"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I do not see you fasting any month as much as Shaban.' He said: 'That is a month to which people do not pay much attention, between Rajab and Ramadan. It is a month in which the deeds are taken up to the Lord of the worlds, and I like that my deeds be taken up when I am fasting."'  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَرَكَ تَصُومُ شَهْرًا مِنَ الشُّهُورِ مَا تَصُومُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ قَالَ ذَلِكَ شَهْرٌ يَغْفُلُ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ رَجَبٍ وَرَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ شَهْرٌ تُرْفَعُ فِيهِ الأَعْمَالُ إِلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ عَمَلِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ  

I said: Messenger of Allah, I do not see you fasting ˹more˺ in any month like you fast in Shaʿbān. He said, "People are heedless in that month between Rajab and Ramaḍān and it is the month where deeds are raised up to the Lord of the worlds. Therefore I prefer that my deeds are raised up while I'm fasting."  

قُلتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! لَمْ أَرَاكَ تَصُومُ مِنْ شَهْرٍ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ مَا تَصُومُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ؟ قَالَ: «ذَلِكَ شَهْرٌ يَغْفُلُ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ رَجبٍ وَرَمَضَانَ، وَهُوَ شَهْرٌ تُرْفَعُ فِيهِ الأعْمَالُ إِلَى رَبَ الْعَالمِينَ، فَأُحِبُّ أنْ يُرْفَعَ عَمَلِى وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ۔»  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When one half of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān remains then do not ˹continue to˺ fast."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «إِذَا بَقِيَ نِصْفٌ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَلاَ تَصُومُوا۔»  

‘When it is the middle of Sha’ban, do not fast until Ramadan comes.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا كَانَ النِّصْفُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَلاَ صَوْمَ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ رَمَضَانُ۔»  

"When it is the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān then do not ˹continue to˺ fast."  

«إذا كانَ النِّصفُ مِنْ شعبانَ فلا تَصُومُوا۔»  

"When it is the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān then withhold fasting.”  

«إذا كانَ النصفُ منْ شعبانَ فأمْسكوا عن الصوم۔»  

"When one half of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān remains then do not ˹continue to˺ fast."  

«إذَا بَقِي نصفٌ مِنْ شعْبانَ فلا تَصُومُوا۔»  

I could not find the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night, so I left ˹looking for him˺ and found him at the Baqīʿ ˹cemetery˺. He said, "Were you afraid that you had been wronged by Allah and His Messenger?" I said: O Messenger of Allah! I thought that you had come to some of your wives. So he said: "Allah ﷻ descends to the lowest sky during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and then forgives ˹people˺ more than the number of hair on the sheep of ˹the tribe of Banū˺ Kalb."  

فَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْبَقِيعِ فَقَالَ: «أَكُنْتِ تَخَافِينَ أَنْ يَحِيفَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ وَرَسُولُهُ؟» قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَتَيْتَ بَعْضَ نِسَائِكَ۔ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ۔»  

I could not find the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. So I went looking for him and ˹found˺ him at Baqīʿ with his head raised toward the sky. Then he said to me: "O ʿĀʾishah, were you afraid that you had been wronged by Allah and His Messenger?" She said that I said: It's not that. However, I thought that you had come to some of your wives. So he said: "Allah ﷻ descends to the lowest sky during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and then He forgives ˹people˺ more than the number of hair on the sheep of ˹the tribe of Banū˺ Kalb."  

فَقَدْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَخَرَجْتُ أَطْلُبُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْبَقِيعِ رَافِعٌ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَقَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ أَكُنْتِ تَخَافِينَ أَنْ يَحِيفَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ وَرَسُولُهُ؟» قَالَتْ: قَدْ قُلْتُ: وَمَا بِي ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنِّي ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَتَيْتَ بَعْضَ نِسَائِكَ۔ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعَرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ۔»  

I could not find the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. So I went looking for him and ˹found˺ him at Baqīʿ with his head raised toward the sky. Then he said to me: "O ʿĀʾishah, were you afraid that you had been wronged by Allah and His Messenger?" She said that I said: I thought that you had come to some of your wives. So he said: "Allah ﷻ descends to the lowest sky during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and then He forgives ˹people˺ more than the number of hair on the sheep of ˹the tribe of Banū˺ Kalb."  

فَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْبَقِيعِ رَافِعٌ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ لِي: «أَكُنْتِ تَخَافِينَ أَنْ يَحِيفَ اللهُ عَلَيْكِ وَرَسُولُهُ؟» قَالَتْ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَتَيْتَ بَعْضَ نِسَائِكَ۔ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعَرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ۔»  

from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ "Allah ˹audits˺ during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and then He forgives all His creation except for the one who associates partners with him and the one filled with hate."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَطَّلِعُ فِي لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِجَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ إِلاَّ لِمُشْرِكٍ أَوْ مُشَاحِنٍ۔»  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah ˹audits˺ his creation during the night of the middle of ˹the month of ˺ Shaʿbān then He forgives all His servants, except for the one filled with hate or a murderer."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «يَطَّلِعُ اللهُ ﷻ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِعِبَادِهِ إِلَّا لِاثْنَيْنِ مُشَاحِنٍ وَقَاتِلِ نَفْسٍ۔»  

from the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Allah ˹audits˺ His creation on the middle night of Shaʿbān and He forgives all of His creation, except for an idolater or one filled with malice."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «يَطْلُعُ اللَّهُ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ فِي لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِجَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ إِلَّا لِمُشْرِكٍ أَوْ مُشَاحِنٍ۔»  

from the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Allah ˹audits˺ His creation on the middle night of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and He forgives all of His creation, except for the one who associates partners with Him or one filled with malice."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «يَطَّلِعُ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِجَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ إِلَّا لِمُشْرِكٍ أَوْ مُشَاحِنٍ»  

“Allah looks down on the night of the middle of Sha’ban and forgives all His creation, apart from the idolater and the Mushahin.” Another chain from Abu Musa, from the Prophet ﷺ with similar wording. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1390)   

"إِنَّ الله لَيَطَّلِعُ فِي لَيلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِجَميعِ خَلْقِه إلا لِمُشْرِكٍ، أَوْ مُشَاحِنٍ".  

"Allah ﷻ descends to the lowest sky during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and then forgives every believer except a disrespectful or a hateful person."  

«ينَزِلُ اللَّه إِلى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَيْلَة النِّصفِ مِنْ شعبانَ فَيغْفرُ لِكُلِّ مؤمنٍ إِلَّا العَاقَّ والمُشَاحِنَ۔»  

"Allah ﷻ ˹audits˺ His creation on the middle night of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and He forgives all of His creation, except for the one who associates partners with Him or one filled with malice."  

"يَطَّلعُ اللَّه ﷻ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ فِى لَيْلَة النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ، فَيَغْفِرُ لِجَمِيع خَلْقِهِ إلَّا لِمُشْرِكٍ أَوْ مُشَاحِنٍ".  

"Allah ˹audits˺ his creation during the night of the middle of ˹the month of ˺ Shaʿbān and then He forgives all His servants, except two: the one filled with hate and a murderer."  

«يَطَّلعُ اللَّه عَلَى خَلْقِهِ لَيْلَة النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ، فَيَغْفِرُ لِعِبَادِهِ إِلَّا اثْنَيْنِ: مُشَاحِنٌ أَوْ قَاتِلُ نَفْسٍ۔»  

"During the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, Allah forgives the people of Earth, except for the one who associates partners with Him or the one filled with malice."  

«فِي لَيلَة النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانِ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لأَهْلِ الأَرْضِ إِلَّا لِمُشْرِكٍ أَوْ مُشَاحِنٍ۔»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘When it is the night of the middle of Sha’ban, spend its night in prayer and observe a fast on that day. For Allah descends at sunset on that night to the lowest heaven and says: ‘Is there no one who will ask Me for forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there no one who will ask Me for provision, that I may provide for him? Is there no one who is afflicted by trouble, that I may relieve him?’ And so on, until dawn comes.’”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ، فَقُومُوا لَيْلَهَا، وَصُومُوا يَوْمَهَا۔ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا لِغُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ: (أَلاَ مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ؟ أَلاَ مُسْتَرْزِقٌ فَأَرْزُقَهُ؟ أَلاَ مُبْتَلًى فَأُعَافِيَهُ؟ أَلاَ كَذَا؟ أَلاَ كَذَا؟ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ۔»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘When it is the night of the middle of Sha’ban, spend its night in prayer and observe a fast on that day. For Allah descends at sunset on that night to the lowest heaven and says: ‘Is there no one who will ask Me for forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there no one who will ask Me for provision, that I may provide for him? Is there no one who is afflicted by trouble, that I may relieve him?’ And so on, until dawn comes.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1388)   

"إِذا كانَ لَيلةُ النصفِ مِنْ شعبانَ فقُوموا لَيلتَها، وصومواُ يوْمَها، فإِنّ الله ينزلُ فِيها لغروبِ الشّمسِ إِلى سماءِ الدُّنيا فيقولُ: ألَا مِنْ مستغفرٍ فأَغفِرَ له، ألا مُسْترزقٌ فأرْزَقَه، ألا مُبْتلًى فأعافِيَه، ألا سائِلُ فأُعطَيه، ألا كذا، ألا كذا حتَّى يطلعَ الفجرُ".  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When it is the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān then withhold fasting until it is ˹the month of˺ Ramaḍān.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «إِذَا كَانَ النِّصْفُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَأَمْسِكُوا عَنِ الصَّوْمِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ رَمَضَانُ۔»  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When it is the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān then withhold fasting.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا كَانَ النِّصْفُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَأَمْسِكُوا عَنِ الصَّوْمِ۔»  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When half of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān is complete then withhold fasting until ˹the month of˺ Ramaḍān enters.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «إِذَا مَضَى النِّصْفُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَأَمْسِكُوا عَنِ الصِّيَامِ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ رَمَضَانُ۔»  

"When it is the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān then withhold ˹fasting˺ until ˹the month of˺ Ramaḍān enters."  

"إذَا مضَى النِّصْفُ مِنْ شعبْانَ فأمْسِكُوا (عن الصِّيامِ) حتَّى يدْخُلَ رمضانُ".  

"When it is the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān then withhold fasting until it is ˹the month of˺ Ramaḍān."  

"إِذا كانَ النِّصفُ مِنْ شعبانَ فأمْسكوا عن الصَّوم حتَّى يكونَ رمضانُ".  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast on certain days until it was said that he never breaks his fast, and he would break his fast on certain days until it was said that he hardly ever fasts, except for two days of the week, unless there was a fasting in the month, then he would fast those two days as well. He did not fast any month as much as he fasted in Sha'ban. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you fast so much that it seems like you never break your fast, and you break your fast so much that it seems like you hardly ever fast. He said, "Which two days?" I said, "Monday and Thursday." He said, "Those are two days when deeds are shown (to Allah) and I love that my deeds should be shown (to Allah) when I am fasting." I said, "And I have never seen you fasting in any month as you fast in Sha'ban." He said, "That is a month between Rajab and Ramadan that people neglect, but it is a month in which deeds are raised up to the Lord of the worlds, and I love that my deeds should be raised up when I am fasting."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ الْأَيَّامَ يَسْرُدُ حَتَّى يُقَالَ لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ الْأَيَّامَ حَتَّى لَا يَكَادَ أَنْ يَصُومَ إِلَّا يَوْمَيْنِ مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِنْ كَانَ فِي صِيَامِهِ وَإِلَّا صَامَهُمَا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنْ شَهْرٍ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ مَا يَصُومُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ تَصُومُ لَا تَكَادُ أَنْ تُفْطِرَ وَتُفْطِرَ حَتَّى لَا تَكَادَ أَنْ تَصُومَ إِلَّا يَوْمَيْنِ إِنْ دَخَلَا فِي صِيَامِكَ وَإِلَّا صُمْتَهُمَا قَالَ أَيُّ يَوْمَيْنِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَوْمُ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَيَوْمُ الْخَمِيسِ قَالَ ذَانِكَ يَوْمَانِ تُعْرَضُ فِيهِمَا الْأَعْمَالُ عَلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُعْرَضَ عَمَلِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَلَمْ أَرَكَ تَصُومُ مِنْ شَهْرٍ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ مَا تَصُومُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ قَالَ ذَاكَ شَهْرٌ يَغْفُلُ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ رَجَبٍ وَرَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ شَهْرٌ تُرْفَعُ فِيهِ الْأَعْمَالُ إِلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَفَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ عَمَلِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When it is the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān then break ˹from˺ fasting until ˹the month of˺ Ramaḍān arrives.”  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ النِّصْفُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَأَفْطِرُوا حَتَّى يَجِيءَ رَمَضَانُ۔»  

"When it is the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, then break ˹from˺ fasting until ˹the month of˺ Ramaḍān arrives."  

«إذا كانَ النِّصفُ مِنْ شعبانَ فأفطرُوا حتَّى يجئَ رمضانُ۔»  

from the Prophet ﷺ who said, "There ˹should be˺ no fasting after the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān until the month of Ramaḍān arrives.”  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا صَوْمَ بَعْدَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ۔»  

There ˹should be˺ no fasting after the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān until the entrance of ˹the month of˺ Ramaḍān.  

"لَا صِيَامَ بَعْدَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ رَمَضَانُ".

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that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah ˹audits˺ his servants during the night of the middle of ˹month of ˺ Shaʿbān then forgives the Believers and ˹purposefully˺ overlooks the disbelievers and leaves the people of hate in their hatefulness until they let go of it."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «يَطْلُعُ اللهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَيُمْهِلُ الْكَافِرِينَ وَيَدَعُ أَهْلَ الْحِقْدِ بِحِقْدِهِمْ حَتَّى يَدْعُوهُ۔»  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Allah ˹audits˺ his servants during the night of the middle of ˹month of ˺ Shaʿbān then forgives the Believers and lets the disbelievers be and leaves the people of hate in their hatefulness until they let go of it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللهَ يَطْلُعُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَيُمْلِي الْكَافِرِينَ وَيَدَعُ أَهْلَ الْحِقْدِ بِحِقْدِهِمْ حَتَّى يَدْعُوهُ»  

that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah ˹audits˺ his servants during the night of the middle of ˹month of ˺ Shaʿbān then forgives the Believers and ˹purposefully˺ overlooks the disbelievers and leaves the people of hate in their hatefulness until they let go of it."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ يَطْلُعُ اللهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَيُمْهِلُ الْكَافِرِينَ وَيَدَعُ أَهْلَ الْحِقْدِ بِحِقْدِهِمْ حَتَّى يَدْعُوهُ  

"Allah ﷻ forgives the Muslims during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, gives the disbelievers rope, and leaves leaves the people of hate in their hatefulness."  

«إِنَّ الله ﷻ يَغْفِرُ لَيلَةَ النِّصْفِ مَنْ شَعْبَان لِلمُسْلِمِيِنَ وَيُمْلِى لِلْكَافِرِينَ، وَيَدعُ أهْلَ الْحِقْدِ لِحِقْدِهم۔»  

“Allah ﷻ ˹audits˺ his servants during the night of the middle of ˹month of ˺ Shaʿbān then forgives the Believers and ˹purposefully˺ overlooks the disbelievers and leaves the people of hate in their hatefulness until they let go of it."  

"إِنَّ الله تَعَالى يَطَّلِعُ عَلَى عِبَادِه في لَيلَةِ النِّصْف مِنَ شَعْبَانَ، فَيَغْفِرُ لِلمؤْمِنينَ. وَيُمْلِى لِلْكَافِرِين ويَدَعُ أهْلَ الْحِقِدْ بحقْدهم حتَّى يَدَعُوه ".

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that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah ˹audits˺ his servants during the night of the middle of ˹month of ˺ Shaʿbān then forgives the Believers and ˹purposefully˺ overlooks the disbelievers and leaves the people of hate in their hatefulness until they let go of it." (Using translation from Ṭabarānī 18884)   

"إِذا كانَ ليلةُ النِّصفِ منْ شعبان اطّلعَ الله إلى خَلْقه، فيغفرُ للمؤمنين، ويُمْلى للكافرين، ويدع أهْلُ الحقدِ بحقدِهم حتَّى يدَعَوهُ".  

whoever stands during the two nights of ʿĪd ˹for night Ṣalāh˺ in repentance for the sake of Allah, his heart will not die when the hearts die (i.e. out of the fear of the Day of Judgement ).

Shāfiʿī said that it reached us that it has been said that the duʿāʾ (supplication) is answered during five nights: (1) the night of Friday, (2) the night ˹of the ʿĪd˺ of Aḍḥá, (3) the night ˹of the ʿĪd˺ of Fiṭr, (4) the first night of ˹the month of˺ Rajab, and (5) the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān. He also said that it has reached us that Ibn ʿUmar used to make the night of Jamʿ alive ˹with night Ṣalāh˺ where the night of Jamʿ is the night of ʿĪd because its morning is of sacrifice.   

مَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَتَيِ الْعِيدِ لِلَّهِ مُحْتَسِبًا فَلَمْ يَمُتْ قَلْبُهُ حِينَ تَمُوتَ الْقُلُوبُ

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَبَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُقَالُ إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ يُسْتَجَابُ فِي خَمْسِ لَيَالٍ: (١) فِي لَيْلَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ، (٢) وَلَيْلَةِ الْأَضْحَى، (٣) وَلَيْلَةِ الْفِطْرِ، (٤) وَأَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ، (٥) وَلَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ۔ قَالَ وَبَلَغَنَا أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يُحْيِي لَيْلَةَ جَمْعٍ وَلَيْلَةُ جَمْعٍ هِيَ لَيْلَةُ الْعِيدِ؛ لِأَنَّ فِي صُبْحِهَا النَّحْرُ  

"Allah ﷻ observes the Kaʿbah every year, and that ˹occurs˺ during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, and thus the hearts of the believers long to ˹see/visit˺ it."  

«إِنَّ الله تَعَالى يَلحَظُ إِلَى الكَعْبَةِ في كُل عَام لَحْظَة، وَذَلِكَ فِي لَيلَةِ النصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ؛ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَحِنُّ إِلَيهَا قُلُوبُ المُؤْمِنيِنَ۔»  

"Allah ﷻ descends the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān to the lowest sky and then forgives more ˹people˺ than the number of hair on the sheep of ˹the tribe of˺ (Banū) Kalb."  

«إِنَّ الله تَعالى ينْزِلُ لَيلة النِّصْف مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلى سَمَاء الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لأكثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْر غَنَم كَلبٍ۔»  

"When it is the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, Allah forgives more sins than the number of hair on the sheep of ˹the tribe of˺ (Banū) Kalb."  

«إِذا كانَ ليلةُ النصف من شعبان يَغْفِرُ الله الذنوب أكثَر من عددِ شعرِ غنمِ كلبٍ۔»  

"Four of their nights are like their days, and their days are like their nights; Allah fulfills his oath in these, frees progenies in these, and grants to a large number of people: ˹these are:˺ (1) the night of al-Qadr ˹in the month of Ramaḍān˺ and its morning, (2) the night of ʿArafah ˹in the month of Dhū al-Ḥijjah˺ and its morning, (3) the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, [and (4) the night of ˹every˺ Friday and its morning.]  

«أربعُ لَياليِهنَّ كأيامِهنَّ، وأيامُهنَّ كلَيالِيهن، يَبَرُّ الله فيهنَّ الْقَسم، ويُعتِقُ فيهنَّ النَّسم، ويُعطِى فيهنَّ الجزيلَ: (١) ليلةُ القدرِ وصباحُها، (٢) وليلةُ عرفة وَصَباحُها، (٣) وليلةُ النِّصفِ مِنْ شعبانَ وصباحُها، (٤ وليلةُ الجمعةِ وصباحُها)۔»  

"Allah descends to the lowest sky during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and then forgives everything ˹from the people˺, except for the one who associates partners with Him or the one whose heart has malice."  

"يَنْزِلُ اللَّه إِلى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَيْلَة النِّصفِ مِنْ شعبانَ فَيغْفرُ لِكُلِّ شئٍ إِلَّا رجلًا مُشْرِكًا، أو رجُلًا فِى قلبِهِ شَحْنَاءُ".  

"Our Lord descends to the lowest sky during during the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān and then forgives the people of Earth, except for the one who associates partners with Him or the one filled with malice."  

«ينَزِلُ رَبُّنَا إِلى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فِى النِّصْفِ مِنْ شعبانَ فَيغْفرُ لأَهِلِ الأَرْضِ إلَّا مُشْرِكًا أَوْ مشاحنًا۔»  

"Whosoever livens up (staying awake in the night prayer and supplication) the two nights of ʿĪd, and the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, his heart will not die when the hearts die (i.e. out of the fear of the Day of Judgement)."  

«مَنْ أَحْيَا لَيلَتِى الْعِيدِ، ولَيلَة النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ لَمْ يمُتْ قَلبُهُ يَوْمَ تَمُوتُ الْقُلُوبُ۔»  

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the night of the middle of the ˹month of˺ Shaʿbān. He stood and prayed fourteen rakaʿah (units) then sat down after finishing ˹the prayer˺. He then read (1) Umm al-Qurʿān (Fātiḥah 1) fourteen times, (2) "Say, He is Allah, the Unique" (al-Ikhlāṣ 112) fourteen times, (3) "Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak" (Falaq 113) fourteen times, (4) "Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind" (Nās 114), (5) Āyat al-Kursī (Baqarah 2:255) once, and (6) ˹the āyah˺ "There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves..." (Tawbah 9:128) ˹once˺. When he finished his prayer, I asked him about what he did. He said, "Whosoever does ˹an action˺ similar to what you saw, he shall have ˹the reward˺ of ˹completing˺ ten accepted Ḥajj and ˹the reward of˺ twenty years of accepted fasting. And if he was fasting on that day, then he will have ˹the reward˺ of sixty years ˹of fasting˺ both prior and future."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ لَيْلة النِّصْفِ من شَعْبَانَ قامَ فَصَلَّى أربَع عشرة رَكْعَةً، ثُمَّ جَلَس بَعْدَ الْفَرَاغ فَقَرأَ بِأُمِّ الْقُرآنِ أربعَ عشرةَ مَرَّةً، وَ{قُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ} أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَة مَرَّةً، وَ{قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ} أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً، وَ{قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ} أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً، وآيَةَ الكُرْسِى مَرَّةً، وَ{لَقَدْ جَاءَكُم رسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسكُمْ}. الآيَةَ، فَلمَّا فَرغَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ سَألتُهُ عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ صَنِيعِهِ، قالَ: «مَنْ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ الذى رَأَيْتَ كانَ لَهُ كعِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً مَبْرُورَةً، وَصِيَامِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً مَقْبُولَةً، فَإنْ أَصْبَحَ في ذَلكَ الْيَوْمِ صَائِمًا كانَ لهُ كَصِيامِ سَنَتَيْنِ سَنَةٍ مَاضِية وَسَنة مُسْتَقبلَةٍ۔»  

"Nothing veils the saying of 'There is no god except Allah' except what comes out of the mouth of the one who has mustaches on the night of the middle of Shaʿbān."  

«لَا يَحْجُبُ قَوْلَ لَا إِلَهَ إلا الله عَنِ الله إلا مَا خَرَجَ مِنْ فَمِ صَاحِبِ الشاربين لَيلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ۔»  

When it is the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, the Angel cancels who will die in Shaʿbān, and whether the person would oppress or transgress or marry women, and his name has been canceled from the ones who will die. And there is no night after the Night of Qadr better than it: Allah ﷻ descends to the lowest sky and then forgives everyone except for (1) an idolator, (2) a hateful person, and (3) one who breaks ties of kinship.  

"إِذَا كَانَ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ نَسَخَ المَلَكُ مَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَظْلِمُ وَيْفَجُرُ وَيَنْكِحُ النِّسْوَانَ، وَقَد نُسِخَ اسْمُهُ مِنَ الأَحْيَاءِ إِلَى الأَمْوَاتِ، وَمَا مِنْ لَيْلَة بَعدَ لَيْلَةِ القَدْرِ أفضل مِنْهَا، يَنْزِلُ اللَّهُ -تَعَالَى- إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، فَيَغْفِرُ لكل أحد إِلَّا (١) لِمُشْرِكٍ أَوْ (٢) مُشَاحِنٍ أَوْ (٣) قَاطِعِ رَحِمٍ۔"  

"Allah ˹audits˺ his servants during the night of the middle of ˹month of ˺ Shaʿbān then forgives the ones seeking forgiveness, bestows Mercy upon the ones seeking Mercy, and leaves the people of hatred the way they are."  

«إِنَّ الله تَعَالى يَطَّلِعُ عَلَى عِبَادِه في لَيلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنَ شَعْبَانَ، فَيَغْفِرُ لِلمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ، وَيرْحَمُ المُسْتَرْحِمينَ، وَيُؤَخِّرُ أهْلَ الحِقْدِ كَما هُم۔»  

"When it is the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān, a caller calls out: Is there one seeking forgiveness that I may forgive him? Is there someone asking that I may grant him? Then no one will be asking for a thing except it will be granted, excluding an adulteress or someone who associates partners ˹with Allah˺."  

«إِذا كانَ ليلةُ النِّصف منْ شعبانَ نادَى منادٍ: هلْ مِنْ مُسْتَغَفِرٍ فأغفرَ له؟ هلْ منْ سائلٍ فأعْطِيَه، فلا يسألُ أحدٌ شيئًا إِلّا أُعْطِى إِلَّا الزَّانيةُ بفرجِها أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ۔»