Topic No. 02: Discussion on the Holy Miraj Shareef.
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The exact date of the night of Mi'raj:
The Mi'raj of the Prophet (ﷺ) is the 27th of Rajab or the night of the 26th of Rajab. This view is the most famous and most accepted.
❏ Allama Badruddin Mahmud Aini (may Allah have mercy on him) said-
The Isra' journey or Mi'raj of the Prophet (ﷺ) took place on the 27th of Rajab. 4
This view is the most famous and well-known throughout the Muslim community of the world.
➥{Aini, Umdatul Qari, 4/39 p. Daru Ihyaut-Turasul Arabi, Beirut, Lebanon.}
❏ The famous historian and Imam of the Ahl al-Hadith and the most respected scholar of all, Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him), mentioned in several of his famous books:
That the Ascension was on the night of the seventh and twentieth of Rajab, and Allah knows best.
-“Indeed, the Ascension took place on the 27th of Rajab. The Almighty Allah knows best.” 5
➥{Ibn Kathir, Al-Badaya wan Nihaya, 3/135p. Daru Ihyaut-Turasul Arabi, Beirut, Lebanon, Sirat-e-Nabawiyyah, 2/93 p.}
❏ Imam Qastallani (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned-
It was the night of the twenty-seventh of Rajab, and was chosen by Hafiz Abdul Ghani bin Sarur al-Maqdisi.
-“The Ascension of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took place on the 27th of Rajab. Imam Hafizul Hadith Abdul Ghani bin Sarur al-Maqdisi (may Allah have mercy on him) expressed the opinion that this opinion is the most acceptable.” 6
➥{Qastallani, Mawahebul Laduniya, 1/162 p. Daru Ihyaut-Turasul Arabi, Beirut, Lebanon.}
❏ Imam Zurqani (may Allah have mercy on him) presented a similar opinion. 7
➥{Zurqani, Sharhul Mawahebul Laduniya, 2/71 p. Darul Qutub Ilmiyah, Beirut, Lebanon.}
❏ Explaining the opinion of Imam Qastallani (may Allah have mercy on him), he wrote-
It was the night of the 27th of Rajab and the actions of the Muslims continued on it. Some of them said: He is the strongest.
-“The Ascension of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took place on the 27th of Rajab. And the actions of the Muslims continued on it. Many scholars said that this is the strongest opinion.” 8
➥{Zurqani, Sharhul Mawahebul Ladunniyyah, 2/71 p. Darul Qutub Ilmiyah, Beirut, Lebanon.}
❏ Imam Ibn Jawzi (d. 597 AH) wrote-
It was the night of the twenty-seventh of Rajab
-‘‘The Ascension of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took place on the 27th of Rajab.’’
(Ibn Jawzi, Al-Muntadim fi Tarikhul Umum wal Mulk, 3/26 p., Darul Qutub Ilmiyah, Beirut, Lebanon.)
❏ Shaykh Muhammad bin Tayyab Najjar (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote-
And on the night of the twenty-seventh of Rajab as it is well-known
-‘‘The Ascension of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took place on the 27th of Rajab, and this is the well-known opinion.’’
(Qawul Mubin fi Seerat Sayyidil Mursaleen, 1/153 p.)
❏ Allama Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri writes-
It was the night of the twenty-seventh of Rajab in the 10th year of Prophethood, and Allama Al-Mansur Fawry chose it.
-‘‘The Ascension of the Prophet (ﷺ) took place on the 27th of Rajab, the tenth year of Prophethood. The renowned historian Allama Mansur Al-Furi (may Allah have mercy on him) has called this view more preferable.’’
(Ar-Raheequl Maktoum, p. 1/124)
❏ Deobandi historian Maulana Abul Hasan Nadwi writes-
And it is well-known that the Ascension took place on the twenty-seventh night of Rajab, and it was chosen by Al-Hafiz Ibn Surur Al-Maqdisi
-‘‘It is well-known that the Ascension of the Prophet (ﷺ) took place on the twenty-seventh night of Rajab. The renowned historian Allama Hafiz Ibn Surur Al-Maqdisi (may Allah have mercy on him) has called this view more preferable or acceptable.’’
(Nadwi, Sirat-e-Nabawiyah, p. 217, Daru Ibn Kathir, Damascus, Syria, second edition. 1425 AH.)
Now we will discuss the Ascension of the Prophet (ﷺ) I will look into whether any virtues of worshipping on this date have been narrated.
Prayers and Fasting of Holy Shabei Mi'raj
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Prayers and Fasting of Holy Shabei Mi'raj:
Hadith No-1:
❏ Imam Bayhaqi (رحمة الله) compiled –
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ, حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو نَصْرٍ رَشِيقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الرُّومِيُّ إِملَاءً مِنْ كِتَابِهِ بالطَّابِرانِ, اَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ, حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْهَيَّاجِ, He said: And he said: وَقَامَ مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ And three are certain in Rajab
-‘‘It was narrated from Salman Al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Indeed, there is a great day and a great night in the month of Rajab. Whoever fasts on that day and prays during that night, his reward will be like that of a person who fasts during the day and prays during the night for a hundred years. That great day and night is the 3 days remaining after the end of Rajab, i.e. the 27th of Rajab (Shab-e-Miraj).’’
(Imam Bayhaqi, Shu’abul Iman, 5/345 p. Ha/3530 and Faza’ilul Awqat, 95 p. Ha/11, Muttaqi Hindi, Kanzul Ummal, 12/312 p. Ha/35169, Allama Tahir Patni, Tazkiratul Maudwaat, 116 p., Imam Daylami, Al-Firdaus, 3/142 p. Ha/4381)
The chain of transmission of this hadith is slightly weak. Imam Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him) compiled it and declared it weak. However, he narrated another source of evidence for this chain of transmission.
Hadith No-2:
❏ Imam Bayhaqi (رحمة الله) compiled –
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ, أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ خَلفُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِبُخَارَى, أَخْبَرَنَا مَكِّيُّ بْنُ خَلَفٍ, وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ, قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ, أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى وَهُوَ الْغُنْجَارُ, عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ, عَنْ أَبَانَ, عَنْ أَنَسٍ, عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى الل
