busy making Du’as and weep in regret. Due to the greatness of this night, during this night, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم sometimes used to go to the graveyard of Jannat-ul-Baqi’ and weep in the state of Sajdah before Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, and sometimes he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم used to become occupied with Nawafil and Du’a etc. in his blessed home.

Umm-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah, Tayyibah, Tahirah         رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has said: كَانَ رَسُوۡلُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّي اللّٰهُ عَلَيۡهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدۡعُوۡ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ لَيۡلَةَ النِّصۡفِ مِنۡ شَعۡبَانَ, i.e. During the night of half of Sha’ban, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم used to make Du’as in the state of Sajdah.

(Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 14, pp. 79, Hadees 38288)

Dear Islamic brothers! Remember that our Beloved Prophet’s acts of performing Nafl worship with special attention and his asking for protection from the torment and displeasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in this sacred night was for the education of the Ummah to follow in the blessed footsteps of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and so that his Ummah should also perform more worship during this night and are not deprived of the gifts and blessings of mercy from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. The Beloved Prophet’s acts of making repentance and doing Istighfar and asking for protection from the displeasure and anger of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ were not due to him committing sins at all because not only    the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم but also all the blessed Prophets       عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام are completely innocent of sins (i.e. free from sins) by the grace and blessing of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, they are unable to commit any sins.

The commentator of the book Sahih Bukhari, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti Muhammad Sharif-ul-Haq Amjadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: All the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام, in particular, our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم are free from all sins. (Fatawa Shaarih Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 363) Likewise, Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: The blessed Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام are free from sins because they cannot commit sins. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 3, pp. 364)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد