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Answers: 12The month of Sha’baan
Should Laylat al-Nisf min Sha’ban Be Singled Out for Worship?
It is not prescribed to spend laylat a-nisf min Sha’ban in prayer or to fast on this day, or to single it out for certain acts of worship.133,628Is Fasting Most of Sha’ban Recommended?
It is recommended to fast a great deal in the month of Sha’ban. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast the whole of Sha’ban. For more, please see the detailed answer.110,125Is “Allahumma Ballighna Ramadan” Authentically Reported?
There is no authentic hadith about the virtue of Rajab. The hadith which reads: “Allhumma barik lana fi Rajab wa Sha’ban wa ballighna Ramadan” is weak. However, there is nothing wrong if a Muslim asks Allah to let him reach Ramadan. For more, please see the detailed answer.134,972Is Fasting on the 15th of Sha`ban Recommended?
What is narrated about praying, fasting and worshipping on the 15th of Sha’ban is fabricated. So it is not permissible to follow such hadiths or to act upon them, whether that is in doing righteous deeds or otherwise. For more, please see the detailed answer.152,129Accumulate Voluntary Fasts and Make Them up in Sha‘ban?
15,061Can You Make up Missed Fasts on the Day of Doubt?
It is permissible for you to make up missed Ramadan fasts on the day of doubt and one or two days before Ramadan. For more, please see the detailed answer.30,192He entered ihram for ‘umrah at the end of Sha’baan and performed it in Ramadan; will he have the reward of ‘Umrah in Ramadaan?
22,224Gathering to eat and celebrate on the last day of Sha’baan
22,440Shab e Barat/ 15th Night of Sha’ban: Bidah?
Shab e Barat is a bid`ah and there is no celebration in Sha’ban and there is no special act of worship to be performed in mid-Sha’ban or during the last days of the month. For more, please see the detailed answer.562,902Fasting Al-Ayyam Al-Beed in Sha`ban
1- It is recommended to fast three days each month, and it is best to fast al-ayyam al-beed, which are the 13th, 14th and 15th of the month. 2- There is nothing wrong with you fasting three days in Sha’ban, even if some of those happen to be in the latter half of the month.138,648
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