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A VERY SIGNIFICANT BIG NIGHT IS COMING - PLEASE READ THIS entire message and attached two compilations on the significance of Shabaan and the night of 15th and follows them. May Allah guide us and provide opportunities to serve the Ummah - A'ameen Please make a note that all these Hadith are authentic 1-Rasul Allah (saw) Said: Allah Looks at His creation in the night of mid-Sha`ban and He forgives all His creation except for a mushrik (idolater) or a mushahin (one bent on hatred). narrated by ibn Hibban. 2-Rasul Allah (saw) said: "Allah looks upon His creatures on the night of mid-Sha`ban and He forgives all His servants except two: one intent on hatred, and the killer". narrated by Tirmizi,Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and al-Bazzar. 3- From Sayyidah `A'isha: She said: The Prophet stood up in prayer during a part of the night and made his Sajdah so lengthy that I thought his soul had been taken back. When I saw this I got up and went to move his big toe, whereupon he moved, so I drew back. When he raised his head from prostration and finished praying, he said: "O `A'isha, O fair little one (humayra')! Did you think that the Prophet had broken his agreement with you?" She replied: "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I thought that your soul had been taken back because your stayed in prostration for so long." He said: "Do you know what night this is?" She said: "Allah and His Prophet know best." He said: "This is the night of mid-Sha`ban! Verily Allah the Glorious and Majestic LOOKS AT His servants on the Night of mid-Sha`ban, and He Forgives those who Ask forgiveness, and He bestows Mercy on those who ask mercy, and He gives delays the people of Jelousy and Spite in their (bad)state." narrated by al-Bayhaqi. 4- From `Sayyidah A'isha also: "I missed the Prophet one night so I went out to al-Baqi`graveyard (and found him there). He said: "Were you afraid that Allah would wrong you and that His Prophet would wrong you?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I thought that you might have gone to visit one of your (other)wives." He said: "Allah Glorious and Exalted descends to the nearest heaven on the night of midSha`ban and He forgives more people than the number of hairs on the skin of the sheep of the tribes of Kalb. narrated by Tirmizi, Ahmad bin Hanbal,and ibn Majah. 5-From Sayyidina `Ali ibn Abi Talib: The Prophet said: "On The night of mid-Sha`ban, let all of you spend in prayer (i.e. partly) and its day (i.e. preceding it) in fasting, for Allah descends to the nearest heaven during that night beginning with sunset and says: Is there no one asking forgiveness that I may forgive them? Is there no one asking sustenance that I may grant them sustenance? Is there no one under trial that I may relieve them? Is there not such-and-such, is there not such-and-such, and so forth until until dawn rises". narrated by Ahmad and ibn Majah. Sayiddina Ali said "on the night of the 15th Sha`ban stay up all night in worshipping Allah (s.w.t) and fast its day." The famous Tabieen scholar, Ka`b al-Ahbar (r) said: "Allah sent the night of 15th of

Shaban with Jibreel to Paradise and he ordered the Paradise to decorate itself and he announced in Paradise that Allah on that night has freed from hellfire as many persons as the number of stars in the universe." Allah Taala Himself says in the Blessed Quran: "inna anzalnahu fi laylatin mubarakatin inna kunna mundhirin-Fiha yufraqu kullu Amrin Hakeem". Lo! We revealed it on a BLESSED NIGHT -- Lo! We are ever warning -- Whereupon every wise command is made clear (44:3-6) Although the majority of the Quran commentators consider the BLESSED NIGHT in this Ayat to be the 27th Night of Ramadan (Laylatul Qadr), many scholars, like Imam alSuyuti, SAY that it COULD BE THE MIDDLE THE NIGHT OF SHABAN ALSO! This is because of all the Hadith that show the greatness of that Night. It is because of this Ayah that it is believed that Allah T'ala reveals our Destinies(Taqdeer) for the whole year to the Angels On this Night. People make Ibadat on this night because if we are in a state of Ibadat, then it may be that Allah will change some of his Taqdeer regarding us to better. Islamic Scholars from all groups, such as Imam al-Suyuti and Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah also said that the Night of 15th Shaban is one of the holiest nights in the Islamic Year. O Muslims! The blessings of the Middle Night of Sha`ban is related to us through many sources. It is good to pray as many Rakats as you can on that Blessed Night, and fast on the next Day. And it is very necessary that just as others observe it, that you observe it. Make an invitation for people to feed people on that night to remember Allah (s.w.t) and to remember His Prophet (s.a.w), and to fast its day and pray its night, will be rewarded for that night and for whoever observes it. SO WE LEARN FROM ALL THIS THAT: 1-IT IS SUNNAH TO MAKE LOT OF IBADAT ON THE 15th NIGHT OF SHABAN, AS IT IS THE NIGHT OF FORGIVENESS. SO ONE SHOULD PRAY A LOT ON THAT NIGHT. NO SLEEP. Imagine, if Rasul Allah (saw) Prayed for the Whole Night, how can we Sinners Neglect it? 2-IT IS SUNNAH TO VISIT GRAVEYARD ON THAT NIGHT. SO PLEASE VISIT THE GRAVEYARDS NEAR TO YOU. ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE ANY GRAVES OF HOLY PEOPLE-AWLIYA, THEN PLEASE VISIT THEM FOR GREATER BENEFIT. YOU CAN MAKE IBADAT THERE ALSO, BUT THE MASJID IF THE FIRST PREFERENCE. 3-PLEASE FAST-ROZA ON THE DAY OF 15th SHABAN. FASTING IS VERY MUCH LOVED BY ALLAH. 4-PLEASE AT LEAST ONE WHOLE JUZ-SIPARA OF THE QURAN ON THAT NIGHT. READING THE HOLY QURAN IS ONE OF THE GREATEST IBADAT. 5-PLEASE READ THE SPECIAL DUA OF NISF SHABAN: On the Holy Night of 15th Shaban, after Maghrib or Isha prayer, it is traditional practice

to read Surah Yasin three times, and after each time, read a special du`a with the following intentions: 1st reading the niyyat (intention) for should be for Long Life. 2nd reading the niyyat (intention) should be for Protection from Calamities. 3rd Reading the niyyat (intention) should be for not being needy to anyone except Allah. For the Arabic Dua , Transliteration & Meaning, Check: http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Dua/Dua_e_Nisf_Shaban.htm http://www.iqra.net/Dua/shaban.php So , these are all the Chances Allah is giving us to get HIS Forgiveness and pleasure-We should not waste them--We must gain the MOST BENEFIT from these blessed Nights. MAKE YOUR NIYYAT NOW THAT YOU WILL DO ALL THAT ON THE BIG NIGHT. READ ALL OF THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN TO REMEMBER IT -PRINT IT AND GIVE IT TO PEOPLE --- FORWARD IT TO ALL MUSLIMS.