Is it permissible to keep the night of the festival awake?

Question:
The questioner asks: Is keeping the night of the festival awake prescribed in our religion?

Answer:
No, there is nothing reported regarding keeping the nights of the two festivals awake. They narrate a hadith that whoever keeps the night of the festival awake, his heart will not die, or something to that effect. This has no chain of narration, and it is not known from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So, do not single out the night of the festival for this. However, if one is accustomed to standing in prayer in the last part of the night, he stands in prayer on the night of the festival as he does on other nights. As for singling out the night of the festival for standing in prayer, that is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.