Keeping the middle night of Sha'ban awake in worship
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Question:
He asks: What is the ruling on keeping the middle night of Sha'ban awake in worship, and is there any evidence regarding it?
Answer:
I do not consider this to be a minor matter, and reviving it is a religious innovation (bid'ah), because no evidence has come regarding any other night on the middle night of Sha'ban. All nights are the same except for evidence indicating a specific one. The one who is eager for good must act according to the evidence, and that is sufficient. As for being eager for nights or days for which no evidence has come, that is an innovation and a sign of something other than what is correct.
He asks: What is the ruling on keeping the middle night of Sha'ban awake in worship, and is there any evidence regarding it?
Answer:
I do not consider this to be a minor matter, and reviving it is a religious innovation (bid'ah), because no evidence has come regarding any other night on the middle night of Sha'ban. All nights are the same except for evidence indicating a specific one. The one who is eager for good must act according to the evidence, and that is sufficient. As for being eager for nights or days for which no evidence has come, that is an innovation and a sign of something other than what is correct.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، درس التفسير في الحرم [2] — alfawzan.live (55:41)
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