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Mishkat al-Masabih 1299

Chapter: Night prayers during Ramadan - Section 2

Weak graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 1299

Narrator:Ā’ishah

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: فَقَدْتُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْبَقِيعِ فَقَالَ

" أَكُنْتِ تَخَافِينَ أَنْ يَحِيفَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ وَرَسُولُهُ؟ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَتَيْتَ بَعْضَ نِسَائِكَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ "

‘A’isha said:

I missed God’s Messengerone night and found him at al-Baqi‘. He said, “Were you afraid that God and His Messenger would act wrongly towards you?" I replied, “Messenger of God, I thought you had gone to one of your wives." He said, “On the middle night of Sha'ban God most high descends to the lowest heaven and forgives more sins than the hairs of the goats of Kalb." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Razin added, “for those who deserve hell."Tirmidhi said, “I heard Muhammad (i.e., Bukhari) declare that this tradition is weak."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 739), Ibn Majah (No. 1389) and Ahmad (No. 24825). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 1299).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Weakضَعِيف The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح
Grades of other versions (10)
  • WeakAl-Albani ضعيف — ضعيف الترمذي (739)
  • WeakAl-Albani ضعيف — ضعيف ابن ماجه (262)
  • Weak chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده ضعيف — تخريج المسند لشعيب (26018)
  • WeakShu'ayb al-Arna'ut مرسل — تخريج المسند لشعيب (43/147)
  • WeakAl-Bukhari ضعيف — سنن الترمذي (739)
  • At-Tirmidhi لا نعرفه إلا من هذا الوجه من حديث الحجاج بن أرطأة — سنن الترمذي (739)
  • Al-Daraqutni قد روي من وجوه وإسناده مضطرب غير ثابت — العلل المتناهية (2/556)
  • Al-Ayni منقطع — عمدة القاري (11/116)
  • ابن العربي ليس في ليلة النصف من شعبان حديث يساوي سماعه — عارضة الأحوذي (2/201)
  • المباركفوري منقطع وقد ورد في فضيلة ليلة النصف من شعبان عدة أحاديث مجموعها يدل على أن لها أصلا — تحفة الأحوذي (3/160)

Other versions

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 739

"I could not find the Messenger of Allah one night. So I left and found him at Al-Baqi. He said: 'Did you fear that you had been wronged by Allah and His Messenger?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I thought that you had gone to one of your wives.' So he said: 'Indeed Allah, Mighty and Sublime is…

اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 1389

“I missed the Prophet (ﷺ) one night, so I went out looking for him. I found him at Al-Baqi’, raising his head towards the sky. He said: ‘O ‘Aishah, were you afraid that Allah and His Messenger would wrong you?’” She said: “I said: ‘No, it is not that, but I thought that you had gone to one of your…

"‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَكُنْتِ تَخَافِينَ أَنْ يَحِيفَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ وَرَسُولُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ قَدْ قُلْتُ وَمَا بِي ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنِّي ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَتَيْتَ بَعْضَ نِسَائِكَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (6)
  • الإبانة الكبرى لابن بطة (1250)يَنْزِلُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ ، فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعَرِ غَنَمٍ كَلْبٍ
  • شرح السنة (981)إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا ، فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (3534)اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (3535)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ
  • فضائل الأوقات للبيهقي (29)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ
  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (611)اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَنْزِلُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ ، فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعَرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ “

On the same subject

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1388

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When it is the night of the middle of Sha’ban, spend its night in prayer and observe a fast on that day. For Allah descends at sunset on that night to the lowest heaven and says: ‘Is there no one who will ask Me for forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there no…

"‏ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَقُومُوا لَيْلَهَا وَصُومُوا يَوْمَهَا ‏.‏ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا لِغُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ أَلاَ مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ فَأَغْفِرَ…

Narrated by Ali + 1 other version

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1390

“Allah looks down on the night of the middle of Sha’ban and forgives all His creation, apart from the idolater and the Mushahin.” Another chain from Abu Musa, from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording.

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَطَّلِعُ فِي لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لِجَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ إِلاَّ لِمُشْرِكٍ أَوْ مُشَاحِنٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari + 1 other version

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