What is the guidance regarding an imam of a mosque who holds mawlid celebrations and the night of the middle of Sha'ban?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He says about that imam that he holds the mawlid and the night of the middle of Sha'ban, and there are people who encourage him to do so, while others do not approve of it. Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Holding the mawlid and holding a celebration on the night of the middle of Sha'ban, all of these are religious innovations (bid'ah) invented in the religion, for which Allah has not sent down any authority. Whoever holds them, it is not permissible for him to be an imam for the people, because he becomes a role model for them, and they follow his example in these innovations, because people imitate the imam and consider what he does to be permissible. So such a person is not appointed as an imam in the mosque. He must be advised and the legal ruling must be explained to him. If he complies, praise be to Allah. If he does not comply, he must be removed from the imamate, and an imam who acts according to the Sunnah and avoids innovation must be appointed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The imam is appointed to be followed," meaning to be imitated. So the imam is a role model. If he is an innovator, this is a cause for the spread of innovation. If he is committed to the Sunnah, this is a cause for the revival of the Sunnah. Yes.