Facts VS Misconceptions about Shabaan FACT : The most involuntary fasts (nafil fasts) kept by Rasool Allah sallalahu alayhe wasallam were in the month of shabaan. A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) did not observe fast in any month of the year more than in the month of Sha’ban, and used to say: Do as many deeds as you are capable of doing, for Allah will not become weary (of giving you reward), but you would be tired (of doing good deeds) ; and he also said: The deed liked most by Allah is one to which the doer adheres constantly even if it is small.( Muslim :: Book 6 : Hadith 2582 ) MISCONCEPTION: Fasting on 15th of Shaban is a deed of great reward. FACT: Fasting ONLY on 15th of Shabaan is an innovation and not according to the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Thus should be totally avoided. Fasting frequently in Shabaan was the Sunnah of Rasool Allah However; Rasool prohibited his ummah from fasting after 15th of Shabaan due to fear of becoming too weak to be able to fast in Ramadan. Rasool Allah Sallaalahu alayhe Wasallam said : “When half of shaban has passed, do not fast” (Abu Dawood Bab 12: Hadith 2337- Classed Hasan Sahih by Albani) Therefore the Muslims should fast frequently in the first half of Shabaan and avoid fasting in the second half of Shabaan. MISCONCEPTION: Shab e Baraat i.e. the 15th of Shabaan is a Special Night for prayers in Islam. FACT: There is no such thing as Shab e Baraat. Word Shab e Baraat never appears in the Quran or Hadith. Shab e Baraat is infact NOT an Arabic Word. Shab e Barat is actually Persian for lailatul qadr: The night on which the Quran was revealed is termed “Lailatul Qadr” in Surah al Qadr in the Quran. When Lailtul Qadr is translated in Persian Language : Lailatul became Shabb and Qadr became “Baraat”. Thus Shab e Baraat is the Persian translation of Lailatul Qadr. This is the night on which Quran was revealed, it is a night of great blessing and it falls in the last 10 days of Ramadan.Thus there is no reality in celebrating the night of 15th of sha’baan, because Shab e Baraat actually falls in Ramadan. (Reference:Translation of Tafsir Surah Dukhaan, Taiseer ul Quran , Vol 4, pg. 176 by Molana Abdul Rehman Kelani.) MISCONCEPTION: On this blessed night Allah Tala descends down to forgive people FACT: Allah Tala descends down EVERY night to forgive the people who repent. Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “When it is the last third of the night, our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, descends every night to the heaven of the world and says, ‘Is there anyone who invokes Me (demand anything from Me), that I may respond to his invocation; Is there anyone who asks Me for something that I may give (it to) him; Is there anyone who asks My forgiveness that I may forgive him?’ “Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 333: MISCONCEPTION: This is the blessed night on which the taqdeer is decided. Who will live… who will die. Who will get how much rizq… The following verses of the Quran are presented as evidence stating that this verse is talking about a blessed night on which everything is decreed and that night is 15th of Shaban. ﺳۡﻢِ ﭐﻟﻠﻪِ ﭐﻟﺮَّﺣۡﻤَـٰﻦِ ﭐﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴﻢِ ﺇِﻧَّﺂ ﺃَﻧﺰَﻟۡﻨَـٰﻪُ ﻓِﻰ ﻟَﻴۡﻠَﺔٍ۬ ﻣُّﺒَـٰﺮَﻛَﺔٍۚ ﺇِﻧَّﺎ ﻛُﻨَّﺎ ﻣُﻨﺬِﺭِﻳﻦَ )٣( ﻓِﻴﮩَﺎ ﻳُﻔۡﺮَﻕُ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺃَﻣۡﺮٍ ﺣَﻜِﻴﻢٍ )٤( ﺃَﻣۡﺮً۬ﺍ ﻣِّﻦۡ ﻋِﻨﺪِﻧَﺂۚ ﺇِﻧَّﺎ ﻛُﻨَّﺎ ﻣُﺮۡﺳِﻠِﻴﻦَ )٥( ﺭَﺣۡﻤَﺔً۬ ﻣِّﻦ ﺭَّﺑِّﻚَۚ ﺇِﻧَّﻪُ ۥ ﻫُﻮَ ﭐﻟﺴَّﻤِﻴﻊُ ﭐﻟۡﻌَﻠِﻴﻢُ )٦ ) Veriy We Sent it down on a blessed night Verily,We are ever warning (3) There in is decreed every matter of ordainments(4) As a Command from Us. Verily, We are ever sending , (5)(As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily! He is theAll-Hearer, the All-Knower. (6) Surah Dukhaan Chapter 44 Verse 4 FACT: The verse is being misquoted. This Verse is about a Night in Ramadan NOT Shab e Baraat. The verse is talking about revelation of Quran on a blessed Night. Read the first 2 ayats of Surah Dukhaan again! Indeed we sent IT (i.e. The Quran) on a blessed Night (Lailtul Qadr in Ramadan) Allah has informed us in Surah Baqarah that the Quran was revealed in the month of Ramadan. ﺷَﮩۡﺮُ ﺭَﻣَﻀَﺎﻥَ ﭐﻟَّﺬِﻯٓ ﺃُﻧﺰِﻝَ ﻓِﻴﻪِ ﭐﻟۡﻘُﺮۡﺀَﺍﻥُ
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