"bidah on 15th Shaban"

"bidah on 15th Shaban"

the quistion asked to sheik Shaykh Ibn Fowzaan on this regard……

Is standing the night of the 15th of Sha’baan in prayer and fasting
during it’s day legislated?

Response of nobel sheik :

Nothing firm and reliable has been established on the authority of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) that he stood in prayer in the
night and fasted during the day of the
15th of Sha’baan. So the night of the
15th of Sha’baan is like any other
night, and if someone is a regular
worshipper during other nights, then
he may stand the night in prayer on
this night without assuming anything
special (because of it being the night of the 15th of Sha’baan). This is because specifying a time for any act of worship requires a authentic proof, so if there is no authentic proof then the act is regarded as an innovation and all innovations are misguidance. Likewise, regarding specifically fasting during the 15th day of Sha’baan, then no (authentic) proof has been established on the authority of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) to indicate the legislation of fasting on that particular day.

As for that which is mentioned from
the ahaadeeth regarding this subject,
then all of it is weak as the people of
knowledge have indicated. However,
whoever has the habit of fasting the
13th, 14th and 15th (of every month),
then he can continue and fast during
Sha’baan as he fasts during the other
months, without assuming anything
special about the 15th of Sha’baan. Also, the Prophet (sal-Allaahu`alayhe wa sallam) used to increase in fasting during this month (Sha’baan), however, he did not particularise the 15th day, rather proceeded as per norm.

========Reference=========

Shaykh Ibn Fowzaan [the member of Fatwa committee of saudi arabia ]

[al-Bid’u wal-Muhdathaat wa maa laa asla lahu – Page 614

Noorun alad-Darb Fataawa Shaykh
Saalih Ibn Fowzaan – Volume 1, Page
87]

may Allah guide right path on the methodology of sahaba---