The ruling on designating the night of the middle of Sha'ban for prayer
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Question:
He was asked about the prayer on the middle of Sha'ban, and he answered: If a person prays on the night of the middle of Sha'ban alone or in a specific group, as some of the Salaf used to do, that is better. As for gathering in the mosques for a fixed prayer, such as gathering for one hundred rak'ahs by reciting the Qur'an[Al-Ikhlas 112:1] always, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) that none of the Imams have recommended, and Allah knows best.
Answer:
Absolutely, designating the entire middle of Sha'ban is a bid'ah (religious innovation) that is not permissible due to the lack of evidence, because the hadiths regarding the middle of Sha'ban are weak. So the Shaykh's statement that in some matters the correct view is that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation) for everyone: do not designate the night of the middle of Sha'ban, neither for individuals nor for groups, except with evidence, just as he said: So do not designate the night of the middle of Sha'ban or any other night with anything except with evidence. Yes.
He was asked about the prayer on the middle of Sha'ban, and he answered: If a person prays on the night of the middle of Sha'ban alone or in a specific group, as some of the Salaf used to do, that is better. As for gathering in the mosques for a fixed prayer, such as gathering for one hundred rak'ahs by reciting the Qur'an
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قل هو الله أحدAnswer:
Absolutely, designating the entire middle of Sha'ban is a bid'ah (religious innovation) that is not permissible due to the lack of evidence, because the hadiths regarding the middle of Sha'ban are weak. So the Shaykh's statement that in some matters the correct view is that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation) for everyone: do not designate the night of the middle of Sha'ban, neither for individuals nor for groups, except with evidence, just as he said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever introduces into our matter something that is not part of it, it is rejected. Whoever performs an act for which there is no command from us, it is rejected.
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد، مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلاً لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدٌّ،
Source
أجزاء من مجموع فتاوى ابن تيمية بتعليق ابن باز، بداية من : وسئل رحمه الله : هل تقضى السنن الرواتب ؟ — islamhouse.com (10:57)
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