الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصيامBook of Fasting
بَابُ صِيَامِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِكْثَارِهِ الصَّوْمَ فِي شَعْبَانَ وَفَضْلِ الصِّيَامِ
Chapter: The Prophet’s Fasting and His Frequent Fasting in Sha‘ban, and the Virtue of Fasting in It
Hadith 3933
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَفْطِرُ، وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ، وَمَا اسْتَكْمَلَ شَهْرًا قَطُّ إِلَّا رَمَضَانَ، وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي شَهْرٍ قَطُّ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ
Narrated by Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: Sometimes the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast so frequently that we would say he will not stop fasting, but then he would leave fasting for such a long period that we would think he will not observe voluntary fasts anymore. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast an entire month except for Ramadan, and I did not see him fast in any month more than he did in Sha’ban.
Hadith 3934
(وَعَنْهَا مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ، بِنَحْوِهِ) وَزَادَتْ: كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ كَلَّهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا بَلْ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ كَلَّهُ
(Second chain) In this, there is this addition: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would rarely leave any day of fasting in the month of Sha'ban, rather it should be said that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast the entire month of Sha'ban.
Hadith 3935
وَعَنْهَا أَيْضًا قَالَتْ: مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ مِنْ شَهْرٍ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ فِي شَعْبَانَ، كَانَ يَصُومُهُ كُلَّهُ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast in any month more than he did in Sha'ban; it was as if he fasted the entire month of Sha'ban.
Hadith 3936
وَعَنْهَا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ، وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَصُومَ، وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَالزُّمَرَ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes fast so frequently that we would say he will not stop fasting now, but then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would leave fasting for such a long period that we would think he will not fast anymore. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah Bani Isra'il and Surah Az-Zumar every night.
Hadith 3937
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا تَقُولُ: كَانَ أَحَبَّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانُ، ثُمَّ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) loved to observe voluntary fasts most in the month of Sha'ban; he (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast in this month and join it with the month of Ramadan.
Hadith 3938
عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا سُئِلَتْ عَنْ صَوْمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْإِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَ
Khalid bin Ma'dan says that Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked about the voluntary fasts of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast in the month of Sha'ban and gave special attention to fasting on Mondays and Thursdays.
Hadith 3939
عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ
It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to fast during the months of Sha'ban and Ramadan.
Hadith 3940
وَعَنْهَا أَيْضًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَامَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ
It is also narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I never saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) observe two consecutive months of fasting, except in the case when he (peace and blessings be upon him) would join Sha'ban with Ramadan.
Hadith 3941
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ فَلَا يُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ: مَا فِي نَفْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ الْعَامَ، ثُمَّ يُفْطِرُ فَلَا يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ: مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ أَنْ يَصُومَ الْعَامَ، وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَيْهِ فِي شَعْبَانَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that sometimes the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would begin to observe voluntary fasts continuously without a break, to the extent that we would say that this year he, peace and blessings be upon him, does not intend to leave any fast. But then he, peace and blessings be upon him, would start leaving off fasting with such continuity that we would say that this year he, peace and blessings be upon him, has not kept any fast. The fasts of the month of Sha'ban were the most beloved to him, peace and blessings be upon him.
Hadith 3942
عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! لَمْ أَرَكَ تَصُومُ مِنْ شَهْرٍ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ مَا تَصُومُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ؟ قَالَ: ((ذَلِكَ شَهْرٌ يَغْفُلُ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ، بَيْنَ رَجَبٍ وَرَمَضَانَ، وَهُوَ شَهْرٌ يُرْفَعُ فِيهِ الْأَعْمَالُ إِلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ عَمَلِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ))
Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have seen that you fast in the month of Sha'ban more than in any other month?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is a month between Rajab and Ramadan that people are heedless of. It is a month in which the deeds of people are raised to the Lord of the worlds, and I wish that my deeds are taken up while I am fasting."
