{"fatawa":{"id":7872,"title":"A weak hadeeth about the virtue of praying qiyaam on the night before Eid","slug":"a-weak-hadeeth-about-the-virtue-of-praying-qiyaam-on-the-night-before-eid","order":"","question":"Is the hadeeth which speaks about praying qiyaam on the night before Eid saheeh?.","answer":"Praise be to Allaah.\r\nThis hadeeth was narrated by Ibn Maajah (1782) from Abu Umaamah (may Allaah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): \u201cWhoever spends the nights of the two Eids in praying qiyaam al-layl, seeking reward from Allaah, his heart will not die on the Day when hearts will die.\u201d \r\n\r\nThis is a da\u2019eef (weak) hadeeth which does not have any saheeh isnaad from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). \r\n\r\nAl-Nawawi said in al-Adhkaar: \r\n\r\nIt is a da\u2019eef hadeeth which we have narrated from Abu Umaamah in both marfoo\u2019 and mawqoof reports, both of which are da\u2019eef. \r\n\r\nAl-Haafiz al-\u2018Iraaqi said in Takhreej Ahaadeeth Ihya\u2019 \u2018Uloom al-Deen: its isnaad is da\u2019eef. \r\n\r\nAl-Haafiz ibn Hajar said: This is a ghareeb hadeeth whose isnaad is mudtarib (unsound). See al-Futoohaat al-Rabaaniyyah, 4\/235. \r\n\r\nAl-Albaani mentioned it in Da\u2019eef Ibn Maajah, and said it is mawdoo\u2019 (fabricated). \r\n\r\nHe also mentioned it in Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth al-Da\u2019eefah (521) and said, it is da\u2019eef jiddan (very weak). \r\n\r\nThis hadeeth was narrated by al-Tabaraani from \u2018Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit, who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: \u201cWhoever spends the night of (Eid) al-Fitr and the night of (Eid) al-Adha in prayer, his heart will not die on the Day when hearts will die.\u201d \r\n\r\nThis is also da\u2019eef (weak). \r\n\r\nAl-Haythami said in Majma\u2019 al-Zawaa\u2019id: It was narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer and al-Awsat. Its isnaad includes \u2018Umar ibn Haroon al-Balkhi who is mostly da\u2019eef. Ibn Mahdi and others praised him, but he was classed as da\u2019eef by many. And Allaah knows best. \r\n\r\nThis was mentioned by al-Albaani in Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth al-Da\u2019eefah (520); he said it is mawdoo\u2019 (fabricated). \r\n\r\nAl-Nawawi said in al-Majmoo\u2019: \r\n\r\nOur companions said: It is mustahabb to spend the nights before the two Eids in prayer and doing other acts of worship. Our companions quoted as evidence for that the hadeeth of Abu Umaamah, according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: \u201cWhoever spends the night of Eid in prayer, his heart will not die on the Day when hearts die.\u201d According to a version narrated by al-Shaafa\u2019i and Ibn Maajah: \u201cWhoever spends the nights of the two Eids in praying qiyaam al-layl, seeking reward from Allaah, his heart will not die on the Day when hearts will die.\u201d It was narrated from Abu\u2019l-Darda\u2019 with a mawqoof isnaad, and it was narrated from Abu Umaamah with a mawqoof isnaad and a marfoo\u2019 isnaad, as stated above, but all the isnaads are da\u2019eef. End quote. \r\n\r\nShaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: \r\n\r\nThe ahaadeeth in which the nights before the two Eids are mentioned are falsely attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). End quote. \r\n\r\nThis does not mean that it is not recommended to spend the night before Eid in prayer, rather qiyaam al-layl is prescribed on all nights. Hence the scholars agreed that it is mustahabb to spend the night before Eid in prayer, as is mentioned in al-Mawsoo\u2019ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 2\/235. Our point here is that the hadeeth which speaks of the virtue of spending this night in prayer is da\u2019eef. \r\n\r\nAnd Allaah knows best.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-29T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-29T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":32,"parent_id":7871,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0627\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0639\u064a\u0641\u0629","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-29"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7872"}