The Ruling on Singling Out the Night of the Isra and Mi'raj and Ramadan
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Question:
He asks: Is there any advice for those who single out the night of the Isra and Mi'raj for worship, and what is the ruling on the Rajab 'Umrah?
Answer:
The month of Rajab is one of the sacred months. The sacred months are four: three consecutive and one separate: Rajab, Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram. It has no special merit other than being one of the sacred months in which fighting is forbidden. As for singling it out for worship over the other months, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation), because nothing has been transmitted regarding its specific designation, and it has no merit over the other months, neither in prayer, nor in charity, nor in fasting, nor in anything else. It is like the other months. The Isra and Mi'raj has not been established as occurring in Rajab. Even if it were established that it occurred in Rajab, we would not introduce anything new.
We do not celebrate the night that is claimed to be the night of the Isra and Mi'raj; this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not celebrate it, nor did the Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor the Companions, nor the blessed generations; they did not celebrate the Isra and Mi'raj in Rajab. All of this is among the introduced innovations. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4607Sahih (Al-Albani)
He asks: Is there any advice for those who single out the night of the Isra and Mi'raj for worship, and what is the ruling on the Rajab 'Umrah?
Answer:
The month of Rajab is one of the sacred months. The sacred months are four: three consecutive and one separate: Rajab, Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram. It has no special merit other than being one of the sacred months in which fighting is forbidden. As for singling it out for worship over the other months, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation), because nothing has been transmitted regarding its specific designation, and it has no merit over the other months, neither in prayer, nor in charity, nor in fasting, nor in anything else. It is like the other months. The Isra and Mi'raj has not been established as occurring in Rajab. Even if it were established that it occurred in Rajab, we would not introduce anything new.
We do not celebrate the night that is claimed to be the night of the Isra and Mi'raj; this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not celebrate it, nor did the Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor the Companions, nor the blessed generations; they did not celebrate the Isra and Mi'raj in Rajab. All of this is among the introduced innovations. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error.
وإياكم ومحدثات الأمور فإن كل محدثة بدعة، وكل بدعة ضلالة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تخصيص ليلة الإسراء والمعراج بالعبادة؟ وما حكم عمرة الرجبية؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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