The especial night mentioned in surah Ad-Dukaan means which night? Is it the shaban or Qadar?
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What is the importance of 15 shaban? Is it the night in which the fate of every one is decided for the next year?
The especial night mentioned in surah Ad-Dukhan (Chapter # 44) means which night? Is it the shaban or Qadar?Praise be to Allaah.
Laylat al-Nusf min Sha'baan (the 15th of Sha'baan) is like any other night, and there is no sound report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to indicate that on this night the fate or destiny of people is decided.
See Question no. 8907.
With regard to the night mentioned in the verses:
"We sent it (this Qur'aan) down on a blessed night. Verily, We are ever warning [mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship].
Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments"
[al-Dukhaan 44:3-4]
Ibn Jareer al-Tabari (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: the commentators differed concerning that night, i.e., which night of the year it is. Some of them said that it is Laylat al-Qadr, and it was narrated from Qurtaadah that it is Laylat al-Qadr. Others said that it is the night of the 15th of Sha'baan. The correct view is the view of those who say that it is Laylat al-Qadr, because Allaah has told us of that when He says, 'Verily, We are ever warning' [al-Dukhaan 44:3]."
(Tafseer al-Tabari, 11/221)
With regard to the phrase, "Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments": Ibn Hajar said in his commentary on Saheeh al-Bukhaari: "What this means is that the decrees for the year are decided on that night, because Allaah says: 'Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments'. And al-Nawawi said: the scholars said that it is called Laylat al-Qadr because on this night the angels write down the decrees (aqdaar), because Allaah says, 'Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments'. This was also narrated by 'Abd al-Razzaaq and other mufassireen with saheeh isnaads from Mujaahid, 'Ikrimah, Qutaadah and others. Al-Toorbashti said that the word used in the Qur'aan is qadr, whereas people think it is qadar (decree); the word qadr refers to the detailed manifestation of the decree.
Laylat al-Qadr brings great reward for the one who does good deeds and strives in worship on that night.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, We have sent it (this Qur'aan) down in the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree).
And what will make you know what the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is?
The Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allaah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months).
Therein descend the angels and the Rooh [Jibreel (Gabriel)] by Allaah's Permission with all Decrees,
(All that night), there is peace (and goodness from Allaah to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn"[al-Qadr 97:1-5]
There are many ahaadeeth which speak of the virtue of that night, such as the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari from Abu Hurayrah, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever spends Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and hoping for reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven, and whoever fasts Ramadaan out of faith and hoping for reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Sawm, 1768).
And Allaah knows best.
2. How to deal with a relative who is an apostate
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What is the ruling on upholding ties of kinship with a relative who is an apostate? What is the ruling on visiting him? Can we talk to him and sit with him? If the answer is yes, what are the limits on that?
If I cannot establish proof against him because he followed his whims and desires, or because I am not qualified to do that, should I treat him as an apostate or not?Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
The apostate is the one who has gone out of Islam and become a kaafir (disbeliever) by his words or actions, or by his giving up (some obligatory duty) or his beliefs.
Not everyone who falls into kufr is regarded as an apostate kaafir. There are some reasons for which a Muslim may be excused and thus not deemed to be a kaafir, such as ignorance, misinterpretation, compulsion and error.
See the answer to question no. 4231
And there are some types of apostasy for which there is no excuse, such as reviling Allah, may He be exalted, or reviling His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), or clearly expressing heresy, because the common folk and the elite are unanimously agreed that this is kufr and apostasy from Islam. The one who does any of these things and does not repent is an apostate.
Secondly:
If it is proven for certain that a person is an apostate, and he is a relative, then he is to be treated in the following manner:
1. It is obligatory to disavow whatever he believes in of kufr and apostasy.
2. It is haraam to regard him as a friend and love him.
3. It is obligatory to advise him and call him to come back to Allah, may He be exalted.
4. It is permissible to visit him, talk to him and sit with him with the aim of calling him to Islam and seeking to guide him, for the one who is qualified to do that.
5. It is permissible to uphold ties with him by giving gifts and the like, to encourage him to repent and follow true guidance.
6. He should be shunned and cut off if he persists in his misguidance, especially if there is an interest to be served by shunning him, such as exposing his evil or to discourage the other relatives from following him.
To sum up, you know that this apostate is despised by Allah and Islam does not allow him to remain in his apostasy. By apostatising he has lost all the sanctities and rights that he had over the Muslims. Calling people to Allah, may He be exalted, and being eager to guide people are among the greatest of good deeds and the most beautiful of characteristics. So interactions with him must be based on these two principles, hating the kaafir because of his religion and calling him and trying to save him from his kufr.
For more information see the answer the questions no. 91665, 95588 and 11266
And Allah knows best.
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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