Scholars opinion about 15th Sha'aban

The virtue of the night of mid shaban has been established from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and has come from multiple channels of transmission from Abdullah bin Amr,Muadh, Abu Hurairah, Abu Thulabah, Awf bin Malik, Abu Bakr, Abu Musa, Aishah May Allah be pleased with all of them, each of the narrations strengthening each other.

Imam Shafi'i write:
و بلغنا أنه كان يقال إن الرعاء يستجابفي خمس في ليال في ليلة جمعة و ليلة الأضحى و ليلة الفطر و اول ليلة منرجب و ليلة النصف من شعبان
Translation: Of the narrations that have reached us, verily, dua is accepted on five nights: the night ofJuma’, the night of E’id Al-Adha, the night of E’id Al-Fitr, the first night of Rajab,and the 15th night of Shabaan”. [al-Umm, Volume 001, Page No. 231]


Imam Suyuti says: As for the night of mid-Sha`ban, it has great merit and it is desirable (mustahabb) to spend part of it in supererogatory worship. [Haqiqat al-sunna wa al-bid`a aw al-amr bi al-ittiba` wa al-nahi `an al-ibtida Page No. 58]


Imam Shurunbulali Hanafi writes:
وندب احياء ليالي العشر الاخبر من رمضان واحياء ليلتي العيدين وليالي عشرزي الحجة وليلة النصف من شعبان
Translation: It is desirable to revivethe last ten nights of Ramadan, two nights of Eidain (Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha), ten nights ofZil Hijjah,andthe 15th night of Sha`ban. [NoorulEidhah Page No. 63]


Shaikh Abu-Ishaq Ibrahim Al-Hanbaliwrites:
ويستحب احيا مابين العشانين الخبر قال جماعة و ليلة عاشورا وليلة اول رجب وليلة نصف شعبان
Translation: It is desirable to revivethe time (with salat and ibadah) between the two E’sha’s (Maghrib and E’sha) because of the ahaadith. Many scholars say: Similarly with the night of Ashura, the first night of Rajab,and the 15th night of Sha`ban. [Al-Mubdi Volume 002, Page No. 27]


Sheikh Mansoor Bahoti Hanbali writes:
واما ليلة النصف من شعبان ففيها فضل وكان في السلف من يصلي فيها الاجتماح فيها لا حيانهافي المساجد بدعة اه وفئ استحباب قيامها اي ليلة النصف من شعبانمافئ احياء ليلة العيد
Translation: As for the 15th night of Sha`ban, it is a night of virtue. Some of the salaf prayed the whole night, although establishing congregational prayers (on this night) is good innovation. And the reward of ibadah on "the 15th night of Sha`ban" is the same as the reward of ibadah on the night of E’id. [Kash-shaful Qina, Volume 001: Page No. 444]


Mubarakpuri (Salafi scholer) writes:
اعلم أنه قد ورد في فضيلة ليلة النصف منشعبان عدة أحاديث مجموعها يدل على أن لها أصلا
Translation: You should know that a sufficient number of hadith has been narrated confirming "the virtues of the 15th night of Sha`ban". All these ahaadith prove that it has a basis.
After relating many Ahadith about the importance of this night he says:
فهذه الأحاديث بمجموعها حجة على من زعمأنه لم يثبت في فضيلة ليلة النصف من شعبان شيء والله تعالى أعلم
Translation: The sum of all these ahadith is strong evidence against the one "who thinks there is no proof" of the virtue ofthe 15th night of Sha`ban" and Allah knowsbest. [Tuhfatul Ahwadhi Volume 003: Page. 365-367]


Ibn-Taimiyyah was asked about of the 15th night of Sha’ban. He replied:
اما ليلة النصف روئ فئ فضلهااحاديث واثار ونقل عن طانفتهمن السلف انهم كانوايصلون فيها فصلاة الرجل فيها وحدهوقد تقدمه فيه سلف فيه حجته فلا ينكرمثلهزا
Translation:As for the 15th night of Shabaan,there are many narrations and Athar (quotes from the Sahabah)regarding its virtue. It has been reported of the salaf that they prayed in this night. Therefore, praying alone on this night, having precedence in the salaf, is sufficient evidence and something of this kind surely cannot be denied.

At another occasion, Ibn-Taimiyyah was asked the same question and hereplied:
وسنل عن صلاة نصف شعبان فاجاب ازا صلئ الانسان ليلة النصف وحده اوفئ جماعته خاصته كما كان يفل جماعته خاصته كما كانيفعل طوانف من السلف فهواحسن
Translation: If one prays on this night alone or in a select company ofpeople as many groups amongst the salaf did, "then it is good". H[Fatawa Ibn Taimiyyah Volume 23, Page 131-132]