Collective worship on the night of mid-Sha‘ban

Question

Is it permissible according to the Shari‘a, on the night of mid-Sha‘ban (Laylat al-Bara’a) and the night of Mi‘raj, in a madrasa near the mosque, after the prayer times, to recite the Qur’an all night over a loudspeaker, so that the sound reaches the whole village? And if it is permissible, what is its merit?

Answer

No one’s statement that contradicts the Qur’an, the hadith and the consensus (ijma‘) of the Companions or the Successors is of any weight, nor can it be a proof (hujja) in the pure Shari‘a; and if it agrees with them, then the Qur’an and hadith will become its support and proof.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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