صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الصيام
The Book of Fasting
باب صِيَامِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَيْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَاسْتِحْبَابِ أَنْ لاَ يُخْلِيَ شَهْرًا عَنْ صَوْمٍ.
Chapter: The Prophet's Fasts at times other than Ramadan; and it is recommended to ensure that no month is free of fasting
Hadith 782
This hadith is listed as number 2723 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : " لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الشَّهْرِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ ، وَكَانَ يَقُولُ : خُذُوا مِنَ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَمَلَّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا ، وَكَانَ يَقُولُ : أَحَبُّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى اللَّهِ ، مَا دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ ، وَإِنْ قَلَّ " .
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not observe fast in any month of the year more than in the month of Sha'ban, and used to say: Do as many deeds as you are capable of doing, for Allah will not become weary (of giving you reward), but you would be tired (of doing good deeds); and he also said: The deed liked most by Allah is one to which the doer adheres constantly even if it is small.
