8/39. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 739 — Mid-Sha'ban Forgiveness
What Has Been Related About The Middle Night Of Sha'ban
Mid-Sha'ban Forgiveness Hadith With Chain Note
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 739
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 739
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ فَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةً فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْبَقِيعِ فَقَالَ " أَكُنْتِ تَخَافِينَ أَنْ يَحِيفَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ وَرَسُولُهُ " . قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَتَيْتَ بَعْضَ نِسَائِكَ . فَقَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْزِلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَائِشَةَ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْحَجَّاجِ . وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يُضَعِّفُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ عُرْوَةَ وَالْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ .
A'isha Narrated from:
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 He, Descends To The Lowest Heavens During The Night Of The Middle Of Sha'Ban, To Grant Forgiveness To More Than The Number Of Hairs On The Sheep Of (Banu) Kalb.'
[1] A place on the outskirts of Al-Madinah that is known for its graveyard.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 739In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 58English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 739
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 739
This mid-Sha'ban forgiveness hadith narrates that Aishah missed the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم one night, went out, and found him at al-Baqi. He then spoke about Allah descending to the lowest heaven on the night of the middle of Sha'ban and forgiving more than the number of hairs on the sheep of Banu Kalb. The report’s message is about Allah’s forgiveness, but the provided Arabic text also includes a major caution: Abu Isa says it is known only through this route, and he heard Muhammad weaken it, noting breaks in hearing between narrators. So a faithful explanation should mention both: the text speaks about forgiveness on mid-Sha'ban, and the same passage records criticism of the chain.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration points to Allah’s forgiveness on the middle night of Sha'ban.
- Aishah’s search and finding the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at al-Baqi is part of the report.
- The Arabic notes include criticism of the chain, so the hadith should be presented carefully.
- The explanation should not add special rituals that are not stated in the text.
