Considering Halwa, Kheer, or a special meal as essential
Thinking that it is necessary to cook something sweet specifically on this night —
➜ Not proven from the Quran, nor from Hadith
Lighting lamps, candles, or incense sticks on graves
➜ Not proven from the practice of the Prophet ﷺ and the Companions ؓ
Organizing a collective fair or gathering in the graveyard
➜ Visiting graves is Sunnah, but making it a fair on a specific night is innovation (Bid'ah)
Fireworks, setting off firecrackers
➜ Wastefulness and causing harm to people, against Sharia
Celebrating this night like Eid
New clothes, special greetings, celebrations
➜ Shab-e-Barat is not Eid
The belief that the dead come to homes on this night
➜ There is no basis for this in the Quran and Hadith
Prayers with specific Rak'ats (e.g., 100 Rak'at Nafl)
➜ No such prayer is proven from the Prophet ﷺ
Worshiping only on this night and negligence for the rest of the year
➜ Balance is required in religion, it is not correct to exaggerate on a specific night
Considering Shab-e-Barat as obligatory or a necessary fast
➜ It is wrong to consider fasting on this day as obligatory or necessary
✔️ What is the correct and proven practice?
Nafl (voluntary) worship individually
Repentance and seeking forgiveness
Supplication (Dua)
If possible, visiting graves without any special rituals
Caution in fasting after the 15th of Shaban (as mentioned in the Hadith)
Reciting Salat al-Tasbih etc.
Mufti Sadiq Amin Qasmi