Sunan Ibn Majah 1388
What was narrated concerning the night of the middle of Sha’ban
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حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ؛ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ؛ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ؛ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ؛ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ؛ عَنْ أَبِيهِ؛ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ
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۔»
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Chain of narrators
- al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī al-Khalāal
- ʿAbd al-Razzāq
- Ibn Abū Sabrah
- Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad
- Muʿāwiyah b. ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar
- his father
- ʿAlī b. Abū Ṭālib
“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.’”
Grades by grader
| al-Albani | FabricatedAnother source records this grader as “Very Daif” (fawazahmed0). | hadithunlocked |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi | Very Daif | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | DaifAnother source records this grader as “Maudu’” (sunnah.com). | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Misykatul Mashabih 1308وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَقُومُوا لَيْلَهَا وَصُومُوا يَوْمَهَا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا لِغُرُوب