Question: What is status of fasting on the 15th of Sha'baan?

Answer: It is Mustahab (recommended) to fast on the 15th of Sha'baan.

Sayyidina Ali Radiyallahu Anhu reports that The Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said:
اذا كانت ليلة النصف من شعبان, فقوموا ليلها و صوموا نهارها.
Trans: "When the middle night of Shabaan arrives, you should stand (praying) in the night and should fast in the day following it."

This Hadith is recorded by Ibn Majah in his Sunan, and also by Baihaqi in Shu’ab ul Imaan

Saturday evening the 21st of May 2016 will be Laylatul Baraa'ah (15th Sha'baan) and those intending to fast, should do so on Sunday the 22nd of May 2016.

For detailed discussion on the topic, visit:
1. Hazrat Mufti Taqi Uthmani Daamat Barakaatuhum
http://www.albalagh.net/general/shaban.shtml

2. Shaikhul Hadeeth Hazrat Maulana Fazlur Rahmaan Azmi Daamat Barakaatuhum http://bit.ly/1XGIDTt

And Allah Knows Best

Yusuf Moosagie

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