The Virtue of the Night of the Fifteenth of Sha'ban and Fasting Its Day

Question:
Does the night of the fifteenth, or the fifteenth night of the month of Sha'ban, have any virtue or distinction over the other nights?

Answer:
No, there is no evidence establishing that the middle night of Sha'ban is specifically distinguished by anything, nor that the middle day of Sha'ban is to be fasted. No, it is not; nothing has been established regarding this. Therefore, that would be a bid'ah (religious innovation): standing in prayer on the middle night of Sha'ban specifically, and fasting on the middle day of Sha'ban specifically. This is a bid'ah because there is no evidence for it. As for one who habitually stands in prayer, he stands on the middle night of Sha'ban in accordance with his other nights, and likewise, one who fasts fasts on the middle day of Sha'ban in accordance with his other fasts. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,