The Night of Mid-Sha‘ban and Its Deeds

Question

(1) By which text (nass) is worship on the night of mid-Sha‘ban (Laylat al-Bara’a) established? (2) By which nass is the well-known [practice of] going to the graves after the ‘isha prayer established? If it is not, then is this act a bid‘a or not? And what is the correct method according to the sunna? (3) By which nass is going to the graves on the fifteenth of Sha‘ban after the fajr prayer established? If it is forbidden, then where is the prohibition written? (4)

Answer

(1) On the night of mid-Sha‘ban, prayer is established in an absolute sense, without any restriction or particularity: let each person worship on his own, in a way free of display and of adherence to any custom or specific form — that is commendable (mustahsan).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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