Shab-e-Bra'at --The Night Of Seeking Redemption 

    Muslims have observed the night of the fourteenth of Sha'baan from the time of Prophet SAS, as a night for especially seeking forgiveness of our sins from the Merciful God. The word Bra'at means Redemption. Several traditions(Ahadith ) of Prophet SAS tell us that in this particular night the Grace and Mercy of our Lord are showered upon His subjects and their prayers are heard.

      A few of the traditions are given below:

 1. Ibn Maja reported a Hadith, narrated by Aisha RZ, wife of the Prophet(alongwith a full chain of narrators) , as follows:

        "Ummul Mu-mineen Aisha Rz said that during a night I did not find the Prophet SAS. I went out to search him. I found him in Baquee(graveyard). His head was lifted towards sky. H asked me 'Aisha! Do you fear that Allah and His Messenger would do any injustice with you?' I rplied I do not fear that but I thought you have gone to visit some of your wives. Thereupon, he said that  'Verily Allah, the Most High decends over the horizon of the world in the middle night (15th night) of the month of Sha'baan and forgives sins of the people more than the hair of the sheep of Bani Kulb (a tribe known for a large number of sheep possessed by them). ' "