Singling out the night of the middle of Sha'ban for standing in prayer and its day for fasting

Question:
May Allah reward you. So, do you use the first one, or the morning? If I exaggerate in fasting and prayer?

Answer:
There is no basis for this practice. Singling out the night of the middle of Sha'ban for standing in prayer, and singling out the day of the middle of Sha'ban for fasting, has no basis. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), as the scholars have explicitly stated. No evidence indicates the special status of this night or the day of the middle of Sha'ban. No authentic evidence has been indicated. Everything that has been reported regarding it is not established. Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar pointed this out in his book, or in his books, and Imam Ibn Rajab pointed this out in his book *Lata'if al-Ma'arif* regarding the duties of the heart. He pointed out this matter and said that nothing is established regarding the middle of Sha'ban, neither in its night nor in its day. Rather, it is like the other days. Whoever has the habit of standing in prayer at night stands on the night of the middle of Sha'ban following his other nights, and whoever has the habit of fasting fasts on the day of the middle of Sha'ban following his other days. As for singling them out, that is a bid'ah.