Shaykh al-Islām Abdul Qadīr al-Jilanī al-Ḥanbalī (رحمه الله) said: *“The Salaf al-Ṣāliḥ (righteous predecessors) used to pray on Night of the mid-Sha'bān in congregation and would gather for it. It holds great virtue and immense reward.”* وكان السلف الصالح يصلونها جماعة يجتمعون لها، وفيها فضل كثير وثواب جزيل. `[Al-Ghunya at-Talībeen 1/349]`