The Authenticity of the Hadith on Keeping the Nights of the Two Festivals Awake
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Question:
The questioner says: I also heard a saying attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding keeping the night of the festival awake, which is that whoever keeps the night of the festival awakeSunan Ibn Majah 1782Da’if (Darussalam), so what is the authenticity of this hadith?
Answer:
This hadith is invalid and has no basis. It is not prescribed to keep the nights of the two festivals awake. However, if a person has the habit of performing the late-night voluntary prayer (tahajjud) or praying at night, he prays on the night of the festival just as he does on other nights. As for the one who does not have the habit of standing in night prayer, but specifically singles out the nights of the two festivals for standing in prayer, this is a religious innovation (bid'ah), and every innovation is misguidance. Yes.
The questioner says: I also heard a saying attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding keeping the night of the festival awake, which is that whoever keeps the night of the festival awake
his heart will not die on the Day when hearts will die
لم يمت قلبه يوم تموت القلوبAnswer:
This hadith is invalid and has no basis. It is not prescribed to keep the nights of the two festivals awake. However, if a person has the habit of performing the late-night voluntary prayer (tahajjud) or praying at night, he prays on the night of the festival just as he does on other nights. As for the one who does not have the habit of standing in night prayer, but specifically singles out the nights of the two festivals for standing in prayer, this is a religious innovation (bid'ah), and every innovation is misguidance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 27 من 27|أحكام المرأة في الصيام|أحكام زكاة الفطر مع ضوابط احتفال النساء بالعيد|صالح الفوزان|فقه — youtube.com (6:48)
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