Apr 21, 2018 · Celebrating the middle of Shaban by praying on that night or by singling out that day for fasting, is a bidah which has no basis in the pure Shariah.

“Imam al-Fatni said in Tadhkirat al-Mawdu‘at: Among the innovations that have been introduced on “Laylat an-Nisf ” (mid-Sha‘ban) is al-Salat al-Alfiyyah, which is one hundred rak‘ahs in which Surat al-Ikhlas is recited ten times in each rak‘ah, offered in congregation; they pay more attention to this than to Jumu‘ah and ‘Eid ...

Apr 21, 2018 · Why the month of Sha'ban is given this name. Sha'ban is the name of the (eighth) month, and it is so called because in this month the Arabs used to disperse (Tasha’aba) in search of water, or it was said that they dispersed to carry out raids and forays.

Oct 6, 2014 · Mid-Sha’ban: Any Virtues? Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali said: Concerning the virtue of the night of the fifteenth of Sha'ban there are numerous ahadith, concerning which the scholars differed, but most of them classed them as da’if, and Ibn Hibban classed some of them as sahih. (Lata’if al-Ma'arif, 261)

May 29, 2014 · It is recommended to fast a great deal in the month of Sha’ban. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast the whole of Sha’ban. For more, please see the detailed answer.

Jun 17, 2013 · What is narrated about praying, fasting and worshipping on the 15th of Sha’ban is fabricated. So it is not permissible to follow such hadiths or to act upon them, whether that is in doing righteous deeds or otherwise. For more, please see the detailed answer.

Praise be to Allah. Hadiths that prohibit fasting after 15th of Sha’ban. Abu Dawud (3237), al-Tirmidhi (738) and Ibn Majah (1651) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When Sha’ban is half over, do not fast.”

Jun 5, 2017 · Were you afraid that Allah and His messenger would treat you unfairly?’ I said, ‘No, I thought you had gone to spend the night with one of your [other] wives’ He said: ‘Allah Almighty descends to the lowest heaven on the night of mid-Sha’ban and forgives more people than the number of hairs on the hides of the sheep of Bani Kalb1.