الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الفضائلThe Book of Virtues
فَصْلٌ في فَضْلٍ لَيْلَةِ النُّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ
Section regarding the virtue of the night of mid-Sha'ban
Hadith 12763
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”يَطَّلِعُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ، فَيَغْفِرُ لِعِبَادِهِ إِلَّا لِاثْنَيْنِ: مُشَاحِنٍ وَقَاتِلِ نَفْسٍ“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty looks upon His creation on the night of mid-Sha’ban and forgives all His servants, except for two types of people: one who harbors enmity against someone, and one who is a murderer.
Hadith 12764
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، قَالَتْ: فَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ، فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْبَقِيعِ، رَافِعٌ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَقَالَ لِي: ”أَكُنْتِ تَخَافِينَ أَنْ يَحِيفَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ وَرَسُولُهُ؟“، قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَتَيْتَ بَعْضَ نِسَائِكَ، فَقَالَ: ”إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، فَيَغْفِرُ لِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ“
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that one day I did not find the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at home. I went out in search of him and found him in Baqi’, with his blessed head raised towards the sky. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: “Did you fear that Allah and His Messenger would wrong you?” She says, I replied: “I thought you had gone to one of your other wives.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Indeed, Allah Almighty descends to the lowest heaven on the middle night of Sha’ban and forgives more people than the number of hairs on the sheep of Banu Kalb.”
