for specific occasions etc).
And look how that small seed of Biddah turned into a strong tree.
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lol - these idiots can't imagine that after devouring so much green, probably your excretion will also be in green color ... what are you gonna do about that now?
Some idiots also say, "ohhh, so what's wrong in praying naffal and do worship on the occasion of the prophet's (saw) birth day?"
To them, what's wrong in giving Azaan?
Nothing right?
So start giving Azaan before Namaaz-e-Janaaza. And you should get more rewards.
Will you do it?
Perhaps not. Why because? The prophet (saw), did not do it.
IMO,
If a Muslim focuses to complete ONLY the Farz and Sunnah then, he wouldn't have any time and/or energy left to indulge into these Khurrafaats.
But the problem is, Islamic guidance is not mandated in Pakistan.
In Saudi, the govt has a mandate and every religious scholar is bound to preach Islam by a certain govt approved mandate.
In Pakistan, these Molvies have been let lose and they have gone wild.
Every molvi has made his own "chaar eent ki masjid", and he preaching his version of Islam ONLY TO ONLY make money and earn a living.
Hur molvi ko apni dukaan chamkaani hai, so they have divided the public into groups and every molvi is getting his share. This is all what it is.
Harri pagi, safeed pagri, yellow pagri, sunni, shia, baraivli, deobandi, Ashiqaan (saw), Khatam-e-nabuvat (saw) group, Anti Qadiyani group ... what is all this? Every molvi and his team behind promoting this junky movements is making a living out of these groups. This is all what it is. Hur aik molvi ki dukaan chammak rahi and the gullible public is dancing like a monkey on the drum beat.