Unfortunately many of the Salafi brethren deem extra worship on Mid Sha'bān as bid'ah (SubhānAllāh).
Let's see what their Shaykh al-Islam" Ibn Taymiyyah says on the issue:
Let's see what their Shaykh al-Islam" Ibn Taymiyyah says on the issue:
Ibn Taymiyyah writes: “And under this chapter (is) the night of the middle of Sha’bān. Some marfū aḥādīth and āthār regarding its merit have been narrated which shows that it is a chosen night. Moreover, some of the pious predecessors (salaf) used to dedicate it with ṣalāh
and fasting in the month of Sha’bān, as has been related in authentic narrations. He continues: “And from the salaf, from the people of Madinah, and those who came later, (they) rejected its merit and criticized the narrations mentioned regarding it…But the opinion of many of
the scholars or the majority, from our companions and others, is of the merit of this night. This is indicated in the saying of Aḥmad, since there are many aḥādīth mentioned regarding it. This is (further) confirmed by the statements of the pious predecessors.”[1]
He further states in his Faṭāwā: “If a person prays that night alone, or in a select congregation, as many groups of the Early Muslims (salaf) used to do, it is excellent.”[2]
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[1][‘Iqtidā as-Sirāṭ al-Mustaqīm’, (pg. 137)]
[2][‘Majmu’ Al-Faṭāwā’, (23/131)]
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[1][‘Iqtidā as-Sirāṭ al-Mustaqīm’, (pg. 137)]
[2][‘Majmu’ Al-Faṭāwā’, (23/131)]
