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Standing
the night of the 15th of Sha'baan in prayer and fasting during
it's day
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Question: Is
standing the night of the 15th of Sha'baan
in prayer and fasting during it's day legislated?
Response:
Nothing firm and reliable has been established on the authority
of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) that he stood in prayer in the night
and fasted during the day of the 15th of Sha'baan.
So the night of the 15th of Sha'baan
is like any other night, and if someone is a regular worshipper
during other nights, then he may stand the night in prayer
on this night without assuming anything special (because of
it being the night of the 15th of Sha'baan).
This is because specifying a time for any act of worship requires
a authentic proof, so if there is no authentic proof then
the act is regarded as an innovation and all innovations are
misguidance. Likewsie, regarding specifically fasting during
the 15th day of Sha'baan,
then no (authentic) proof has been established on the authority
of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) to indicate the legislation of fasting
on that particular day.
As
for that which is mentioned from the ahaadeeth
regarding this subject, then all of it is weak as the people
of knowledge have indicated. However, whoever has the habit
of fasting the 13th, 14th and 15th (of every month), then
he can continue and fast during Sha'baan
as he fasts during the other months, without assuming anything
special about the 15th of Sha'baan.
Also, the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) used to increase in fasting during
this month (Sha'baan),
however, he did not particularise the 15th day, rather proceeded
as per norm.
Shaykh
Ibn Fowzaan
al-Bid'u wal-Muhdathaat wa maa laa asla lahu - Page 614
Noorun alad-Darb Fataawa Shaykh Saalih Ibn Fowzaan - Volume
1, Page 87
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