سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَChapter: What was narrated concerning the night of the middle of Sha’ban
Hadith 1388
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلَّالُ ، 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 صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ ، فَقُومُوا لَيْلَهَا ، وَصُومُوا يَوْمَهَا ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا لِغُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا ، فَيَقُولُ : " أَلَا مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ لِي فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ ، أَلَا مُسْتَرْزِقٌ فَأَرْزُقَهُ ، أَلَا مُبْتَلًى فَأُعَافِيَهُ " ، أَلَا كَذَا أَلَا كَذَا حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ .
´It was narrated that ‘Ali bin Abu Talib said:` “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.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
This narration is not only severely weak but is in fact fabricated (mawdu‘), therefore there is no basis for fasting on the fifteenth of Sha‘ban.
Similarly, the issue of Allah, exalted is He, descending to the sky of the world specifically on this night, as mentioned in this narration and the following narration, is also not authentic.
However, it is established from authentic narrations that Allah, blessed and exalted, descends to the first heaven every night.
As for the manner (kayfiyyah) of this descent, we neither know it nor can we describe it.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to have faith in this attribute of descent.
This narration is not only severely weak but is in fact fabricated (mawdu‘), therefore there is no basis for fasting on the fifteenth of Sha‘ban.
Similarly, the issue of Allah, exalted is He, descending to the sky of the world specifically on this night, as mentioned in this narration and the following narration, is also not authentic.
However, it is established from authentic narrations that Allah, blessed and exalted, descends to the first heaven every night.
As for the manner (kayfiyyah) of this descent, we neither know it nor can we describe it.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to have faith in this attribute of descent.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1388
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
The Night of the Fifteenth of Sha'ban and Specific Acts of Worship
9: Hadith of Ali radi Allahu anhu
It has been narrated by Ibn Abi Sabrah through the chain of «عن إبراهيم بن محمد عن معاوية بن عبد الله بن جعفر عن أبيه عن على بن أبى طالب رضي الله عنه».
Takhrij (Source Verification): Ibn Majah (1388), Al-‘Ilal al-Mutanahiyah (2/71, Hadith 923)
In this chain, Abu Bakr ibn Abi Sabrah is a liar. See: [تقريب التهذيب 7973]
Conclusion: This narration is fabricated (mawdu‘).
Note: Other fabricated narrations of similar meaning are also reported from Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu. See: [الموضوعا ت لابن الجوزي 2/ 127 ميزان الاعتدال 3/ 120 واللآلي المصنوعة 2/ 60]
A detailed article is available in Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah, Hadith number 1144, as numbered by Al-Albani.
For the original article, see Tahqiqi wa ‘Ilmi Maqalat by Shaykh Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai rahimahullah (Volume 1, pages 291 to 304).
9: Hadith of Ali radi Allahu anhu
It has been narrated by Ibn Abi Sabrah through the chain of «عن إبراهيم بن محمد عن معاوية بن عبد الله بن جعفر عن أبيه عن على بن أبى طالب رضي الله عنه».
Takhrij (Source Verification): Ibn Majah (1388), Al-‘Ilal al-Mutanahiyah (2/71, Hadith 923)
In this chain, Abu Bakr ibn Abi Sabrah is a liar. See: [تقريب التهذيب 7973]
Conclusion: This narration is fabricated (mawdu‘).
Note: Other fabricated narrations of similar meaning are also reported from Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu. See: [الموضوعا ت لابن الجوزي 2/ 127 ميزان الاعتدال 3/ 120 واللآلي المصنوعة 2/ 60]
A detailed article is available in Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah, Hadith number 1144, as numbered by Al-Albani.
For the original article, see Tahqiqi wa ‘Ilmi Maqalat by Shaykh Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai rahimahullah (Volume 1, pages 291 to 304).
Source: Research and Scholarly Articles by Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 291
