and His remembrance is an expiation for sins. This is why they are known as the nights of expiation.^[1]

The Night of Worship

Dear Islamic brothers! Laylat al-Barāʾah is a night of worship. Removing the veil of heedlessness from your heart and spending this night in worship is a matter of good fortune. The final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

Whosoever brought these five nights to life (spent them worshipping Allah), Jannah will become necessary for him:

1.   The night of Tarwiyah (8^th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah).

2.   The night of ʿArafah (9^th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah).

3.   The night of Eid al-Aḍḥa (10^th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah).

4.   Eid al-Fiṭr

5.   The 15^th night of Shaʿbān.^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

What the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would do on Laylat al-Barāʾah

O devotees of the Messenger! When Laylat al-Barāʾah arrived, the final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would sometimes stay at home or sometimes go to the masjid. In both scenarios, he would perform a lot of worship. Umm al-Muʾminīn Sayyidatunā ʿĀishah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا states:

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم once stood to offer salah, then went into sajdah and remained thereupon for such a lengthy time that I began thinking his soul had left his body. When this thought