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Distinguishing
the month of Rajab with an increase in worship and remaining
awake during the night of the 27th (of Rajab)
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Question: Some people distinguish the month
of Rajab with an increase in worship, such as salaah and remaining
awake during the night of the 27th (of Rajab). So, is there
any basis in the Sharee'ah for (any of) this? And may Allaah
reward you with good.
Response:
Distinguishing (the month of) Rajab with voluntary salaah
or celebrating the night of the 27th (of Rajab) believing
it to be the night (in which) al-Israa. and al-Mi'raaj took
place is all an innovation, and prohibited (in Islaam) since
there is no basis for it in the Sharee'ah.
Inviting
to organise an Islaamic celebration which the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) did not celebrate, nor his companions
(radhi-yallaahu
'anhum), is an innovation in the religion and from the
causes of excessiveness in the religion of Allaah and legislating
that which Allaah has not legislated. It may be that some
of these being innovations led to the major shirk
(associating partners with Allaah) such as the celebration
of the birth (day) of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and the birth (days) of the companions
and the scholars. Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) has said:
{Say
(O Muhammad to mankind): "If you (really) love Allaah
then follow me (i.e. accept Islaamic Monotheism, follow the
Qur.aan and the Sunnah), Allaah will love you and forgive
you of your sins. And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful},
[Soorah
Aal-'Imraan, Aayah
31].
And
He (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) said:
{Or
have they partners with Allaah (false gods), who have instituted
for them a religion which Allaah has not allowed. And had
it not been for a decisive Word (gone forth already), the
matter would have been judged between them. And verily, for
the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers), there is a painful
torment}, [Soorah
ash-Shooraa, Aayah
21].
And
He (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) said:
{Then
We have put you (O Muhammad) on a plain way of (Our) commandment
[like the one which We commanded Our Messengers before you
(i.e. legal ways and laws of the Islaamic Monotheism)]. So
follow you that (Islaamic Monotheism and its laws), and follow
not the desires of those who know not}. [Tafseer
at-Tabaree, Vol. 25, Page 146], [Soorah
al-Jaathiyah, Aayah
18].
The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said:
((Anyone
who introduces something into this matter of ours (i.e. Islaam),
that which is not from it, will have it rejected))
- this (narration) is agreed upon (by both Imaam
al-Bukhaaree and Imaam
Muslim).
And
he (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said in his kutbah: ((To
proceed: Certainly the best speech is the Book of Allaah and
the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and the worst of matters are the newly
introduced ones and every innovation is misguidance)).
Muslim
reported it in his Saheeh. The ahaadeeth
with this meaning are many.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
al-Bid'u wal-Muhdathaat wa maa laa Asla lahu - Page 612;
Mujallah al-Buhooth al-Islaamiyyah - Volume 5, Page 84
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