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سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلاً مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ
إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ
آيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ |
The Prophet's Night Journey
by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani |
17:1: "Praise be to God Who has
enraptured His servant by night from the Sacred mosque (Mecca) to the
Farthest Mosque (Jerusalem)."
33:56: "Lo! God and His angels shower blessings on
the Prophet. O ye who believe; ask blessings on him and salute him with a
worthy salutation." |
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by Shaykh Muhammad
Hisham Kabbani
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Subhan alladhee asr’a
bi `abdihi laylan. “Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night...”
Look at every word of this holy verse. First Allah praised Himself in the
third person, in absence. Allah then miraculously moved the Prophet from
Makkah to
Masjid al-Aqsa (asra’). Then He referred to the Prophet as “`abd
- servant”, distinguishing him through that elevated title as being related
to the spiritual life, not the animal life. ... The Shari`a of Moses
(as) relates to the worldly life and the spirituality of ‘Isa (as) relates
to the heavenly life. By passing from the worldly life, represented by the
Night Journey, to heavenly life, represented by the Ascension, the Prophet
(s) was carried on these two wings. No prophet was carried in both these
dimensions except our master Muhammad (s). |
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Hadiths on Rajab
Explanation |
I heard Ibn `Abbas
saying: "The Messenger of Allah used to observe fast so continuously that we
thought he would never break it, and at other times he remained without
fasting so continuously that we thought he would never fast." |
Fasting in Rajab and Sha`ban
by
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani |
Fasting the Month of
Rajab. Fasting the months of Rajab and Sha`ban as a nafila
or supererogatory worship is recommended, with the intention of following
the Sunna of the Prophet (s)... |
The
Saint of Rajab
by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani |
The Prophet (s) said,
'Rajab is the month of God, Shaban is my month and Ramadan is the month of
my Community.' God gave us twelve months in the year, eleven of which are
ours and one of which belongs to God. What rewards God will give his
servants in His month, no one knows, not even the Prophet (s). The work of
prophets and angels stops in the month of Rajab. They are not allowed to
know what rewards God is going to give His community... |
Adab of
Rajab
transmitted by Naqshbandi mashaykh |
In the name of Allah,
the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful O Allah, I ask forgiveness of You for
everything for which I repented to You then returned to. And I ask
forgiveness of You for everything I displeased You with and all that
concerns me with which You are displeased. And I ask forgiveness of You for
the favors which I used for increasing my disobedience towards You. |
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Fasting and extra worshipping in Rajab & Shaban |
The "Salafis" try to
prevent the people from treating the night of Isra' and Mi`raj on 27 Rajab
and the night of mid-Sha`ban (Laylat al-Bara'a) as special. They
claim that honoring these nights are innovations that must not be allowed. |
Ghunya al-Talibeen on Rajab
by
Shaykh `Abd al-Qadir Jilani |
When the worshipper has
duly performed his ritual prayer [salat] on the first night of Rajab,
he is recommended to offer the following prayer of supplication [du'a']:
"O Allah, to You the
applicants apply this night, to You the aspirants aspire, and for Your
gracious bounty and beneficence the seekers look in hope. You have
special favors [nafahat] to bestow this night, and prizes and
gifts and presents...
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The First Friday Night of Rajab
by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani |
Tonight is a very
precious night Laylat ar-Ragha'ib, 'the Sacred Night of Desires'. It
is one of the most important nights in Islamic history for all human beings.
It is the night that the Prophet (s) was transferred from his father to his
mother's womb. It falls on the first Friday of Rajab. All that you wish for
on this night, God gives you for the sake of His beloved Prophet (s). In
Islamic countries they celebrate this night with praising of the Prophet
(s), remembrance of his life, remembrance of God in their hearts, and visits
to mosques, which stay open throughout the night until dawn.
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The First Day and Night of the First Friday of Rajab
by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani |
As for the night of the
first Friday of the month of Rajab or its first night, both known as the
"Night of wishes" (Laylat ar-Ragha'ib) during which is performed the
Salat al-ragha'ib... |
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On
Rajab
by Shaykh Abdul Ghani an-Nablusi |
There is no doubt that
the month of Rajab is the key to the opening of the months of goodness and
blessing.
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Ghunya al-Talibeen on
Sha`ban
by
Shaykh `Abd al-Qadir Jilani |
Sha`ban is one of
the meritorious months for which we find particular instructions in the
Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s). It is reported in authentic ahadith that
Prophet Muhammad (s), used to fast most of the month in Sha`ban. These
fasts are supererogatory (nafl) and well deserving of reward, for
Sha`ban is the month immediately preceding the month of Ramadan. The
Prophet mentioned in a hadith, "Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha`ban is
my month and Ramadan is the month of the Nation".
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Ahadith on Fasting in Sha`ban |
It
is related, "He (the Prophet (s)) used to fast the whole of Sh‘abān except a few days." |
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On
Specialties of the Night of Mid-Sha`ban |
Imam al-Ghazali wrote
in his Ihyā, “The Night of mid-Sha`bān, in it [pray] 100 raka’ts, reciting
in each raka`t after al-Fātiha, Surat al-Ikhlās 10 times; they never left
it, as we related about the voluntary extra prayers and the Night of
`Arafat.” |
