In which nights are keeping awake commendable?

  In which nights are keeping awake commendable?

                                Answer:

 Keeping awake in the nights of Eids, 15th Sha'baan and the first ten nights of Zil-Hijj is commendable. Keeping awake in the nights of EidulFitr and EidulAdha is that one should offer Ishaa and Fajr prayers in Jama'at and rest content with it as keeping awake during night may cause him difficulties in the performance of Eid prayer and sacrifice otherwise it is highly rewarding to keep awake. To offer Nafl prayers by oneself, recite the Holy Quran, read or listen to Ahaadees, invoke Allah's blessings on the Holy Prophet (Durood Shareef) or to do other remembrance in these nights serve the purpose of keeping awake. To keep awake without “Zikr-o-'Ebaadat ذِکروعبادت” (remembrance of Allah and worship) is of no use.