What is the Significance of the Night in the Middle of Sha’bān? ―Ibn ‘Uthaimīn

Is there any Sunnah that is legislated in the night of the middle of Sha’bān (i.e. the 15th of Sha’bān)? 

There are some hadeeth cited that are utilised by the people.

What is correct is: All that is cited concerning virtues of the middle of Sha’bān are weak narrations―and cannot be used as proof. And some of those narrations are fabricated.

 Furthermore, it is not known from any of the Sahābah that they would venerate the night of the 15th of Sha’bān or take it as a special night in which to perform righteous deeds―or that they would single the day out with fasting for the occasion. 

Most of those who would venerate this night were the people of Shām (Syria), and the tābi’ūn who did that were not, of course, Sahābah. Also, the tābi’ūn of Makkah and Madinah would rebuke them and forbid them saying that it is not allowed for you to venerate any occasion except with clear and authentic proofs (from the Qur’an and Sunnah and from the actions of the Sahābah).

Therefore, that which is correct concerning the middle of Sha’bān is that it is to be treated like any other night―do not single it out for night prayer, nor is the day singled out for fasting. 

However, the one who normally prays the night-prayer each night should pray as normal, and we do not say to him that he should not pray―and the one who fasts the three days of the middle of each month should continue to do so. Rather, what we say is do not single out the night or the day and make them of special significance.

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