MISCONCEPTIONS REGARDING SHABE-E-BARAT (15TH SHABAN) AND THEIR ANSWERS - 15TH SHABAAN
Misconception # 1: The night of the 15th of Sha'baan should be singled out for worship, prayer, etc.
Clarification: Our best example and role model is the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and he never, ever singled out this night for worship or qiyaam nor did his Sahaba.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz said:"There is no saheeh hadeeth concerning the night of the fifteenth of Sha’baan. All the ahaadeeth that have been narrated concerning that are mawdoo’ (fabricated) and da’eef (weak), and have no basis. There is nothing special about this night, and no recitation of Qur’aan or prayer, whether alone or in congregation, is specified for this night. What some of the scholars have said about it being special is a weak opinion. It is not permissible to single it out for any special actions. This is the correct view. And Allaah is the Source of strength." (Fataawa Islamiyyah, 4/511)
More fatawaas of scholars are attested at the end of this article .
Misconception # 2: There are special prayers to be offered on this night.
