abdullah khan
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15th Shabaan: Is there any reality?
Some people have themselves specified particular nights of the year, when they stay awake all night and worship Allah.
It is believed that anyone who worships Allah in these specific nights, it will recompense for his yearly deeds and will be enough for his salvation and entering Jannah. One among these nights is the night of mid Shabaan (15th Shabaan), which is popularly known as 'Shabb e Baraa't' in the Indian sub-continent.
Specifying particular nights for worshiping Allah is against the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). In fact, he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has strictly forbade specifying particular nights for worship, he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said concerning Friday: "Do not single out the night (preceding) Friday among the nights for prayer and do not single out Friday among days for fasting but only when anyone among you is accustomed to fast (on dates) which coincide with this day (Friday)." [Saheeh Muslim (no. 2546)]
Friday is the best day of the week and it is also greatly encouraged to perform good deeds on Friday. If it had been enough to worship Allah during some specific nights, and then become negligent of Him throughout the year, then Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) would have specified the night of Friday for worshiping Allah, but he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) forbade it. This clearly proves that worshiping Allah only during some particular nights in the whole year does not fulfill the slave's obligation of worshiping his Lord. The slave is required to worship Allah at all times until his death, because worship is the sole purpose of man's creation. Allah says, "Glorify, the praises of your Lord and be of those who prostrate themselves (to Him). And worship your Lord (O Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)) until there comes to you death." [Soorah al-Hijr (15): 99] It was the practice of Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) to worship Allah all throughout the year, all his nights and days were spent in the worship of Allah.
The Sunnah of Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) during the month of Shabaan was to fast and he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said concerning the virtue of Shabaan, "..it (Shabaan) is a month in which deeds are lifted up to the Lord of the Worlds. I like for my deeds to be lifted up when I am fasting.'" [an Nisa'ee, see Saheeh al Targheeb wa'l Tarheeb, p. 425] Also, it is reported in Bayhaqee, Ibn Hibban and Tabaranee with authentic (Saheeh) chain of narrators that Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) said: "On the 15th night of Shabaan, Allah, the Exalted, looks upon His slaves (with Mercy) and forgives everybody except the disbeliever and he, who holds malice for anybody."
15th Shabaan: Is there any reality?
Some people have themselves specified particular nights of the year, when they stay awake all night and worship Allah.
It is believed that anyone who worships Allah in these specific nights, it will recompense for his yearly deeds and will be enough for his salvation and entering Jannah. One among these nights is the night of mid Shabaan (15th Shabaan), which is popularly known as 'Shabb e Baraa't' in the Indian sub-continent.
Specifying particular nights for worshiping Allah is against the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). In fact, he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has strictly forbade specifying particular nights for worship, he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said concerning Friday: "Do not single out the night (preceding) Friday among the nights for prayer and do not single out Friday among days for fasting but only when anyone among you is accustomed to fast (on dates) which coincide with this day (Friday)." [Saheeh Muslim (no. 2546)]
Friday is the best day of the week and it is also greatly encouraged to perform good deeds on Friday. If it had been enough to worship Allah during some specific nights, and then become negligent of Him throughout the year, then Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) would have specified the night of Friday for worshiping Allah, but he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) forbade it. This clearly proves that worshiping Allah only during some particular nights in the whole year does not fulfill the slave's obligation of worshiping his Lord. The slave is required to worship Allah at all times until his death, because worship is the sole purpose of man's creation. Allah says, "Glorify, the praises of your Lord and be of those who prostrate themselves (to Him). And worship your Lord (O Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)) until there comes to you death." [Soorah al-Hijr (15): 99] It was the practice of Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) to worship Allah all throughout the year, all his nights and days were spent in the worship of Allah.
The Sunnah of Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) during the month of Shabaan was to fast and he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said concerning the virtue of Shabaan, "..it (Shabaan) is a month in which deeds are lifted up to the Lord of the Worlds. I like for my deeds to be lifted up when I am fasting.'" [an Nisa'ee, see Saheeh al Targheeb wa'l Tarheeb, p. 425] Also, it is reported in Bayhaqee, Ibn Hibban and Tabaranee with authentic (Saheeh) chain of narrators that Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) said: "On the 15th night of Shabaan, Allah, the Exalted, looks upon His slaves (with Mercy) and forgives everybody except the disbeliever and he, who holds malice for anybody."