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Certain people have created a lot of confusion regarding the Laylat ul Bara'ah.

They say one of two things:

1] Nothing is proven from the hadith about Nisf Shabaan.

2] The fadilat of the night is proven but nafl ibaadah is not.

The main contention of these people appears to be that all ahadith related to this night are weak, very

weak or fabricated. Let us leave all the weak ahadith aside and concentrate on the one authentic

hadith that establishes the virtue of this night for now.

From Sayyiduna Mu'adh ibn Jabal(ra) and Sayyiduna Abu Tha'laba(ra): Allah looks at His creation in

the night of mid-Shabaan and he forgives all his creation except for a Mushrik or a Mushaahin.

(Ibn Hibban, Tabarani, Ibn Khuzayma and declared sahih by Shaykh Shu'ayb Arnau't and Shaykh Nasir

Albani)

So it is proven from this hadith that Allah turns with mercy and forgiveness towards all his Creation in

the night of Nisf Shabaan. Some people said that this is something specific to Allah and all that we

have to do is ensure that we are not Mushriks or Mushaahin. I congratulate them on their courage and

have only this to say: On the night that Allah turns to us in mercy, some people will be lost in sleep

and some will be lost in prayer.

The choice is yours.

Wasalaam.

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