Some people in pakistan make 19 shaban speacial day for prayer
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Visit graveyard on 19th
Shabaan
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Abdallah ibn Buraidah reported from his father that the Prophet
(saws) said: "I had forbidden you
to visit graves, but now you may visit
them. It will remind you of the
Hereafter." (Muslim, Ahmad, and the Sunan)
In the beginning the Prophet (saws) prohibited the
believers from visitlng the graves because of their proximity to the
jahiliyyah (Days of Ignorance). After they had fully entered the fold of
Islam, became well pleased with it, and
had fully accepted its laws, the Prophet (saws)
permitted them to visit graves as their visit would remind them of their
own final place of destination and the Hereafter. And that intention and mission of visiting
graves is evident in the supplication the Messenger of Allah (saws) would make
when he visited any graveyard.
Ibn Abbas
reported: "Once the Prophet (saws) passed by graves in Madinah. He (saws)
tumed his face toward them saying: 'Peace be upon you, O dwellers of these
graves. May Allah forgive us and you.
You have preceded us, and we are following your trail'."
Related by
Tirmidhi.
Aishah reported:
"I asked: 'What should I say when I pass by a graveyard, O Messenger of
Allah (saws)?' He (saws) replied, 'Say, "Peace be upon the believing men
and women dwelling here. May Allah grant mercy to those who have preceded us
and those who are to follow them. Certainly, Allah willing, we will join
you"'.
Related by Muslim.
To the best of our knowledge
there is absolutely no evidence in the authentic and established Sunnah, nor in
the example of the noble companions that the 19th of Shaabaan has
any special significance in Islam, or a night for visiting graveyards, or to
commemorate or celebrate this night with any special prayer, rite, or ritual
whatsoever!
If one celebrates or
commemorates this or any other night with rites and rituals of worship when there
is no evidence that the Messenger of Allah (saws) endorsed it, they would be
guilty of inventing and following an innovation or ‘bida’ in the perfect deen
of Islam; and without an iota of a doubt, every innovation in the perfect deen
of Islam is an error and a grave sin in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.
Aisha narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘If somebody
innovates something which is not present in our religion, then that thing will
be rejected.’
Related by Bukhari.
Sahih Muslim
Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn
Abdullah
That the Prophet
of Allah (saws) said in a sermon: “The
best speech is that which is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran; and the best guidance is the guidance given
by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil
affairs are the innovations, and every
innovation is an error.”
Sunan of
Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali
ibn AbuTalib
That the Prophet
of Allah (saws) said: “If anyone introduces an innovation (in religion), he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation or gives
shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (in religion), he is cursed by Allah, by His Angels, and by all the people.”
Whenever one wishes to remember
one’s death or the Hereafter, one may go and visit the graveyard…for that will
re-enforce the basic and inevitable Truth that death is indeed imminent and one
day he too will be brought here and laid to rest. There is no day specified by the Messenger of
Allah (saws) for the believers to visit the graves of their loved ones, neither
the 19th of Shabaan, or the days of Eid, or any other day of the
year. One may visit it anytime one wills
and wishes to re-enforce the inevitable truth of death!
If one trusts, obeys, and
follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being
misled; but if one believes, obeys and
follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit
is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister