www?ipeopleofsunnah.com tell LL) olen Wats) OF THE tag a SLT Born imeansteuled MADRASAH ARABIA ISLAMIA Bee nyVirtues of the Night of the 15th of Sha’ban OLAS ye ad ALY ited by Allamah Al-Muhaddith ‘Abdul-Hafiz Malik “Abdul-Hagg Makkicbaie Jointly Published By: Zam Zam Publshere Madrasa Arabia IslamiaForeword Ep EDITION 2008 All praises are due to Allsh &. We praise Him, seek help Tie Vea thet te stten from Him, seek guidance from Him, seek forgiveness from a pos Pelaneles Him, bring faith (Imén) upon Him, place our reliance upon Him’ and seak protection with All8h 3% from the evils of our Complied by: Alanah AAs Abdu Ha Mak souls and from our evil deeds. He, whom Allsh # guides, Abe Hogg MAA ae ‘none can cause to go astray and he, whom Allah 3 has lead Publication Ne, : A25 astray none can be his gulde. We bear witness that there is hon worthy of worship besides Aligh @, He Is alone and has fo partner and we bear witness that our Master Muhammad Secon ton = Nosh ‘& Is His Servant and Messenger. May Allah's @ mercy, Blessings and abundant peace descend upon Him, Hs family, His companions, His wives and upon al His followers. a (One of the young "Ulamé of Britain - the honourable Sheikh ata te mia Zam Zam Piers ‘Salim Dhérdt, a graduate of D&rul Um Islmiyyah in Bury pene okpe! (Grain), who ts very active In isi6mie-Telated afalrs and i i aoe highly ‘appreciated especially amongst the youth, enquired Sh Abie from’me during the yeor 1419 AH. with regards to the worn asazie Rarrations concerning the night of the 15" of Shan and rae yrpatsan should a Muslim give Importance to its ibédat (worship) and its fat. ‘Thus, with the help of Allan 3, I gathered all the riwdyat (narrations) pertaining to ite virtues, compiled It In 2 BOOK, oa A abe sent a copy to him, and distributed other copies to friends At ratooa inreRstion areeniae a During the beginning of Rajab (1420 A.H.), some ‘Ulam, Academy Lt. ‘especially some responsible brothers of Muaseacah Khalil rer ae nr Islimiyyah (Pakistan) advised me to review this booklet, Fantom Ee an ‘complete any deficiencies and prepare it for publication so nie tao ot Amer that its benefit may be widespread. DomsI was unable to respond to this request due to my preoccupation with the reviewing and editing ofthe kitao- BI ome 5 Gath Osta J gig LI ‘This is a very extensive and sublime commentary of Sahih Bukhérl, which will Inshi-Alldh occupy approximately 25 volumes. “It Is @ compllation of our Honoured shakh, ‘Shaikhul-Hadith — “Alamah Muhammed Zakariyyd Khdndhelawi afmatullh ‘eaih, Alléh % granted me the taufig (ability) of completing thet task during the beginning of Sha‘bén. With the grace and ‘mercy of Allah %e, I was able to complete this Booklet on the SP of She'bén 1420 A.H. Through the taufig of Allah 2, In 9 short space of time, 1 was able to compile some valuable material from the AiSdith, narrations of the Sahabah # as Well a5 the views of the ‘Ulama. Te will prove sufficient for those who follow the truth. We beg All3h’s % guidance for those who are obstinate. There Is no power or might except that which comes from Allah 8. have hope in Allsh a that He will accept this humble effort In expounding the truth; that He makes It sincere for His Noble Being and makes It a means of attaining His proximity. similarly, t gives me great pleasure to Inform all Mustim brothers. that’ no copyright is attached to. this booklet. Anyone wishing to reprint this booklet may do so ‘and Is at liberty to elther distribute it freely or attach a price {to t. The only request I have is that he reprints It correctly ‘and ‘that he remembers my perents, spiritual elders and ‘myself in his pious supplications.. AllBh 3 Is sufficient for us and the best to whom we entrust four affairs. May Alidh & descend His mercies, abundant [peace and blessings upon our Master Muhammad His family and upon all His Companions &. All praises are due to ‘Allah # In the beginning and at the end. “AbdulcHoz Mak ‘Abdu-tlagq MakKS ‘Makkah Mukarramah 05.08.1420 AW. peopl ; ; : avs All praises are due to Allah & alone and may His peace and salutations descend upon him, whom there Is no Nabi after {and upon his femily, companions, wives and upon all his followers. Thereaner: Tau (ity) comes from Alh a and from Hy doer. accstance aanates T (heudnd. Meta) Soy baking of Hin, Tho mest Generous, The tas het, Te id at Heese th sho uae heath a Grants Ue the bly to flow te and tet he peje fiscod to ts a flschood ad grants ‘os te ably Sistas rom Wand that He eifos ur errs ee gram cry, foqwél and acepteee in ene of am seen His grad and meray: Cai i have gathered many sound and authentic narrations of the Fightly guided Nabi ® pertaining to the month of Sha’ban With regards to the Importance ofits fasts and the "adse of {85 days and nights. By way of example, I wil mention afew > Hatz Mundnirt mentions the following Hodith in Targib wat Tarhib: ae Sovvidah "“Aishé Sédiaeh rodiyaldnu ‘anhd sald, actlullh w used to fast continvsly) that we wsed Se 27; He will not abstain from fasting, He used to abstan (Gt other times) from Yasting thot we used to say, He Mal "no feat “anymore. Tenaver saw Rasdlldh omplating a full mont of fasting except forthe month of Ramadin, never saw tim festing af much as fused fo see Him doing during the month of sha Dé CF a aeons "Fear of Aho ~ eransotor. Daves> Imam Timidht rahmatullShy ‘alalh narrates the felling Hach, with hs chal of narrator, In le nts Umme Salmah radivallahy ‘anhS said, ‘I never saw RasGlulléh a fast two months consecutively except for Sha’bin and Ramadi’ ‘Abi “isd (Imim Tirmidhi) says, "The Hadith of Umme Salmah rediyaliahu ‘anhd Is a tlesan tadith ?. This Hadith has alco being narrated from Umme Salmah, who narrates from “Aishah radiyalléhu ‘anh8 who says, "I ever saw RasOlullah s fast as much as He used to fast uring the month of Sha’bin. With the exception of 3 {fem days, He fasted the entire month. Infact, he used to {ast the entire month’. Ibnul Mubérak rafmatulldh ‘aieih has commented upon this Hat in the following manner: In the speech of the Arabs, It Is permissible to say that “a person has fasted te entire month’ if he only fasted a major portion of it Tt ls commonly sald, "A cartain person stood up the entire night’ Tt is possible that he may have partaken of supper and was occupied in some other tasks af wall during the course of the night. It ‘Seems that Tbnul Mubérak has regarded both these ‘Abcith to be in total conformity to each other. He says, “The meaning of this Hedith is that He used to fast a ‘major portion of this month’. End of the speech of imém ‘Tiemidhi rabymatulsh) ‘alain. > H&ftz Mundhirt also mentions the following Hadith In Targib wa Tarhib: Usémah bin Zald says, “T enquired, O! Rasdlullah 1 0 not notice you fasting in other months as I see you fast In Sha'b3n?" He repled, “This is a month, in which ‘many people are headless, It accurs between Rajab and Hasan — 2 Hadith whose chain of narration is sound. No accusation hae been levelled against any narrator nether has thls [beth been narrated from enly one source ~ Translator Pino Raman. This is a month in which the ‘aml (deeds) are ralsed up to Allah. I desire that my ‘amél be ‘alsed up whilst Tam fasting’. Narrated by Nasa. End of uote. I (Movin Maki) say, ‘Imam Abymed bin Hambal has also narrated this Hadith in his Musnac Hafiz Mundhir! algo mentions In Targib wat Tarhtb: ‘Ummul Mu'minin “Aisha radivalléhu ‘enh8 narrates that ‘Nabi a used to fast during the entire month of Sha’bsn. She enquired, "O! Rastl of Aléh, Is Sha‘ban the most beloved month unto you for fasting?” He replied, ‘During this month, Alldh records the names of all those people who will dle during that year. T love that my Geath comes to me whilst lam fasting”. Narrated by AbO. Yalé. alone. His sanad {chain of narration) Is sound. Imam Suydi! rahmatullahl ‘alah mentions in Durrut manthar: i Khatib and Ibn WajjSr narrate that ‘Aishah radivalléhu ‘anhd said, ‘RasGlullsh used to fast during the entire ‘month of Sha’ban, to such an extent that He used to join It to the month’ of Ramadan. With the exception of Sha’ban, He never fasted for a complete month. T enquired, "OI Rasdlulah a, Is Sha'bén the most beloved ‘month unto you for fasting?’ He replied, ‘Yes, 01 “Alshah, No soul dles during any year except that His appointed time is recorded In Sharban. Therefore, I love that my ‘appointed time be recorded whilst T om occupied in the worship of my Rabb and whilst I am Involved in good deeds’ ‘The words of Ibn Naijér are: ‘O! “Aisha, verily the angel of death records, during this month, the names of those ‘whom he is going to seize. 1 do not love that my na be transcribed except whilst I am fasting’. Paw?> Imam SuyOti rahmatullahi alain mentions in Durrul Manthor: bn Mardawiyyah and Ibn “Asakir narrate from “Alshah ‘adivallahu‘anhS, who says, *Rashlullah # never fasted @s much es He used to fast during the month of Sha’ban. This was because the souls cf the living are transcribed amongst the (list of the) dead. “Aman sometimes prepares for marriage whilst his name hes been raised amongst the dead. ‘Another Intends to Perform Haj) whilst his name has been raised amongst the deat ‘There Is no doubt that the night as well as the day ofthe 15% of Sha‘ban are Included in the generality of these Absdith “and others similar” to. them. Therefore, RasOlullah a has not prohibited the “idat of this night or the fast of this day. Yes, there Is evidence from Rasdluliéh where he (s) has prohibited fasting after the 15" of Sha’ban. Some ‘Ulama have interpreted this Heatti (differently) and have discarded it bosed upon other authentic ‘Anédith. Nevertheless, there Is. no Conclusive prohibition concerning the fast of the 15° of SSha'bain itself. In fact, the 15” of Sha’ban forms part of the Ayydm Bid’. Its mustehab to fast during these days ‘as Rastlullah i has encouraged it, Ahadith regarding the 15" of Sha’ban itself 1 have also compiled a few Mubsrak AbSalth pertaining to the vires of the night of the 15° of Sha’ban and the fast of the following day. Thus, the emphasis upon the adherence {to good deeds curing this night and the fast of this day only Increases, Initially, we will mention, through the grace and tauriq of AllBh 8, those AhBdith related to this discussion. Thereafter, 2 Ayam Bid = 13, 14° and 159 of avery Ilémic month — Translator ros we will mention some narrations of the Safar (pious Predecessors) ie. the Sohabah 4, Tablin and Tab-tabiin Fabmatullah ‘alaihim, 2s well 95 the views ofthe "Ulam. 2. HSfiz Mundhirl_ mentions the following Hadith in Targib wa Tarhib: Mu'éz s narrates that Rastlullah # ‘sald, ‘Allah 3% looks with special mercy towards the entire creation during the night of the 15° of Sha‘ban ‘and forgives all his servants with the exception of a ‘mushrik (polythelst) and person harbouring enmity Clowards others). Hafiz Mundhie says, ‘Tabrdnt as well as Ibn Hibban in his ‘Sahih have narrated this Hadith. End of quotation. 1 (Mouland Maki) say, “imam Styat! has also narrated ‘his Health In ure’ Manthor. "Hénz Harthaml after mentioning this Hadith in Majma‘uz Zawald (vol.8 po-65) s0ys, "Tabréni has narrated it in Kabir ond Awsat and the chain of narrators are Sahih (sound and authentic). 2. Hafiz Mundhist also narrates In Targhb wa Tarhib: Imam Ahmed narrates from "Abdullah fbn ‘Amr that Rashlullan ® said, "Allah @ looks towards His creation with special mercy during the 15 night of sha‘ban and forgives all His servants with the exception of two (persons); a person who harbours hatred and a murderer’ 1 (Mouland Maki) say, HANz Ibn Rajab Hambalf has also mentioned it In Latalul “Ma‘érif. the footnote ‘commentator, SOwas, says, "The reference of this Hadith Is Musnad Ahmad (vol.2’ pg.176) and the chain, of narration Is. authentic. End of quotation. I (Moulénd ‘MakKd) say, HaMiz Holtham, after mentioning this Hadith in Majma'uz Zawé-d (vol p9.65) says, Ahmad has narrated It. However, Ibn Lahi-ah, who ls regarded as Layyinul Hadith (lax in his narration of Hedith) eppesrs Inthe chain of narration. The other narrators are all DinoThigdt (soundy. End of quotation. 1 (Mouldnd Makki) say, Albani has also narrated this Hedfth in. Sifsiatul ‘Anddlth Sotihah (vol). After discussing the chain of harration and the views of the “Ulam8, he concludes In the following manner, “Therefore this Hadith Is Hasan’ End of quote. Hafiz Ibn Rajab Hambali mentions In Latsiful Ma- rif, thn Mijah has narrated from ABO MOsd that Rasdlulldh 2 sald; ‘Verly Allah 3 focuses His attention (fowards His creation) during the night of the 15" of ‘Shab and forgives His entire creation except for & ‘mushrik(polytheist) and a person who holds enmity’. ‘The commentator Ysin Sdwas mentions In the footnote: (1390) Chepter on Igdmatua Sal, section on ‘what hhas been narrated concerning the 15% night of Sha'ban’. Albani has also mentioned It In Sabih bn MAJah (vt po 233). End of quote. 1 (Moulnd Maki) say, ImBm SbyOtt has also mentioned len Burr and commented, Baihagt has also narrated it from AbG Masa Atari». HSfiz NOrud Din Halthamt mentions in Majma’uz Zawd'id: Hagrat “Abd. Hurairah @ narrates. that Rasdlulldh # said, ‘When the night of the 15” of Sha’ban appears, Allah 3 forgives all His servants except for 3 ‘mushrik' and a person who harbours enmity’. He further mentions, Baz-28r has also narrated this Hadith. Hishém lon "Abdur-Rahman appears in the chain of narration. 1 ‘am unaware of him. The rest of the chain is ound. Imm SdyOtl mentions In Durre Manthdr: Balhact hhas narrated from AbO Tha'labah Khushant that Nabi a sald, ‘When the ight of the 15” of Shas appears, Allah 3 turns. towards His creation and forgives the believers, gives respite to the non-bellevers and leaves the people who harbour malice to thelr malice until they forgo i 1 (Moulin Maki) say, Shaikh Gimart_ has also mentioned this Hadith in Husndi ayn and sald, Tabranit {nd Baihaql have also narrated this Hadith. Balheq! says, “Te (this Hadith) Is narrated by Makhl and AbO Tha‘labah ‘and Is, thus, completely mursol”. End of quote. 6. Shalkh Muhaddith Gimari mentions in his booklet Husnul Bayan: Baz-28r and Balhagl have narrated from Aba @akr Siddiq + that Nabi & sald, "Alls descends to the lowest heaven during the night of the: 415 of Sha'bén and forgives the entire creation except for a mushrik and one who harbours enmity in his heart. He (Shaikh Gimérf) says, “There Is no objection in the chain of narration, as mentioned by HaRz Mundhie". End of quote. 1 (Moulin Maki) say, Hafiz Haithamt has also narrated a Similar Hadith In Majmaruz Zawa-id and commented in the following manner: Baz-z8r has also narrated It, however; inthe chain of narration "Abdul Malik. Ibn “Abdul Malik appears. Ibn ABI Hatim has mentioned him In Jarh wa Ta‘, but has not deemed him as weak. The reat of the chain is sound. End of quote. 7. HAfiz Haithamt mentions the following Hadith in Majma'uz zawa-id: “aw ibn Malik narrates that Rasdlullsh @ sald, ‘Allah 3¢ tums towards His creation during the 15 night of Sha’b8n and forgives all of them except for a mushiik land one who harbours enmity’ Mursal — a narration wherein a TSbIT narrates a statement or ‘action of Rasdhlih ae. he does rot mention from whicn Sab3bt fhe heard ie from, thus, tere exists 8 gop In the chain of narration wransiator Dowie ThottHe (i18nz Haitham)) cays, Baz-zir has also narrated this Hadith however, “Abdur-Rahman Ibn Zly8d ibn An‘um appears in the chain of narration. Ahmed ibn Salih has deemed him as sound. The majority of the Imams have Considered him as @ weak narrator. Ibn Lahi-an IS Considered as Layyinul-Hadith (flexible in his narration). ‘The rest of the narrators are sound. Balhagi narrates In Shu’abul fmén (vol.3 pg-383) with his chain of narration: *Uthmén ibn Abul °Ag = narrates that Rasilullah # said, ‘When the 15” night of Sha’bSn appears, a prociaimer proclaims, Is there anyone seeking forgiveness that T may forgive him? Is there anyone asking that I may ‘grant him?’ Whoever asks (on that night) is granted (his Fequest) with the exception of an adulteress and a mush. 1 (Moulénd Makid) say, Hafiz Ibn Rajab has mentioned this Hadith in Latd-if, Girt has mentioned it In flusnut ‘Bayén and SuyAi has mentioned It In Durre Manthdr. Imm Suyat mentions in Durrul ManthOr: Ibn Abi Shaibah, Tirmidhi, Ton Maja and Baihagi narrate from Hadrat “Alshah sadiyallahu ‘anhd, "One night I did ‘ot find Rasdlullah 2, Thus, 1 emerged In search of him. found Him in Baq/%, raising his head towards the sky. He sald, Ol “Alshah, did you fear that Allah #& and His RasGl s would deal with you unjustly?’ I said, "I did not have that apprehension, however, 1 thought You had gone to one of the other wives’, Thereafter, He said, Verly, during the night of the 15° of Sha’bén, Allah 3 doscands to the lowest heaven and forgives mare (of His Creation) than the hale found on the goats of the Kalb tbe’ " aagh~ cemetery of Madinah Munawwarah, 1 (Moulénd Makid) éay, Haft tbe Rajab Hambali has. ‘mentioned it in Latd-ifand added that Imm Ahmed has falco narrated It in his Musnad. Hafiz Mundhitl mentions the following in Targib wa Tarhib: Baihagi nerrates from the HadIth of “Aisha ‘ediyaliéha ‘anh that RasOlullah # said, bral am came tome and sald, “This Is the 15° night of Sho’bén. Allah % emancipates people from the fire during this night equivalent to the hair of the goats ofthe Kelb tribe. Allah 3 does not look (with mercy) at a mushrik during this fight, neither to a person harbouring enmity, neither to 2 person who severs family tes, neither to @ person who Sllows his garments to flow below his ankles, neither to 2 person who is disobedient to his parents and neither to fan addicted alcoholic. Thereafter, he goes on to quote the entire Hadith. End of quote. 10.48fiz Bathaal narrates In Shuabul Iman (vol.3 (79-379): Yehy& Ibn Kathir rahmatullshi ‘alah says, ‘One night, RasOlullh sx emerged from his home. ‘Aishah radiyaliahu ‘anh, proceeded to Bagi’ In search of him. She saw him raising his head towards the sky. He 3t Said, *Did you fear that Allan a and His RasOl as would deal’ with You unjustly2’ I replied, ‘Ol Rasdlullah a I thought that You had gone to one of the other wives’. He said, "Verly, during the night of the 15% of Sha’ban, Ailsh af forgives more of His creation than the hair on the goats of the tribe of Kalb’. Baihagi says, ‘This Hadith has been narrated by Holi} lpn Arta-ah from Yahy8 tbn Kathir. Thus, this is a Mursaf Hadith (eee footnote 4). End of quote. Thereafter, he narrates the Mursal Hadlth with his chain of narration tinder no.10 and comments In the fellowing manner: There are many Ahsdith, which substantiate this Hadith Such ag the Hadith of “Aishah ragialléhu ‘anh, AbO Bakr Siddiq and Ab MAs8 Ash-arl a. In some narrations, mushril and one who harbours enmity have Dose 12 Dapwww .peoplggrsunnan been excluded whilsc in others the tullowing additios are found: mushrik, severer of Family tes, one who ‘alsobeys his parents’ and one who harbours enmity. End of quote. 414. Shalkk Muhaddith ‘AbdullAh Gim&ri mentions in ‘qusnu! Bayan: Baihagi has narrated from MakhOl who narrates. from Kathir ibn Murrat. who nerrates irom Rosdlullgh “During the night of the 15” of Sha’bln, Allah 3 forgives all the inhabitants of the earth with the exception of @ ‘mushrik and one who harbours enmity’. Balhagl says, "This Hadith Is completely mursaf’. End of quote. 12. Imam Suydt? mentions In Durre Manthir: Khatib narrates in Ruwde Malik from "Aisha radiyalishu ‘anha that she heard Rasolulih & saying, “Alldh 9 opens up all goodness during four nights, the night of (dul) ‘Agha and Fir, the night of the 15" of sha’bén (wherein the tima> of death, sustenance and the names of the iis are recorded)’ and during the night of Araf8® until the aha. 43, afiz Mundhil mentions In Targt® wat Farhi: “Aishah radiyallénu ‘anna says, “Rasdlullan m stood up during the night, performed galSt and prolonged the ‘sajdah to such an extent that 1 thought He hed passed ‘away. T stood up and shook his large toe, which moved. ‘Thus, I returned (to my bed). I heard him saying in his 7 yay SSB, cn a iy SAN 9 , ne ly Ssh Li wetter et, ob ely {sack protection wth Your forgheness fom You puntshment I seek protection with Your pleasure from Your depescure seek Your pretecton Irom You, 1 am unable to "enumerate Your ‘roe, You ae aa You hove pated Yours Dap ra When he raised his head from sajdah and completed Fis s0lét, he said, °O! Alshah or (He said) Ol Humaira, aid ‘you think that Nabi sas broken His promise with you?" T'sald, "No, by the oath of allah, O! Rael uf Allah, However, a5 a result of Your lengthy sadah, 1 thought that You had been taken away’. He replied, "Do you know what night this is?" T replled, ‘Algh and’ His Sasi know best. He said, "This is the 15% night of Sha’ban. Verily, Allah 3¢ turns (with mercy) towards His servants during the 15° night of Sha’ban, forgives ell those who ‘seek His pardon, has mercy upon those who request for mercy and delays the affalr of those who harbour malice’ He (Hémz Munabirt) says, Balhagt has narrated this Hadith from the chain of “Ala trom “Alshah radiyalnu ‘anhd. He further states: This Hadith Is compi-tely Mursal i.e. °AI8 did not hear from ‘Aishah redyllbhy ‘anh. Allah & knows best. {End of quote} Imam Suydf mentions in Durruf Manthdr: Bathagi narrates, whilst regarding it as a weak narration, ‘hat “Alshah radiyallahu ‘anhd said, ‘Rasdlullah entered ‘upon me and removed His two’ garments. "Thereaftes, without any delay, he stood up and wore his clothing Intense self-honour overtook me and I thought thot He hod ‘gone to one of the other co-wives. 1, thus, emerged and {followed him. I found him in Bagi” seeking forgiveness on behalf of al the believers as well as the martyrs. I sald, May, ‘my parents be sacrificed for You; You are occupied with your Rabb whilst, I am occupied with this wore’. 1, thus, tumed away and entered my room panting for breath. Rastiullah met'me and enquired, ‘What Is this panting Ol Aishah? 1 replied, "May my parents be sacrificed for you. You came to ‘me, removed your garments, thereafter, without any delay; You stood up and wore your clothing. A great doal of self onour overtook me end I thought that you had gone to one, ‘of my other co-wives. Thereafter, I'saw you In Baqi” ‘engaged In whet you were engaged. Dawes_ wwnvr peOpIe@Fsunnan.com RasOluliah # replied, O! “Alshah, did you fear that AllSh a bre Hs Ras would deal mth you nusty? ra tammeto\me snd sad, "his" the night of the 13° of Shar, Allin w emancipates from the tre during ts night 2 rnlttige of people sauvslert tothe hair on th goats of the Kalb tbe, Rahs does not cast His gaze of mercy upon "mush isles, nate sos person who harbours trnty nether to 2pareon whe eevars fry tg, nether {Serfon wno llons his germens co nang below nis ankles, reper ts person wno is dsrespect o his parents an nether to ar eddltod alcoholic She soys; thereat, He removed his garments and 20,0! Renan, eo you pormit tea stand up else mht? { reple,es, may my rents be sacred for you Resin m stood pan femained engaged in sjca for most part of the ight t feared tht He had passed away. I stood up ahd searched for him®. I placed my hand upon the sole of His foot. It moved. I tra him sying nfs sea: Sal, uote aga Spt Boasts ey 1 set Your protection wth Yeu frgherss om You punter SSS proton wih Your pss fam Your tte sak Yaar prescton rom Yous Your may erated, fa weble tenuate Your re, Yor ow a ou have psd ousor in tre temleg. T mettonad tem prekes to rn a. He nguired,°0! Ashon, have You memorized them? 1 replied, Ser." advises, “Leam them and teach them. Very, ora wa taught them to'me and commanded tne Yo repent them in salaa. Imam SuyOlf mentions In Durrul Manthar: Bathagi narrates that “Aishah radiyallshu ‘anhd sald, “The 15" night ‘of Shaban happened to be my tur and RasOlullah w was at my place. When the latter partion of tie ‘Perhaps there was no lamp Inthe room ~ Transiatr. Don 16 Fight approached, I did not find him (next to me). That Sense of honour, which overtakes women, overtook me. 1 wrapped myself with my shavil and searched for him in the rooms of his wives. However, was unable to find him. 1 Feturned to my room end, suddenly 1 found him in sajdah like a plece of cloth, which fell to the ground. He mentioned the fellowing in his sajdah: ia Thereafter, he ralsed his head. After a while, he returned to ‘sajéah and said, 56 17 seek protection with Your pleasure from Your displeasure, I seek _protaction with Your forgiveness from Your punishment, I sock Your ‘protection from Yourset. You are as You have praised Yourself. 1 Implore as my brother Diwid 33 implored -T ploce my face in the sand before My Master Wiese greatness demands that He be restated in ont of ‘Thereafter, he raised his head from sajdoh and sad, 5 iD AN Ge a SS pa Dawe 7winw. 220k ‘OV Alih grant me a fearful heart that is untainted with evl, (hat ts) either hard nor wretched. He terminated his salat and layed down next to me under ‘my shawl whilst T was breathing heavily. He enquired, ‘O! Humairé what is the reason for this rapid breathing?” 1 Informed him of what transpired. He began to pass his hand ‘over my knees and said, ‘Woe unto these knees. What have they not undergone this night. This isthe night of the 15" of ‘Sha'bén. During this night, Alldh 3 descends to the lowest heaven and forgives His servants with the exception of 2 ‘mushnik and a person who harbours enmity 14. Imam Suydti mentions In Durrul Manthor: Ibn Majah as well as Balhed|, in Shuabul Imén, narrate from “Allg that Rasdlullh sald, ‘When the night of the 15° of SSha'ban appears, stand up (In worship) during the night and fast during the day. Verily, Alldh we descends after sunset to the lowest heaven and proclaims, "Is there anyone seeking forgiveness that I may forgive him? Is there anyone seeking sustenance that I may grant him? Is there anyone affcted with any problem that I'may remove his difficulty? 1s there Anyone begging that T may grant him? Is there anyone asking anything that I may grant him? This (proclamation) Continues until true davn (subh sg)" 1 (Moulénd Makk1) say, W8Rz Mundhiel has mentioned this Hadith in Tarpio. wa’ Tarhib. Similarly, Hz Ibn Rajab ‘Hambafi has mentioned It in Latru-Ma rif. ‘These are the marf0’” Ahicith of Rast 1 has enabled me to compile, =, which allah * Mar’ ~ 9 narration containing the speech of Rasolullsh a. This term is used In contrast to mangif(eaying ofa Sahib), and In contrast to maged (saying ofa TabIT)- anslator ‘Shalkh Muhaddith Muhammad NSsirud-Din Albint mentions on vol. 3 pg. 135 of his book: Was Wa op ge eal Cte aL Authentic Narrations regarding the 15 night of Sha'ban: No, 1144- All8h, 2 turns towards His creation during the highé of the 15° night of Shain and forgives all of His ‘ereation with the exception of a mushrik or @ person who ‘harbours enmity. ‘This is @ Sablb (authentic) Hadith. tt has been narrated in different ways from e group of Sehabah &. They Include: Mur2 ibn Jabal, Ab@ ‘Tha'labah Khushanl, "Abdullsh_ bn “Amr, Abd Misa Ach’ari, AbO Hurairah, AbO Bakr Siddiq, “Awe ‘on Malik and “Alshah . (Thereefter, he narrates the ‘AbSdith of these elght Sahabah 4). He comments In the following menner: In short, there can be no doubt regarding the authenticity of ‘2 Hadith of this nature, which is narrated In so many ways. In fact, authentty Is established with a lesser number as Jong. asthe ‘narration is. safeguarded from excessive ‘Weakness such as is the case of the above Hadith ‘Shaikh Q&smi_rahmatulléhi ‘alah has quoted In IsJul- ‘Maséjid (99.07) from the scholars of Ta‘! and Tajrf® that no authentic Hadith exists regarding the 15" night of Shorbin. This should nelther be heeded nor accepted. This laim is a result of haste and not sufficiently exerting oneself In researching the diferent variations es was presented to Yyou earlier ~ AllAN # alone grants bility. End of Shaikh Albans speech. a ecience of Hadith In which the narrators are scrutinized and ‘cassie according to thelr strength and weakness = Gansator. Ponte Panis1 (Moulénd Makki) say: Shaikh Albéni as based his ‘argument upon the fact that certain Anéditn are. hasan whilst others are weak on thelr own. However, when they fare viewed together, the subject matter of tie combined Abadith becomes Sohin ligairi” based upon the guidelines of the Muhaddithin. Therefore the text of this Hedith will be Classied es Sahih ~ as mentioned by Shaikh Albin ‘According to this weak servant: This view is correct. (Especially after we have narrated from others as well, such {a5 ‘Uthmén Ibn Abul As 4, “All ibn Abi Talib the muse! ‘narration of Kathir ibn Murrah from Nabi a and the marfu’ narration of “Alshah radivallahu ‘anh regarding the opening of all goodness during four nights) - These increase the ‘Strength of this viewpoint. If we descend (and accept) the opinions of those who claim that aif the AhBdith pertaining to the 15! night of Sha’ban fare weak" In their own right, then we would reply: The dlverse ways in which the subject matter of this common Hadith was narrated lends support to each other. Thus, thie Hadith, based upon the Unanimous principles of the Respected Muhadaithin, wil be termed as hasan ligairihi™= ‘due to the diverce manners in which It was narrated. Sayings of the SahSbah 4 and opinions of the ‘Ulama, ‘There are certain sayings of the Sahsbah 4 as well as the actions of the Salar S8lh (pious predecessors) i.e. the Tabr’n, the great Mujtahidin, the ‘Ulama of the Ummah up to this present day, which lends support and credence to the | Authenticated by the support of others - translator: "in spite of this beng untrue. Some of the chalns ofthe AhBdith fare considered as hasan on thelr own, as was previously ‘mentioned. In fact, the Tide of Hodth such aa Ton bin ete {orited some of them Ah srknows bes, authenticated by the support of other narrations ~ translator. Daw i0 authentcty and veracty of the adh and its subject fast he” the witucs of the 15° night of Shan and the Importance of ioaeae,ehkey t's, lseghiir and ther Sood (once during the gh) Now, we would ike to mention those sayings of the Sehébah ‘26 well a8 the Views of the 'Ulama which we alluded to artier, Aldh av grants all abilty and only He guides to the correct path. 4. Hafiz ton Rajab Hambalf mentions in Lataiful Ma‘érit Gh the suthority of Naw al-Bakal it fe narrated that “Ali ‘emerged during the iS" of Sha'bén. He remained outside fore long peried of time staring ot the sky. Thereafter, he ‘ald, “Verty, Dawid 3 emerged one night during this Very four end e&sting a gaze to the sky, he sai, "This Is such Inoment thet no one supplcates t© Allah 8 except that He ‘Sccopts the supplication. No one seeks forgiveness from Him urieg tis night except that He forgives him as long 9s he is nota colcctor of the ‘oshér or sorcerer ora poct™ fortunetetler or an unjust leader or @ policeman ‘CGlestor™ or'a person who beats drums (ag) or @ person who plays an instrument simiar to a mandolin (4,A)'. (NOWE S275) 460 means a drum and 2, means an Instrument ‘imilor to mandolin.) 01 Rabb of Dawid, forgive all those ‘tino Supplcate to You during this night as well as those who Seek forgiveness from You T'troubnd Mali) say, GimBH has also mentioned this ‘Bach in usu Baya "Bashir — an oppressive land tax which used tobe collected during the precislame ere. Not to be confused with "ushr a legitimate land tax = translator. "Poet ~ » person who recites poetry contrary to the Qur‘én and ‘gunnah - translator. Es i policeman = refers to an oppressive policeman ~ translator. 1s Tax collector = a person who collects taxes from the people unjustly = translator. — — paar aa2. Imfim Bathagi narrates, with his:chain of narration, in Shuabul Liman (vot. 99.381) trom Hasn ton tur, Who says that MakhOl related the following Hadith to me: Verily, Ala 9 turns towards the Inhabitants of this earth dani the night ofthe 15% of shaban and forves all of them ite the exception of two people, a kBfir (disbellever) ‘and. ¢ person who harbours enmity’. 3. Hafiz Ibn Rajab Hambali mentions in Lata-ul Ma‘ Te has been narrated that ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz ratymatulldh ‘alain wrote to his governor In Basra: “Hold on fen eo fen Fights of the year as Alidh s pours out His mercy aurveg those nights: the first night of Rajab, the 15° hight oF Sha'bén, the night of ‘ldubFitr and the night of “dul Achar, Ibn Rajab says, there Js a doubt regarding the attribution of {hi narration to him (Umar fon Abdul ‘Ade rafts “alain). 4. (Moulins Makki) say: This narration Is strengtiened by the clear narration of Kitdbul Um of Imim ShatiT rabmatulli ‘alah under the discussion ofthe Ybédat ofthe two nights of fd (vot! ae 231)s It has reached us that It used to be said, "Vedi, eu te ‘cepted curing five nights: during the night of Sumiah, the ight of ‘dul-Fitr, the night of faul-agh, the fest night of Rajeb end the night of the 15" of Sharbén’ He (Imém Shaft) says, ‘I consider the worship of these ight, without any compulsion, as mustehab. End of quote ‘After quoting the above narration of Imim Shénit rahmatullgh “alain, Sheikh Dildwar Kamié-| has mentiened In his booklet pertaining to tha 15" night of She'bén, "This ig how it hes been narrated In Kitabul-Um. Balhagi has alee Narrated it in Sunan ai-Kubré In the section of tne “ibddat ot the nights of "id" under the ‘chapter of salet’ as well as In Matifetus Sunan wel Athdr. Mangwi has alsa narrated Win Faldul Qadir (commentary on Jémi‘us Sagir) es well a pao pees Daye 32 ofgunnah.com Zuboiet in Mhstus Sat Muttagin under the masa! of “faoin. Thereafter, he says, "The narrations which were convayed to Iman Sh8tit rahmatullhi ‘afaih are acceptable ‘and valid, just asthe narrations conveyed to Imém Muhammad rahmatuléhi ‘alin, Imim Malik rehmatuléhi ‘alaih and the ea7iqae of Imm Bukh&e rafymatulldAl‘aiath. End of quote, ar pe era or cong Ee ashen eines Fete ef age aa 2 Soar ond eet et nce eaten eee eee ea eee Ho rene mates mearmecigers pet en eer rere Scene ae ee Saree ne ee eee ee ae a fe eet aan a Give il tot terearisetree Uetueacnas tonnes aga Ss ere oe ae eae ea BERETS SA aS Tn we ry a porn ansianoe IPifeak - we have previously discussed this ieee that, in spite of echt sang wank om pm el we ona, comever, te presence ofa variety of aration lends support a5) ater and coveres each aration to sean GSI, basa ‘pon the principle eyed down by the Muted. and AlBh at Kenows best Dimasof alléh a therein. Tt Is from these people that others lunderstood its vires and esteem it ls claimed that they. honoured the night of the 15° of She'bén based upon’ an Isr8-R¢ narration*, which was conveyed to them. When this practice geined popularity in the varlous cities, ‘people began to dispute its authenticity. Some. of them ‘ccepted it and honoured this night such as a group of plous ‘worshippers from Basra. The majority of the ‘lama from 1HYBz such as "ALA and bn Abi Mulaikah rejected It. “Abdure Rahman Ibo Zaid ibn Aslam narrates from the Fugahd of Madinah, which is also the verdict of the Maliki scholars “Al these practices are innovations (bid'ah)"!, " IsrB-t — a historical narration heard from the Jews and ‘Shistians - transistor. 5 This cleim of HAM Ibn Ralab rafmatulfhy ‘alain is not va, especially as he has not mentioned the proponent ef this speech neither thelr proof. Ponder! His words ‘t hes been said’ sary Indicate towers @ weakness of tis claim. On the ether Na ue fing Makhl hdmi a jurist of Shim and an outstencing fate ot Hoekth, narrating the Hath pertaining to the night of the 15% of Shatbin sometimes maog0r upon himself, sometimes from Kath ‘bn Murrah as e mursal narration, sometiies as a marfurarraton ‘rom AbG Tha‘labah Khushan 2’ who narrates trom RasOilltg and sometimes from Mail bn Yakhamir who narrates fom Me lon Jabal from Rasdluldh All these narrations have. Been recorded by Balhegh in Shuabul Ymdn (003 9.381). HOW fe Te Possible then, to claim that al these narrations of RasChlsh Wwere discarded and these T8bfin based their scons vpon some Tsré-l narration? Yes, it possible thet an teri nanetion coincided with these established narrations and wes thus narrated to the peopl. Tere is bsolvy no objection in narating In this BT (Poulénd Hat) say: Recording to the “Ulam of Hijz as well 2s the Mélid scholers ‘idan’ would not refer tothe adherence of 28 of iesder during the right of the 15 of She‘ban per say, “Bid would refer to gathering in the Masijid curing ths night ‘and carrying out acts of ‘ibédat, collectively. Similar, Ie Wosld refer to! wearing. beautiUl clothing, fumgating the Mandi, ‘applying ‘surma ete. These ‘Ulamd Yen that such as ware ok ‘ahered to by the SahSoah 's nether by the Groat Tabiin, We ee Pan 36 Concerning the manner of ‘bédat (worship) during thie night, there are two views from the ‘Ulama of Sham: Tr it fs mustaeb to engage In collective ‘ibédat in the Masdjid. It wag the prectice of Khélld. thn. Ma'é8n, Lugmén tba "Amir etc, to adom themselves with Deautitul clothing, fumigate thelr surroundings, apply antimony (surma) and. remain engaged in salat throughout the night. Tshéq fbn RAhwal acknowledged ‘and condoned thelr actions. He says regarding the Collective Ybédee during this night, ‘This te not a bid’ah (innovation)’. Harb Kirm&ni has mentioned this quotation In his masa raid andentard er me gees of conan sie upon inahiaualydgerents (end). We re ot lr toe "yer ae we hive Grest ‘Urn, tate se wal az ober dynam ptghtcchclors of in on both stds, As you wil read ahead ii Raja mentions tet Bh IshSe ion Rawal wos cine toinche of te "fama of Sham suchas kad en an, Mak, {tn tn ieee “Thorefar if edo concede and assume that these ‘Ulam cesty imeant, tit the. Sddot of the 15° night of Sheba, ever indviaualy Is tn innovation ane ian then foo, wil not be ‘ccopatic nor val, respective of wo Rs proponents may Be. ‘ie scape and practice upon only that whieh fs bean estabisied {rom out Master, imém, Nati, Beloved of Aldh wand Leader o the ambiyé sa normed iin ‘Abdul the exception of asda every other person vl be guestoned regeraing Ris Speech, We've mentoned certain Anesth i the besining, shes Tome the bans of cr gums Tha 9 aierence of pinion does occur amongst the ams we wil ccept those views hich are dover ana in agreement toheae Anat aa we have Seon commanded and indtusted to folom Racha as well = His clrectves Shorty, tne vews of mim Yon 8} Mata from book “Mucthar” wil be. presented. He mentions. that the Sale (Gious predecessors) generely honoured tis night and prepared {brie beter dawnad upon thom, The Mlld scholars de nok rs ny objections against thus proctce. Thus, fs ler, we Favs Brevousiy mentioned that they objected to the calecve iescot Fein tne astid nd mot Toot per ay. Page 352 It ts makrdh to gather in the Masdjid and engage in Collective salt, du’S and narrating of anecdotes: ft will ot be mekrih for a person to engege in individual ealat {in the Masijid. This is the view of Imam Aws8T the Imim and Jurist of Shim. This seems to be the most ‘eppropriete View, Inshd-allah. It has been reported that Hedrat ‘Umar ibn “Abdul ‘Aziz ‘atymatullni afain vrote the folowing letter to his governoe In Basra: Hold on firm to four nights during the yearras Allon pours His mercy in abundance during these nights, the first night of Rajab, the 15% night of Sha’ban, the night of “dul Fitr and the night of ‘idul Agha’. tlowevers tive euthentiaty of this narration is doubtful Imim Shaft"? ratmatulléhi ‘alain says, “It has been ‘mentioned to us that du’ds are accepted uring five nighter the night of Jummuah, the nights of the two “ids the nee hight of Rajeb and the 15" night of Sha’ban’ He farther mentions, ‘I consider the Wédat of these rights te be ‘mustanab’, We are not aware of any views expressed by Imim Ahmed rabmatullshi ‘alah pertaining to the 15° night of oherbans However, two opposing views could be inferred from him ‘This Is as a result of two opposing views attributed to mre ‘regarding the ‘bidat of the night's preceeding the two “ide 1n one narration, he has not considered the iisdet of the Dights of the two "Ids in congregational form as mustanao, as this practice hes not been narrated from Rostlullan sy, Nelther from the Sahabah &. However, in another narration hhe has considered it as mustahiab based upon the practices of “Abdur-Rahiman ibn Yazid ibn Aswad, @ Tabi. Similan tio, fbédeat of the 15" night of Sha'ban has not been establahed from Rasilulléh s, nelther from His Sahabah 42. Ia face ie 2% The congregational Ybddot of thls night Inthe Masiid ls referred te here, and not ‘badet per say. The Importance ef aaheiey oe "iaédat ‘curing this particular mght such es, sale, conor eA Pinte Minnan.comn has been established from a group of Tabiin ie. from the ‘outstanding Fugahé of Shim. ae been narreted stat Kar rpmaculish ‘leh spt, “Sun clepatcnes brat during the night ofthe 158 of Sharon tonards anna, He commands Janne to adorn feat and eddreseos Ie in the folowing monner® During this night, AlGn. hes emancpated (rom the, fire), the taulvlent of the number of Stars present inthe sky, the Squlvalen ofthe number of days and rights of this worl, the equivalent of the numberof leaves upon the tees, the fquwvalent of the -woight of the. mountains and’ the quivalent ofthe weight ofthe sand partes. lon Manair narrates: ABO Me'shar reported tous ‘rom io Hisim ane Manommed fn Qe fom Als ion Yass, Sie says “Thee i ho night more vituoos har tay ‘Godrthan te night of the 3 of Shaan. Ashe desconde fhe owert sky ond forgives all Mis bondsman wy the Sxception of @ munhity® person harbouring ent ane Seth ho oversee stiri 7 falvaton during this night fom the fre gin ings Tor you on the achievement ofthis wonderf Brivlege. And, OF Rejected one, May” Alan remove, Your Ealamity, or, indeed iso great clamy. stad upon my soul ond rights that, Doubt nt regarding the wastage of my ie i say- ama wel-wisher it ny doa, ey, mn speech am funtu. My nights of Shaan andthe righ ofthe 15! Iany case, ry record of deeds has descended Right eis that 1 pursue with my imploring, “umrah, tama, dard shart, tlh, elwot ofthe Quin Short Soe eet ii art ran waa fem the athdr (sayings of the Sabbah ous tmeruonad, tis Sa te view ote marty ofthe lama, Bott past and present, Dontwww.people Perhaps te Delty ofthe creation mil overlook (ny deficiencies) with emancipation. oe 1k Is thus, only appropiate thet = mu'min frees himself during this ‘night for Ue: thitr of lth 4a wel ag Impering Him to forgive al sins, to cover al blemishes and 2 remove all calamities. Ald forgives al those wes Gone to Him during this night. a mi ‘So, stand up in galdt during the blessed night of the 15” of ‘shaban, ‘As the most blessed time of this month isthe night ofthe 15", ‘How many @ young person spends the night of the 15° in negligence, Wherees his death has alreagy been recorded. ston th god decd Bore term fect yourself from the sudden attack of death. Fast during its day for the sake of Allgh and hope for His ‘mercy, That, through Horace you wil be saved trom at calamnties. 2s imperative for a mumin to abstain from al sin durin tis night". These sing act as barr rom the stent of forgiveness and from au‘ds to be eecepeeds Thorne fs on te mention a those sins, which are obstructs ft ature and these all, which should be adopted, ‘during this night. ee oe §. Imam AbO ‘Abdullah, Muhammad ibn Muhammad ‘Abdari, commonly known as Tbnul He) Malik Fast 3 nea sepia to nate that eran people, whe ave xtoled to im and nse of the pote eseversout en oe Ine aR oa ewe hy Sen at erator revring the trance fine he ae (ae Shetiin andthe fast ef the cay In‘his book La-Aes Ae ee categorise him amongst these who refute the importance of this sara Poze rahmatulléhi ‘alaih mentions the following in his book Muakhal (vol 1 pg. 214) under the discussion of ‘The 415" night of Sha’ban’ ‘There Is no. doubt that this Isa blessed night, held in high esteem by Allah a Allah 3 says, ‘During le (this olght) the decision of every matter” of ‘wisdom is. passed. and established. The “Uiam8 have differed as to whether this yah refers to the night of the 15” of Sha’ban or to Laylatul aur. The more commen view is that It refers to Laylatul ear Nevertheless, even though this night may not be similar to Layletul Qadr, yet it holds great virtue and immense ‘goodness, It was the habit of the Salaf xs to honour this hight and prepare for Before is’ arrival. Ths night never dawned upon them except whilst they were eager to fulfil Its honous. We have previously learnt the extent of their reverence, which they displayed regarding the symbols (hv3r) of cin 7. Mulla “All Qart rahmatullah! ‘alaih has mentioned in his commentary of Mishkat al-Magabih, Mirqatul ‘Mafati under his commentary of the Hadith of “Alshe radlyalénu “anhd where she discusses the incident of Baqi ‘The virtue of the night of the 15° of Sha’bén hes bean ‘mentioned in this Hadith. Timidh and Ton Mgjah have also narrated this Hadith. Similarly, the author of MIshkét al- ‘Masabih has aiso mentioned this Hadith In section two of the Chapter on standing up for salat during the month of Ramadén. Imam Tirmidhi mentions, heard thuhammad i.e. (Imém) Bukhirf considering this Hadith as weak’ Mull “A Qari says, "Based upon the consensus of the “Ulamé, a weak Hadith may be practiced upon If It relates to the virtues of actions’. % Sorah Dukhan, Ayah 4. * Selar~ Pious predecessors ~ Translator. Dae 39gape eat a bn en a Introduction to the “dat of the month of Ramadan, Ths pect oan Sia array Sanaa a dn mano Mul “AR Gat ramets ‘ata ato commen Power cre hae int ao crate ween the Rasch = sl, Do you knew what trarapres dorky tak Ne etic or oi aera are What transpires curing tis right OF Res of Aaah ae rep, “uring sane the ames cl cents to Sci af rcode The name’ of evry petoy wie wt Se this Year Is, ls recorded, During’ Wis Mone Yeas Scion ate raised “up. Surg’ he aghes Sexes Hs "AR Gat ayer D0 you ke = i geet syst 0 you know what : this night. Wn greatness power ad Socos of Ge, are espayed during tis ight To Hae Sty oo ‘is question, Nab Is actualy drawing our attention Yo the nly a i nt eat a ee Cates eet in the best possible manner, to Say ot te of vation dig mint sho, 8. imim “Abdul Hayy Lucknow! rafmatuléh Mention the fatwing In Atar Marta aM ere leno pute regarding the meres carrying outa type of ht (wera rng the ait of art Shu‘abul in nara from na.” 8h 2n4 alba In ® Chapter on the virtues of performing salt aang Performing galt during the nights of athe Hag apes In the third section ofthe same chap 159 night of She'bdn ts common nih ane ron Ny known as the night of Bae ‘There are other Anédith pertaining to the same discussion, Which Balhaat ete, have narrated, as mentioned by Tbn Hajr Moki in {ai wal Gaydn, ‘These AbSdith Indicate that Rasilulldh increased His Yoddat and du’é during this night. Similarly, He visited the cemetery and made du’ for the deceased. From the verbai as wel! as the practical actions of Rastiulh {& itis understood that it fs an act of great merit to increase the ‘ibédat of this night. One has. the cholce of either performing sai8t or carrying out other acts of devotion Guring this night. Simllry, one Is at liberty to perform how many rak’éts he desires es long es the clear or Implied restrictions of the sharfah are not transgressed. 9. ‘Allman Muhammad ‘Abdur-Rahman MubBrakepGrt Pahmatullghi ‘alath mentions In Tubfatul Ahwadhi Under. the chapter of ‘What has been narrated regarding the 15° night of Sha’ban’: This Is the 15" ight of Sha’oén. Tt is algo called the night of Bard’at. This Chapter has apneared at this juncture as the discussion fos digressed to Sha’bin, Otherwise, the foca’ discussion here centers_on fosting. Abu Tib Madiai ha: made this ‘observation, End o. quote. i ‘After discussing the Hadith of “Alshah ragiyaliéhu ‘anhé, ‘ahich appears in Tirmidhi, he says: Tt should be clear to you that many. sith have been naratd rearing the ight of the 15° of Shain, Collectively, they indicate that this night does have an origin afd basis. One of these Ahédith, is the Hadith presently under discussion. Thereafter, he goes fon to narrate the Absdth of the following Sahabah & together with thelr abbreviated chain of narration; “Aishah rediyoléhu “anhs, Mu’az ibn Jabal, Abu Misa As‘art a, “Abdulléh Ibn “Amr, MakhGl, who narrates from Kathir ibn Murrah +, AbO Thalabah «and Al. Fam Tinnidhi has mentioned this chapter under the chapters pertaining to. the fasts of RasOlulgh x. Therefore, Shaikh ‘lubérekpar! mentions ts appropriateness here.These Anélth, collectively, form © proot against tho cople, who claim that there is no euthenteh ne pele who hm ht there city to the night ae ‘Sha'bn. And Allah a knows best, Endvor Sorte Set he tm mentioning the Ahadith and sayings re: ng the or of the 15" of Sha‘ba aT es See care ae {ROU mustood to stand yp in sale and eer onssel ered ie eins mrad me arta ‘breezes’ (of mercy) during the year, thus, pee ce you and you will never become unfortunate’, oe Alearned person has expressed it beaut So, stand pin sale during the blessed nigh ofthe 159, The mest honourable time The most honourable time of tis month ts the might of the How many 2 youn; ere I (am 20" 2 Young person theres, who passes the nigh of Whereas his name has been recorded in the book of death, Quotations from the Books of Figh (Qurisprudence) ‘The books of Fan based upon the four math are aden spadcusins onthe nora ote tant tre IS nh will only mention few opinions Respectes Hanafi scholars rapmatulihy ania In Durre Mkt, the autor‘Almah Hestat men folowing: The folowing are icuded anonge ie eens ‘acts: Carrying out Yoadat during the nights of the two ‘Ids fs well as the night ofthe 15% of Sha'bn’. In Bahrur Raq the following appears: “The following are included emongst the mustahab acts: To carry out Ybddat rng the lest ten nights of Ramadin andthe nights ofthe ‘wo ‘ids. Similarly, during the nights of the fist ten days of Dhul Hijjan and during the night of the 15" of Sha‘ban as has been narrated in the AhSdith, which are discussed In detail in Targio wa Tart. ‘A similar view has been mentioned in_Fathul Mu‘, ‘commentary of Kanz (author ~ Shaikh Ab0 Sa'dd) by Mullé Miskin. In Mardqivul Falsh, commentary of Nurul fan, Shalih Shurumbul8f mentions, “It is mustahab to carry out ‘ibddat during the night ofthe 15 of Sha'ban’ ‘ur Mashsikh, who were Imims of Hadith and Figh from Mouldnd Rashid’ Akmed GangGhi, Mouléné Qisim NBnétwi, Moulana Ashraf ‘Ali Thénwi, Moulana Sayyid Husain Aamed Madant up to Our Shaikh, Shalkhul Hadith ‘Mouléné Muhammad. Zakariyy8 KBndehlaw! rafimatullfh! alaibien together with thelr students were unenimoug on the importance of adhering to the "bSdat of the 15" right of Sha'ban, It was thelr habit to carry out different types of “bédoe ‘during this blessed night. Similarly, they’ fasted during the day of the 15°. It is, however, more virtuous to fast during the three days of Ayysmul Bid. We have seen our Shaikh strictly adhering to the above practice, Similarly, he encouraged us as well to practice Upon the same. ‘This is what All&h % has inspired this dependent servant to pen down, regarding the virtues of the night of the 15° of Sharan. { have hope in Allah s that he will accept it from me and grant sincerity In all my verbal and physical deeds. Similarly, T hope from my respected readers that they wil alert me’ to any errors oF mistakes, which 1 may rectify In Subsequent imprections, Allah willing. 1A deed, 1 wil be Daye 32 Da 33extremely grateful to them. May Alléh st reward them with the best of rewards, May Allah 3 descend His mercies, abundant peace and blessings upen the best of His creation, the leader of all the Ambiyd aa and Messengers, the seal of the Amblyé 9m, our Master and Leader, Muhammad s and upon his fami, hie ‘Sahébah # and upon all his followers. And all pralees, are exclusive to Allfh a, the Rabb of al the worlds. written by this dependent, ane ypan the mercy of his: Magnificent Rabb, ‘Abdi Hafiz Maik ‘Abdul Haag Makkd 05/08/1420 Dow se