Title: What is authencity of shabe baarat it is right to cook good meal on that day and light candles etc?

Question: What is authencity of shabe baarat it is right to cook good meal on that day and light candles etc?

Answer ID: 2103Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 535/535=L)

Several traditions of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) indicate the virtue of this night; therefore the scholars of Fiqh have mentioned that it is desirable to offer prayers in this night:

 ومن المندوبات ۔۔ احیاء لیلۃ العیدین والنصف من شعبان الخ (الدر المختار مع الشامی: 2/469)

But, cooking good food and lighting candles on this occasion is nothing, it has no base in Islam.