حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ
مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ
عَائِشَةَ ، تَقُولُ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
يَتَحَفَّظُ مِنْ هِلَالِ شَعْبَانَ مَا لَا يَتَحَفَّظُ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ، ثُمَّ يَصُومُ لِرُؤْيَةِ رَمَضَانَ ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْهِ ، عَدَّ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا ، ثُمَّ صَامَ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pay such special attention to the crescent of Sha'ban that he did not pay as much attention to the crescent of any other month. He would fast upon sighting the crescent, and if the sky was cloudy, he would complete the count of thirty days and then fast.