Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Fasting in the Month of Shaban

‘A’isha (RA) said, “The Prophet never fasted in any month more than in the month of Sha'ban.. And he used to say:

"Do those deeds which you can do easily, as Allah will not get tired (of giving rewards) till you get bored and tired (of performing religious deeds)."

The most beloved prayer to the Prophet was the one that was done regularly. (1)

“A’isha (RA) said, "Never did the Messenger of Allah completed the fasting of a month except for Ramadan. And I have never seen Him in a month fasting more therein except Sh‘abān."(2)

And A’isha (RA) she said:

“Allah's Apostle used to fast till one would say that he would never stop fasting, and he would abandon fasting till one would say that he would never fast. I never saw Allah's Apostle fasting for a whole month except the month of Ramadan, and did not see him fasting in any month more than in the month of Sha'ban.”(3)

It is related, "He used to fast the whole of Sh‘abān except a few days." (4)

‘Abd-Allāh bin Shaqiq said:

I asked ‘A`ishah (RA) if the Messenger of Allāh used to fast an entire month? She said, "I don’t know him to have fasted an entire month except Ramadān."(5)

Sources:

1 Narrated by al-Bukhārī and Muslims.
2 Narrated by Al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwud, Nisā`ī at-Tirmidhī and others.
3 Narrated by al-Bukhārī.
4 Narrated by al-Bukhārī.
5 Narrated by Muslim.


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