Shab-e Baraat-The night of Acquittal:
Commentators of the Holy Quran are unanimous that the night which the Qur’an calls ‘the blessed night’ is the fifteenth night of Sha’ban. On this glorious evening, the decent of the Qur’an began from the Divine Tablet to the worldly heaven.
Some hadith regarding ‘the blessed night’ are:
Hadith 1
Mother of the believers Aisha {radiullaho anha}states that the Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:‘‘Verily Almighty Allah pervades the worldly heaven with a special glance of compassion and forgives more followers of my ummah than all the hair of the sheep of Bani Kalb.’’
Hadith 2:
Abu Baker Al Sideeq (radiullaho anho) says that the Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:‘’ Spend the Night of Baraat in offering nafl Prayers and observe the fast on the fifteenth day. Without doubt it is a night full of blessings and excellence. Allah Almighty proclaims on the night ‘‘Is there anyone who is desirous of peace and security that l may grant him peace and safety? Is there anyone who seeks sustenance that l may grant him sustenance? Is there anyone who seeks this and this, that l may grant him that? This proclamation and beneficence continue until the break of dawn.’’
Hadith 3
In another Hadith it is reported that’'the hearts of believers who keep alive the two nights of Eid and the fifteen nights of Shabaan,ie by engaging in Zikar of Allah,will not experience death on that day when every heart will be dead.
Hadith 4
It is reported by Ayesha, (radiu Allahu anha) that the messanger of Allah (sala Allahu alhi wasallam) said:“oh Ayesha! Do you know what happens on this night? i.e the night of Baraat. She answered"please inform me what takes place on this night. The master of both worlds replied:” on this night Almight Allah records all the names of those who are to be born in the coming year,and those who would be dying in it,the deeds of man are raised to Him on this night and the sustenace of man descends in it"
I'd rather keep it separate. That other thread was started solely to cast doubts on this nigh's validity. Lets not confuse the readers any more than what they already will be if they read this forum.
Commentators of the Holy Quran are unanimous that the night which the Qur’an calls ‘the blessed night’ is the fifteenth night of Sha’ban.
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Commentators are unanimous on this? Are you sure?
Ibn Kathir explains 'blessed night' by saying: "'We sent it down on Laylatul Qadr' and that was in the month of Ramadhan." And he refutes the notion that verse 44:3 refers to the middle night of Sha'ban.
At-Tabari: "Commentators have disagreed regarding this night as to which night of the year it falls on. Some said it is Laylatul Qadr... whilst others said it is middle night of Sha'ban... As for the correct opinion on this it is the statement that it is Laylatul Qadr."
Hadith about prayers or fasting or other rituals specified for the middle night of Sha'ban are all either weak or spurious as has been mentioned elsewhere i think. The night has its merits however as confirmed by those general hadith indicating that Allah looks upon the people of the earth and grants His forgiveness etc.
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*Originally posted by Furqan: *
Shab-e Baraat-The night of Acquittal:
Commentators of the Holy Quran are unanimous that the night which the Qur’an calls ‘the blessed night’ is the fifteenth night of Sha’ban. On this glorious evening, the decent of the Qur’an began from the Divine Tablet to the worldly heaven.
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are you serious brother?
there is no doubt that the laya tul qadar is in ramadhan, i mean how can any one have doubts regarding this? we have no much sahih hadiths about the night of power being in ramadhan, so any one who claims that night of power is in shabaan does not know what he is talking about. may allah guide us all.
the whole month has merits brother, we are not claiming that this night is useless…by allah no, but the fact that the entire month of shabaan is good and the prophet :saw: used to fast in it a whoe lot, the most in any month other than ramadhan, so aparently he :saw: considered it important..so byallah we consider it important..BUT there is no evidence about 15 being better than other nights or so on..thats it…
BUT there is no evidence about 15 being better than other nights or so on..thats it...
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Allah's Messenger (saw) said: "Allah, the Blessed and Most High, looks to His creation on the middle night of Sha'ban and forgives all of His creation except for the one who ascribes partners to Him and the one who shows enmity."
Recorded in Sunan Ibn Majah (#1390), Musnad Imam Ahmed (#6642), and by Ibn Hibban in his Sahih hadith collection (#1980).
Hafiz al-Haythami (d.807AH) also authenticated its isnad in Majma al Zawa'id (8/65) as did Muhaddith al-Albani in Silsila al Sahiha (#1144).
^ p.s. And hadith with the same wording as the above one or the same meaning have been reported by a group of the Prophet's (saw) companions, such as:
Abu Bakr al Siddiq: Recorded in al Lalika'i's al Sunna (1/99), Abu Nu'aims Akhbar Isbahan (2/2) and elsewhere
Aisha: Al Tirmizi (1/143), Ibn Majah (#1389) and elsewhere
Mu'az ibn Jabal: Ibn Hibban in his Sahih (#1980), al Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al Iman (2/288/2), Tarikh Ibn Asakir (15/302/2), al Sunna Ibn Abi Asim (#512)
Abu Tha'laba: Al Lalika'i's al Sunna (1/99), Ibn Abi Asim (p.42) and elsewhere
Abdullah ibn Amr: Musnad Ahmed (#6642)
Abu Musa al Ashari: Ibn Majah (#1390)
Abu Huraira: Musnad al Bazzar (245)
Awf bin Malik: Musnad al Bazzar (245)
After listing the above reports along with their various chains of transmission, Muhaddith al Albani concluded: "This hadith by virtue of its various routes of transmission [all supporting one another] is authentic without a doubt." (Silsila al Sahiha, #1144)
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*Originally posted by gupguppy: *
^ p.s. And hadith with the same wording as the above one or the same meaning have been reported by a group of the Prophet's (saw) companions, such as:
Abu Bakr al Siddiq: Recorded in al Lalika'i's al Sunna (1/99), Abu Nu'aims Akhbar Isbahan (2/2) and elsewhere
Aisha: Al Tirmizi (1/143), Ibn Majah (#1389) and elsewhere
Mu'az ibn Jabal: Ibn Hibban in his Sahih (#1980), al Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al Iman (2/288/2), Tarikh Ibn Asakir (15/302/2), al Sunna Ibn Abi Asim (#512)
Abu Tha'laba: Al Lalika'i's al Sunna (1/99), Ibn Abi Asim (p.42) and elsewhere
Abdullah ibn Amr: Musnad Ahmed (#6642)
Abu Musa al Ashari: Ibn Majah (#1390)
Abu Huraira: Musnad al Bazzar (245)
Awf bin Malik: Musnad al Bazzar (245)
After listing the above reports along with their various chains of transmission, Muhaddith al Albani concluded: "This hadith by virtue of its various routes of transmission [all supporting one another] is authentic without a doubt." (Silsila al Sahiha, #1144)
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brother i am confused, if sheikh al albani said it is sahih, then why is sheikh al munajjid calling this a biddah?
i guess i would go with al albani's views unless shiekh al munajjid can explain this, may allah really forgive me for saying that it is biddah on the other thread for really i was only following the fatwa of sheikh al munajjid. and my intention was right...
That the middle night of Sha'ban has some special significance. There is proof for this in the above hadith insha' Allah.
Claiming that the Prophet (saw) taught that we should recite certain numbers of prayers on this night using particular surahs and that we should fast the following day. There is no authentic evidence for any of this and it is these practices, i dare say, that the scholars are calling bidah.
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^ There are two things here:
That the middle night of Sha'ban has some special significance. There is proof for this in the above hadith insha' Allah.
Claiming that the Prophet (saw) taught that we should recite certain numbers of prayers on this night using particular surahs and that we should fast the following day. There is no authentic evidence for any of this and it is these practices, i dare say, that the scholars are calling bidah.
Does that help?
And Allah knows best.
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well i researched and even sheikh fowzan is saying it is biddah to single it out for prayer...but since all these scholars are so learned mashallah i cant pick and choose so i will just forget about this issue and never talk about this issue unless allah guides me....
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so i will just forget about this issue and never talk about this issue unless allah guides me....
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Alhamdollilah.
ThandyMazaq, i'm sure even Muhaddith al Albani said that it is biddah to single it out for prayer. This doesn't conflict with the fact that he authenticated one of the hadith that speaks about the middle night of Sha'ban. All these scholars that you mentioned, plus al Albani, are in agreement that no specific prayers, acts of worship or fasting have been instructed by the Prophet (saw) for this night.
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*Originally posted by gupguppy: *
ThandyMazaq, i'm sure even Muhaddith al Albani said that it is biddah to single it out for prayer. This doesn't conflict with the fact that he authenticated one of the hadith that speaks about the middle night of Sha'ban. All these scholars that you mentioned, plus al Albani, are in agreement that no specific prayers, acts of worship or fasting have been instructed by the Prophet (saw) for this night.
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i guess that makes sense,
jazakallah khair for that....
