In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful
Celebrating the middle of Shabaan Laylat al-Nusf min Shabaan (Night in the middle of Shabaan) should not be singled out for worship Question: I read in a book that fasting on the middle of Shabaan is a kind of bidah, but in another book I read that one of the days on which it is mustahabb to fast is the middle of Shabaan what is the definitive ruling on this? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. There is no saheeh marfoo report that speaks of the virtue of the middle of Shabaan that may be followed, not even in the chapters on al-Fadaail (chapters on virtues in books of hadeeth etc.). Some maqtoo reports (reports whose isnaads do not go back further than the Taabieen) have been narrated from some of the Taabieen, and there are some ahaadeeth, the best of which are mawdoo (fabricated) or daeef jiddan (very weak). These reports became very well known in some countries which were overwhelmed by ignorance; these reports suggest that peoples lifespans are written on that day or that it is decided on that day who is to die in the coming year. On this basis, it is not prescribed to spend this night in prayer or to fast on this day, or to single it out for certain acts of worship. One should not be deceived by the large numbers of ignorant people who do these things. And Allaah knows best. Shaykh Ibn Jibreen. If a person wants to pray qiyaam on this night as he does on other nights without doing anything extra or singling this night out for anything then that is OK. The same applies if he fasts the day of the fifteenth of Shabaan because it happens to be one of the ayyaam al-beed, along with the fourteenth and thirteenth of the month, or because it happens to be a Monday or Thursday. If the fifteenth (of Shabaan) coincides with a Monday or Thursday, there is nothing wrong with that (fasting on that day), so long as he is not seeking extra reward that has not been proven (in the saheeh texts). And Allaah knows best. Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid Source: Islamqa.com Visit, http://in.groups. yahoo.com/ group/Precious_ Teachings_ Of_Islam/ Our Lord! accept (this little effort) from us; surely Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing. (Aameen) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
