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Questioner: Does the night of al-Israa wal-Mi’raaj have a special virtue that requires a specific type of worship?
Response: It has no special virtue, and nothing has been authentically reported from the Prophet ﷺ nor from his companions concerning it.
And [note that] more than ten years passed for the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ after al-Israa took place, and [yet] he did not celebrate it, and nor did his companions [celebrate it] during his lifetime or after his time. Therefore, celebrating it is an innovation that has no basis.
Even if the exact date were known – though it is actually unknown and uncertain – however, if it were known it is [still] not permissible to celebrate it – because it is contrary to what has been authentically reported from the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ and his companions.
And He ﷺ said:
And Muslim also recorded it in his Saheeh with the wording:
[Furthermore, it is recorded] in the Saheeh from the hadeeth of Jaabir رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺ used to say in the khutbah – the Jumu’ah khutbah:
Translation originally published on 15 January, 2026
