Re: Shab-e-Barat…a limited phenomenon?
Peace teggy
Weak hadith are not the same as fabricated hadith. The idea that something is called an innovation because it does not exist in a Sahih hadith is logically false. As long as some basis exists for it then it cannot be an innovation. It is done however through a sense of being sure, but at the price of potentially losing out in potential benefits. This strictness in interpretation is found only in the Hanbali school and the reason why they seem to be more prevalent and apparent than the other opinions is because the finances generated by the Oil and Gas industry are used to propagate the opinions of the Hanbali - in such a manner that it makes it seem as the others are wrong.
The practice of Mid-Sha’ban is not contradicted by the Sunnah and there are hadith that relate to its benefit. These hadith are not fabricated according to classification of hadith. We should apply these standards everywhere in our religion.
I was going to point to the ahadith but brother Sa1eem has already done it … I was a bit slow.