The Month Of Sha’baan

Hadith

وعن أبي سلمة أن عائشة رضي الله عنها حدثته قالت : لم يكن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يصوم شهراً أكثر من شعبان فإنه كان يصوم شعبان كله وكان يقول خذوا من العمل ما تطيقون فإن الله لا يمل حتى تملوا وأحب الصلاة إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما دووم عليه وإن قلَّت ، وكان إذا صلى صلاة داوم عليها .

رواه البخاري ( 1869 ) ومسلم ( 782 ) .

It was narrated from Abu Salamah that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said:

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not fast in any month more than Sha’baan, and he used to fast all of Sha’baan and he used to say: “Do as much of good deeds as you can, for Allaah does not get tired (of giving reward) until you get tired.” And the most beloved of prayers to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was that in which one persists even if it is little. When he offered a prayer he would persist in doing so.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1869; Muslim, 782.