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The Virtues of Sha’baan & Virtuous Actions of Shab e Bara-at Compiled By Shahzada e Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer, Hazrat Allama Mufti Ata ul Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi Translated By a humble servant of Allah Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi Noori

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Published By Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre Overport, Durban, South Africa A Noori Publication 1

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Translator’s Note All praise is due to Allah. Choicest Peace and Blessings upon the most Beloved in Allah’s Creation, our Master and our Leader Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa , and upon His



Noble Family and illustrious Companions, and upon all those will

follow the path of righteousness. By the Grace of Allah, the Mercy of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  and the Karam of Ghauth o Khwaja Raza, and my Masha’ikh especially Huzoor Taajush Shariah, Huzoor Muhad’dith Kabeer and Huzoor Syed Shah Turabul Haq (Alaihir Rahma), you have before you a booklet which is the translation of an Urdu article prepared by Hazrat Allama Mufti Ata ul Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi, who is the beloved son of Huzoor Sayyidi Muhad’dith e Kabeer Allama Zia ul Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi (Allah exalt his status). Mufti Ata ul Mustafa has prepared a very concise yet knowledgeable article on the excellence of the month of Sha’baan and the virtuous actions to be performed on the eve of Bara-at. We have named this booklet ‘The Virtues of Sha’baan & Virtuous Actions of Shab e Bara-at’. May Allah bless him with the best of rewards for his determined effort. Aameen It is my humble Dua that this booklet will be a means of benefit for all those who read it. I must humbly request that not only should we read these Deeni Books, but we should make a sincere effort to make Amal (practice) in accordance with what we have read. I would like to thank all those who assisted in proofing this document and making other valuable suggestions, especially Hazrat Maulana Mohammed Shakeel Qadiri Ridawi (London, U.K.) for going through this document and also furnishing the Dua e Nisf Sha’baan and the Transliteration. I pray that Allah rewards him with the best of rewards. Aameen. Sag e Mufti e Azam Muhammad Afthab Cassim Qaadiri Razvi Noori Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre (IMRRC) Durban, South Africa 3

Dedication This humble effort is dedicated to

Sayyiduna Imam Azam Abu Hanifa Radi Allahu Anhu

Allah bless us with following firmly in the teachings of Imam e Azam ؓ◌

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﷽ Allah’s Name (we) begin with, The Comionate Most Merciful As Salaatu Was Salaamu Alaika Ya Rasool’Allah  Shab e Bara-at, in other words the eve of the 15th of Sha’baan is a very blessed night. There are many Ahadith which have been mentioned about its virtue. Almighty Allah assigns to the Angels, the istration of all which is to happen in that year. Information about the amount of sustenance that the servants will receive, and all the good and bad which the servants will do, and all the incidents and matters which will take place in that year, such as illness, good health, comforts and hardships, death, wars and battles, are all given to the Angels. Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an

ْ ‫ﻓ ۡﻴﻬﺎ ﻳﻔﺮق ﻛﻞ ا ْﻣ ٍﺮ ﺣﻜ ۡﻴ ٍﻢ‬ In it is allocated all the matters of wisdom [Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44), Part 25, Verse 4]

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In the explanation of this blessed verse the author of Tafseer Roohul Bayaan says, On this night Almighty Allah gives Hazrat Mika’eel Alaihis Salaam the entire information (i.e. commands) concerning sustenance. The information (commands) concerning deeds and actions, Almighty Allah gives to the Angel of the first sky, (whose name is) Hazrat Isma’eel (Alaihis Salaam). Similarly, the information (i.e. commands) concerning difficulties and calamities, are given to Hazrat ‘Izra’eel Alaihis Salaam. [Tafseer Roohul Bayaan Vol.3 Page 598]

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Ahadith e Mubaaraka The First Hadith It is reported from Hazrat Ma’az ibn Jabl ؓ◌ that Rasoolullah



said, On

th

the eve (night) of the 15 of Sha’baan, Almighty Allah Manifests (i.e. manifests His Special Attention) towards the entire creation, so with the exception of the unbelievers and those who harbour enmity, He forgives all others. [Tabrani, Ibn Hib’baan]

The Second Hadith Baihaqi reports from Ummul Momineen Hazrat A’isha

‫ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨ ﺎ‬

‫ر‬

that

Rasoolullah  said, Jibra’eel Alaihis Salaam visited me, and said that this is the eve of the 15th of Sha’baan. In it Almighty Allah frees people from hell, more than the hair on the backs of the goats of Bani Kalb, but He does not place His Special Attention of Mercy upon the unbelievers, and upon those who harbour enmity, those who break family ties, those who allow their clothing to trail (out of pride), those who disobey their parents, and the alcoholics.

The Third Hadith In the narration reported by Imam Ahmed in his Musnad from Hazrat Ibn Umar ؓ◌, a murderer is also mentioned (amongst those upon whom Allah does not place His Special Attention of Mercy). [Musnad Imam Ahmed Vol.2, Page 176] 7

The Fourth Hadith It is reported on the authority of Hazrat Ali

ؓ◌

that Rasoolullah



said,

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When the eve (night) of the 15 of Sha’baan arrives, then remain standing in it (i.e. in Ibaadat), and fast in the day, for at the time of Sunset (on the eve of the 15th) Almighty Allah manifests His Special Blessings onto the sky of the earth, and announces, Is there anyone who wishes to be forgiven, so that I may forgive him? Is there anyone who wishes for sustenance, so that I may bless him with sustenance? Is there someone who is gripped (by some calamity), that I may grant him peace? Is there anyone? Is there anyone? He announces this until the break of dawn. [Ibn Majah Page 100]

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Ziyaarat e Quboor Visiting The Graves ‫ ر‬that

It is reported on the authority of Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa

‫ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨ ﺎ‬

one night Rasoolullah

woke early



came to my home, but then He



(i.e. left early), whereas this was my allocated night, so I also (discreetly) walked behind Him . I saw that He  went into Baqi Shareef (The Blessed Cemetery of Madina Shareef), and He  raised his head towards the sky, and was engrossed in Dua. When He  saw me, He  said, O A’isha! Did you think that I was being unjust towards you? Hazrat A’isha

‫ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨ ﺎ‬

‫ر‬

says, I said, Ya Rasool’Allah

,

I assumed that you

had gone to visit another one of your blessed wives. The Beloved Rasool 

said, O A’isha! This is the even (night) of the 15th of Sha’baan. In this

(night) Almighty Allah manifests His Special Blessings on the sky above the earth and He forgives more people, than the amount of hair on the backs of the goats of Bani Kalb. [Tirmizi Shareef Vol.1, Page 92; Madarijun Nubuw’wah Vol.1, Page 399]

Important Note: This Hadith Shareef proves that to visit the cemetery is the Sunnah of Nabi Kareem .

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Ghauth e Samdaani, Qutb e Rabbani, Shahanshah e Baghdad Abu Muhammad Hazrat Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jilani ؓ◌ quotes a Hadith Shareef in his book, Ghuniyatut Taalibeen that, The Beloved Rasool  says, On the eve of the 15th of Sha’baan, Jibra’eel Alaihis Salaam visited me, and said to me that, Ya Rasool’Allah ! Raise your blessed head towards the sky (i.e. look towards the sky). I asked; which night is it? This is that night in which Almighty Allah opens three hundred doors of Mercy, and on this night Allah forgives every such person who is not a Mushrik (polytheist), except for those who do jadu (sorcery/black magic), alcoholics, and those who take interest (Riba). He does not forgive them on this night until such time that they repent sincerely. [Ghuniyatut Taalibeen Page 567]

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Virtuous Deeds on This Night If one recites forty (40) times before sunset (of the 15th Sha’baan),

‫ﻈﻴﻢ‬ ْ ‫ﻻ ﺣ ْﻮل وﻻ ﻗﻮة ﺍﻻ ﺑﺎﷲ ﺍﻟْﻌ ﺍﻟْﻌ‬ La Hawla Wa Laa Quw-wata il-la Bil-Laahil Aliy-yil Azeem And then recites one hundred (100) Durood Shareef, Almighty Allah will forgive forty years of his sins, and forty (40) Hoors (Maidens of Paradise) will be awarded to him.[Miftahul Jinaan] After Maghrib Salaah, perform six (6) Raka’ats of Nafil Salaah in cycles of two. •

The first two Raka’ats should be performed with the Niyyah (intention) of long life with goodness (i.e. with Imaan and virtue).

•

The second two Raka’ats should be performed with the Niyyah (intention) of having all evils eradicated.

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The third two Raka’ats should be performed with the Niyyah of not being dependant on the creation.

After every two Raka’ats recite Surah Yaseen Shareef once, then the Dua e Nisf Sha’baan.

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On this night we should visit the Muslim Cemeteries to recite Faateha. Whatever we recited should be afforded as Esaal e Thawaab to the souls of the believing men and believing women. The one who sends this reward will receive reward equivalent to all those deceased who receive its reward. Asbahani reports on the authority of Hazrat Anas

ؓ◌

that Rasoolullah 

said to Maula Ali ؓ◌, O Ali! Should I not teach you that Dua, that when you are faced with any anguish of distress, if you recite this Dua then Almighty Allah will accept your Dua and remove your anguish? After Wudu, perform two Raka’ats of Namaaz (Salaah), and thereafter praise and glorify Allah, and send Durood upon your Beloved Nabi , and seek forgiveness for all the Muslim men and Muslim women and then say,

‫ ﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟْﺤﻠﻴﻢ‬.‫ ﻻ ﺇﻟ‬، ‫ ﺍﻟْﻌﻈﻴﻢ‬10 ‫ ﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟْﻌ‬.‫ ﻻ ﺇﻟ‬، ‫ ﻳﺨْﺘﻠﻔﻮن‬.‫ﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻓﻴ‬8 9‫ ﻋﺒﺎد≈ ﻓ‬$ْ %‫ﺍﻟﻠ ﻢ ﺃﻧْﺖ ﺗ ْﺤﻜﻢ ﺑ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻒ‬8 ‫ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻢ‬، $%‫ ﺍﻟْﺤ ْﻤﺪ ﷲ رﺏ ﺍﻟْﻌﺎﻟﻤ‬، ‫ﻳﻢ ﺳ ْﺒﺤﺎن ﺍﷲ رﺏ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺴ ْﺒﻊ ورﺏ ﺍﻟْﻌ ْﺮش ﺍﻟْﻌﻈﻴﻢ‬BْC‫ﺍ‬ 1R S‫ﻓﺎرﺣ ْﻤ‬ ْ ‫ة ورﺣﻴﻤ ﻤﺎ‬T‫ﺍﻟﺪﻧْﻴﺎ وﺍﻵ‬ 0 ‫ ر ْﺣ ٰﻤﻦ‬، ≈‫ﻳﻦ ﺇذﺍ دﻋ ْﻮ‬J‫ ﻣﺠﻴﺐ د ْﻋﻮة ﺍﻟﻤﻀ‬، ‫ج ﺍ ْﻟ ﻢ‬P‫ﺍﻟْﻐﻢ ﻣ‬ ≈‫ ﺑ ﺎ ﻋ ْﻦ ر ْﺣﻤﺔ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﻮﺍ‬S‫ ْﻐﻨﻴ‬W ‫ ﺎ وﻧﺠﺎﺣ ﺎ ر ْﺣﻤ ًﺔ‬Ò‫ﺣﺎﺟ_ ^ﺬﮦ [ﻘﻀﺎ‬ Allahum-ma Anta Tahkumu Bayna ‘Ibaadika Feema Kaanu Feehi Yakhtalifoon. Laa Ilaaha il-Allahu-l Aliy-yul ‘Azeem. Laa Ilaaha il-Allahul Haleem-ul Kareem. Subhaan’Allahi Rab-bis Samawaatis Sab’ee Wa Rabbil ‘Arshil Azeem. Alhamdu Lil-Allahi Rab-bil Aalameen; Allahum-ma Kaashifal Gham-mi Mufar-rijal Ham-mi, Mujeeba Da’watil Mud-tar-reena Idha Da-awka, Rahmaanad-Dunya Wal Aakhirati Wa Rahima-huma, 12

Farhamni Fee Haajati Haadhi-hi Bi Qadaa-iha Wa Najaahiha Rahmatan Tughneeni Biha ‘An Rahmati Man Siwaak. Thereafter make Dua for your need. (This Dua can be read when facing any difficulty). [At Targheeb Wat Tarheeb Lil Mundhiri Vol.1 Page 274, Hadith Number 1020, Published by Darul Kutub Al Ilmiyah] Perform one hundred (100) Raka’ats with ten (10) times Surah Ikhlaas (Qul Huw’Allah) in every Raka’at. There are many blessings in this. Hazrat Hasan Basri Rasool



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states that, thirty (30) Sahaba e Kiraam of the Beloved

have mentioned that one who performs this Salaah on this

night (of Bara-at), Almighty Allah places His Special Merciful Attention upon him seventy (70) times, and for every time, He fulfils seventy (70) of his needs, of which the minimum need, is that He forgives his sins.

Note of Caution Those who perform Ishraaq, Tahaj-jud, Aw-wabeen, Salaatut Tasbeeh and other Nawafil on Big days and Big nights, must take note that if they are responsible for any Qaza Salaahs, then performing these Nafils etc will not afford them any real benefit. They should perform the intended Raka’ats as Qaza Salaah (and In’sha Allah they will receive the rewards of those blessings as well). It is mentioned in Fatawa Alamgiri etc that, ‘To perform ones Qaza Salaah is more important than performing Nafils etc.’ [Alamgiri Vol.1 Pg.125]

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Fireworks On this night, Muslims should spend most of their time in Ibaadat (worship), and they should abstain from using fireworks. With the exception of earning the displeasure or Allah, the harmful effects of fireworks are well-known. The harmful effects can be observed by reading through the newspapers and by those who witness this. All the Muslims should tly make efforts to end this incorrect, destruction and non-Shariah compliant activity. Every wrongdoing can be stopped by making an effort to eradicate it. A true believer is one who is always engrossed in spreading the Deen. To spend this night in sinful acts is a sign of immense deprivation. It is known about fireworks that this was started by the king Namrud (Nimrod), when he catapulted Hazrat Ibraheem Alaihi Salaam into the raging inferno and it turned into a garden for him (by Allah’s command), his people filled pomegranates with a combusting agent, and then lit them and threw them towards Hazrat Ibraheem Alaihis Salaam. This (fireworks) is actually the custom of the Hindus who do this during diwali and holi. Muslims should also realise that hundreds of thousands of rupees are wasted in this (un-Islamic) practice, and every year we hear that due to fireworks so many houses have burnt down in such and such place, and such and such amount of people have been burnt to death. There is danger to one’s life and also destruction of one’s wealth, and the risk of houses catching alight, due to this practice. To burn your wealth with your own hands and to earn the wrath and displeasure of Allah are all impermissible and forbidden in the Shariah. It is necessary for all the Muslims to abstain from this vile practice. 14

‫‪The Dua Nisf Sha’baan‬‬ ‫)‪(Arabic‬‬

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The Dua Nisf Sha’baan (Transliteration) Allahum-ma Yaa Dhal Man-ni Wa laa Yuman-nu 'Alayh Yaa Dhal Jalaali wa'l Ikraam Yaa Dhat-Tawli wa'l In'aam Laa Ilaaha il-la anta Zahru'l-laajeen wa Jaaru'l Mustajeereen wa Amaanu'l khaa-ifeen Allahum-ma in Kunta Katabtanee 'Indaka Fee Um-mil Kitaabi Shaqiy-yan aw Mahruman aw Matrudan aw Muqat-taran 'Alay-ya Fi'rRizqi - Fa'mhu Allahum-ma Bi Fadlika Shaqaawatee wa Hirmaanee wa Tardee Wa'qtitaara Rizqee Wa-athbitnee 'Indaka Fee Um-mil Kitaabi Sa'eedan Marzuqam Muwaf-faqan li'lkhayraati Fa Innaka Qulta wa Qawluka'l Haqqu Fee Kitaabika'l Munaz-zali 'Alaa lisaani Nabiy-yika'l Mursal Yam-hullahu Maa Yashaa'u wa Yuthbit Wa 'Indahu Um-mul Kitaab Ilaahi Bit-tajalli'l A'zam Fee laylatin-Nisfi min Shahri Sha'ban Al-Mukar-ram Al-latee Yufraqu Feehaa Kul-lu Amrin hakeemin wa Yubram An Takshifa 'An-naa Mina'l Balaa-i wa'l Balwaa-i Maa Na'lamu wa Maa laa Na'lam Wa Anta Bihi A'lam In-naka Anta'l A'azzu'l Akram Wa Sall Allahu Ta'ala 'Alaa Say-yidina Muhammad-in Wa 'Alaa Aalihi wa As'haabihi wa Sallam Wa'l Hamdu Lil-laahi Rab-bi'l 'Aalameen

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