Laylat al-Bara’ah – Night of Salvation After sunset during the night of Middle of Sha’ban, Allah in His great mercy and kindness turns towards His creation and asks, “Is there anyone who would seek My forgiveness and I forgive him/her?Is there anyone who is in need to ask Me and I provide for his/her needs. Is there anyone who in painand seek My help and I help him/her? Is there? Is there? until the time of Fajr.” The 15th night of Shabaan is a very blessed night. According to the Hadith Shareef, the name of this Mubarak night is “Nisf Shabaan” which means15thnight of Shabaan. The reason for this special night to attain its name of Laylat al-Bara’ah, meaning the Nightof Salvation, Seeking Freedom fromAzaab and Calamity, is that in this night the Barkaat and acceptance ofrepentance may be accomplished. Laylat al-Baraa’ah in Persian, as wellasin Urdu, is calledShab-e Bara’at.It is the special nightof seeking forgiveness and repenting to AlmightyAllah, remembering our past sins and sincerely settling the mind thatonewill never commits sins in the future. All the deeds that are against Shari’ahmust be totally avoided so that our Du’a and Istighfaar, hopefully, will beaccepted. Muslims should check themselves and A’la Hadrat, Imam AhmadRida Fadil e-Bareilly (radi Allahu ta’ala anhu) has given a beautiful advise inthis regard. This great Imam said: “Verily the auspicious night of Shab-e-Bara’a is drawing near when the deeds of the slave will be presented to theAlmighty Allah. I humbly supplicatein the Darbar-e-Aqdas of the AlmightyAllah that through the Wasila-e-Uzma of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallaAllahu alaihi wa Sallam) He forgivesthe sins and transgressions of allMuslims. Aameen.“On this occasion, it should be the duty of all Sunni Muslims to forgiveoneanother and to make sure that whatever debts owed to one another issettled. The importance of Huqooq al-Ibaad cannot be over-emphasised asthis is among the pre-requisites forproper Ibaadat. I pray that all Muslimshumbly remember this night and try as much as possible to performIbaadat and other pious deeds so that their Record of Deeds be presentedin all dignity.“Finally, I pray that the Almighty Allah assists you and I and the MuslimUmmah wherever you may be. Muslims should be aware of sincerity andhonesty in all their deeds. May Almighty Allah forgive all of us. Aameen.”Faqeer Ahmad Rida Qaderi (may Allah forgive him)How to welcome the NightOn this auspicious night, you shouldperform fresh Ghusal and Wudhu andperform the two Rakaat of Tahhiyatul Wudhu. In every Rakaat, after theSuratul Fatiha, you should read Ayatul Kursi once and Surah Ahad 3 times.Also perform eight Rakaats of Salahwith four Salaams.In each Rakaat afterthe Surah Fatiha, you should read the Ayatul Kursi (once) and Surah Ahadfifty times.What to Recite immediately after SunsetAfter sunset, you should recite “La Hawla walaa Quwwata illa Billahil-aliyilAzeem” forty times with three times Durood Shareef before and after. It ismentioned that by reciting this, Almighty Allah will forgive forty years ofyour sins and forty Hoors will await to serve you in Jannat al-Firdous.Countless MerciesSayyiduna Rasoolullah (Salla Allahu alayhi wa Sallam) has stated: “Verily!Almighty Allah directs His Special Grace on the world on this Night. Heforgives my Ummah more than thenumber of wool that is found on thesheep of the Bani Kalb”. We should remember that in those days the BaniKalb possessed the most number ofsheep that any other tribe.How great is the Mercy of Almighty Allah on this night that He forgivesmillions of Muslims. We also realisefrom this that these numbers can onlypertain to the Ahl as-Sunnah Wah Jama’ah collectively, for the righteousfollowers of the Hanafi, Shafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali indeed number millionsof Muslims.The visitors of this NightIt is narrated that the departed souls (Arwaah) of the Muslims visit thehouses of their friends and relatives on this night and proclaim:“O peopleof the house! You stay in our houses and enjoy the wealth that we have leftbehind. You use our children and take work from them, please perform ourEsaale Sawaab. Verily our deeds have become complete, while your recordof deeds is still spread”.If the people of the house perform the Esaale Sawaab and Khatam Shareefon this night, then the Arwaah depart will the Sawaab extremely happy andoverjoyed all the time making Du’a for the people.Visit to the CemeteryHadrat Ayesha Siddiqa (radi Allahu ta’ala anha) reports: “One night, whichwas the 15th of Shabaan, I did not find the Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahuta’ala alayhi wa Sallam) in the houseso I went in search of him. After a longsearch, I found him in Baqiah (the cemetery of Madinah) offering Du’aforthe deceased and praying for their forgiveness”. (Baihaqi)
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