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ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha (s)

َّدِ بْنِ بَكْرِان النقاش وَ٠َّدِ بْنِ إِبْراهي٠ِ بْنِ إِسْحاق ال٠ُؤَدِّبُ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ‏حَدَّثَنا أَحْ٠ْدانِيَّ، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال عَنْ أَبيهِ قالَ سَأَلْت عَلِىِّ بْنِ ٠ُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ، عَن لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ ٠ِنْ شَعْبَانَ قَالَ هِيَ لَيْلَةٌ يُعْتِقُ اللَّهُ فِيهَا الرِّقَابَ ٠ِنَ النَّارِ وَيَغْفِرُ فِيهَا الذُّنُوبَ الْكِبَارَ قُلْتُ فَهَلْ فِيهَا صَلاةٌ زِيَادَةً عَلَىسَائِرِ اللَّيَالِي فَقَالَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا شَيْ‏ءٌ ٠ُوَظَّفٌ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تَتَطَوَّعَ فِيهَا بِشَيْ‏ءٍ فَعَلَيْكَ بِصَلاةِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ وَأَكْثِرْ فِيهَا ٠ِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَ٠ِنَ الاسْتِغْفَارِ وَالدُّعَاءِ فَإِنَّ أَبِي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ كَانَ يَقُولُ الدُّعَاءُ فِيهَا ٠ُسْتَجَابٌ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ الصِّكَاكِ فَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ تِلْكَ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ فِي شَهْرِ رَÙ

28-44 Muhammad ibn Bakran al-Naqqash and Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Mu’addib - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hamdani quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of his father, “I asked Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) about the night of the middle of Sha’ban. The Imam (s) said, “It is the night to get released from the Fire. On that night major sins will be forgiven.” I said, “Are there any additional prayers for that night?” The Imam (s) said, “It does not have any especial prayers.