Virtues of the 15th Night of Sha’ban

By Imam Hafiz ‘Abdul ‘Azeem Almunziri R.A. (d. 656 A.H.)

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1. From Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet ﷺ, he said: “Allah bestows His special attention to His entire creation on the 15th night of Sha‘ban. He then forgives His entire creation except a polytheist and one who harbours enmity.”
2. Imam Ahmad narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, bestows His special attention to His entire creation on the 15th night of Sha‘ban. He then forgives His creation except two: one who harbours enmity and the murderer.”
3. From Makhul, from Kaseer ibn Murrah, from the Prophet ﷺ, he said: “In the 15th night of Sha‘ban, Allah forgives the people of the earth except the polytheist or the one who harbours ill thoughts.” 
4. From Abu Tha’labah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet ﷺ, he said: “When it is the 15th night of Sha‘ban, Allah, Exalted is He, bestows his special attention to His creation. He then forgives the believers, grants respite to the disbelievers and he leaves those who harbour malice with their malice until they themselves desist from it.”
5. Narrated by ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her): “The Prophet ﷺ stood at night and performed salat; he lengthened the prostration until I felt that he had passed away. When I saw this, I stood so that I could move his toes; he moved [them] and hence I returned and I heard him say in his prostration: ‘I seek your refuge with your forgiveness from your punishment, and I seek your refuge with your pleasure from your anger, and I seek your refuge with you from yourself. I am unable to praise You as you ought to be. You are as You praise Yourself.’ When he raised his head from prostration and had finished from his prayer, he said: ‘O ‘A’ishah,’ or ‘O Humayrah, did you think that the Prophet has broken his promise with?’ I said: ‘No, I swear by Allah O Messenger of Allah. However, I thought that you had passed away due to the length of your prostration.’ So he said: ‘Do you know which night this is?’ I said: ‘Allah and His Prophet are more knowledgeable.’ He said: ‘This is the 15th night of Sha‘ban. Indeed Allah Most High turns His attention to His slaves in the 15th night of Sha‘ban. He forgives those who seek forgiveness, has mercy on those who seek clemency and leaves those with enmity in the heart as they are.”

(At-Targeeb wat-Tarheeb by ‘Alama Hafiz ‘Abdul ‘Azeem al-Munziri)

Translation of Hadiths from Deoband.org