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This night is the 15th of SHA'ABAN
The Night of 15th Sha'baan: Laylatul Bara'ah
The 15th night of Shabaan is a
very blessed night. According to
the Hadith Shareef, the name
of this Mubarak night is 'Nisfu
Shabaan' which means 15th
night of Shabaan. The reason for this special night to attain
its name of Laylatul Baraa'ah,
meaning the Night of Salvation,
Night of Freedom from Azaab,
Hellfire and Calamity, is that in
this night the Barkah and acceptance of repentance may
be accomplished. Laylatul Bara'ah
in Persian, as well as in Urdu, is
called Shabe Baraat.
TO KEEP FAST
According to the Hadith Shareef
which is narrated by Ibne
Habaan (radi Allahu anhu) that
Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) said: 'When the night
of 15th Shabaan arrives spend the night awake and keep fast
the next day'.
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) reports that the Holy
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said often in his Khutba (sermon) : 'O people! Lighten and cleanse your bodies by way of fasting during Shabaan, so that it shall be easy and helpful to you for the fast during Ramadaan. Whoso
fasts for three days during
Shabaan, all his past sins are wiped off'. (Baihaqi) Fasting is
also recommended on the 13th,
14th and 15th of Shabaan.
HOW TO SPEND THE NIGHT?
BY DOING DHIKR ALLAH On this night do abundant Dhikr
of Allah. Perform Nawaafil, recite
the Quran Shareef, recite
abundant Durood Shareef,
Istighfaar and Kalima Tayyibah.
It is also mentioned that if one reads Surah Dukhaan seven
times on this night, Almighty
Allah will reward you with 70
worldly needs and 70 deeds for
the Hereafter.
Each Tasbih or Du'a should begin
and terminate with the recital
of Durood Shareef and one who
wishes for the acceptance of
his Du'as should use the Wasila
of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) .
Hazrat, Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jilani (radi
Allahu anhu) has mentioned in
his famous 'Ghuniyat-ut
Taalibeen' that the month of
Sha'baan according to some narrations is related to
Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) . So, it is our duty, as
the Ummah of Rasoolullah (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam) to love
and respect this month more than any other month (besides
Ramadaan) . We should also offer
abundant salutations (Salaat-o-
Salaam) upon the Holy Prophet
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) .
While we are praying and asking
for ourselves and family, we
should also remember in our
Du'as the Muslim Ummah facing
calamities in many parts of the
world, that may Allah Ta'ala grant them the strength and
Istiqaamat (steadfastness) in
Deen. Aameen. May Almighty
Allah guide us on the path of
the Ambiya and the Awliya.
Aameen.
BASHARAH OF JANNAH: Sayyiduna
Rasulullah (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) is reported to have
said that Allah Ta'ala instructs
and assigns 100 angels to the
person who performs 100 Nafil Salaahs on this auspicious night
- 30 of which will bring the
good news of Jannah,30 angels
to protect one from the Azaab
(Punishment) of (Hell) ,30 to
remove all misfortunes and miseries of this world and 10
angels to protect one from Shaitaan.


(help taken from- -Abdulmujib Attijjeniy Usman)