Shaban

• When exactly is the night of the middle of Sha'ban, and is it on the same day as the middle, or the night preceding it?
• Is saying, "O Allah, bless us in Shaaban and enable us to reach Ramadan," permissible?
• What is the ruling on the financial increase I received for working the Ramadan shift, given that I was on annual leave and it was requested for me as a bonus?
• Is it true that if the month of Sha'ban is thirty days, then Ramadan must be twenty-nine days, and that it is impossible for two consecutive lunar months to both be thirty days?
• What is meant by the Bidʻah of Al-Tanʻeem (the beautification or adornment of mosques), why was it innovated, and who was the Sultan who abolished the Bidʻah of illuminating mosques on the first Friday night of the month of Rajab and on the night of the middle of the month of Shaʻban?
• What is the ruling on gathering, preparing food, and chanting arias on the last night of Sha'ban?
• What is the ruling on celebrating what is called "Al-Dhikra" on the the first Sunday of the month of Sha'ban?
• What should we do when there is a difference in determining the beginning and end of the month of Ramadan between the Chinese Islamic Association, which adopts thirty days for each lunar month, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and our home countries?
• What is the difference between Salatul Raghibah, Salatul Ratibah, and Nafl prayer?
• What is the wisdom behind the sufficiency of a single witness to prove the beginning of the month of Ramadan, while two witnesses are required to prove the beginning of the month of Shawwal?
• Is there any validity to the saying that the night of mid-Sha’ban is the Eid of the Angels?
• How is the beginning of the lunar month proven, and is it a condition for the crescent to remain on the horizon for a certain period?