The ruling on what is done on the night of the middle of Sha'ban
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Is there a prescribed sunnah on the night of the middle of Sha'ban? We have seen a newsletter containing some hadiths regarding the virtue of this night, and some of these hadiths have been authenticated by some hadith scholars?
The correct view is that all reports regarding the virtue of the night of the middle of Sha'ban are weak and do not constitute a valid proof. Some of them are fabricated. It is not known that the Companions used to honor it, nor that they singled it out for specific deeds, nor that they singled out the day of the middle for fasting. Most of those who used to honor it were the people of Sham—the Tabi'un, not the Companions—and the Tabi'un in the Hijaz also rejected their practice.They said: We cannot honor something without valid evidence.
So the correct view is: The night of the middle of Sha'ban is like any other night; it is not singled out for standing in prayer, nor is the day of the middle singled out for fasting. However, if one stands in prayer every night,So we do not say: do not stand in prayer on the night of the middle,And as for one who fasts on the white days, we do not say: do not fast on the days of the middle,Rather, we say: do not single out its night for standing in prayer or its day for fasting.
The correct view is that all reports regarding the virtue of the night of the middle of Sha'ban are weak and do not constitute a valid proof. Some of them are fabricated. It is not known that the Companions used to honor it, nor that they singled it out for specific deeds, nor that they singled out the day of the middle for fasting. Most of those who used to honor it were the people of Sham—the Tabi'un, not the Companions—and the Tabi'un in the Hijaz also rejected their practice.They said: We cannot honor something without valid evidence.
So the correct view is: The night of the middle of Sha'ban is like any other night; it is not singled out for standing in prayer, nor is the day of the middle singled out for fasting. However, if one stands in prayer every night,So we do not say: do not stand in prayer on the night of the middle,And as for one who fasts on the white days, we do not say: do not fast on the days of the middle,Rather, we say: do not single out its night for standing in prayer or its day for fasting.