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As you may know or may not know..

We are in the month of Sha’baan!

This is a special month and the month just before Ramadhan..

Why is it special?

Let's find out.

Hadith 1 

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ: لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ: لَا يَصُومُ وَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتكْمل صِيَام شهر قطّ إِلَّا رَمَضَانَ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي شَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ صِيَامًا فِي شَعْبَانَ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ قَالَتْ: كَانَ يَصُوم شعْبَان كُله وَكن يَصُوم شعْبَان إِلَّا قَلِيلا

‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her,  said: “The Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to fast until we thought he would never break his fast, and not fast until we thought he would never fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allah fasting for an entire month except in Ramadan, and I never saw him fast more than he did in Sha'ban.” 

Reported by Al-Bukhari, no. 1833; Muslim, no.1956

Hadith 2 

Aisha reported: The most beloved month to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, for fasting was Sha’ban, then he would connect it with Ramadan.

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2431

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ أَحَبَّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانُ ثُمَّ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ

2431 سنن أبي داود كتاب الصوم باب في صوم شعبان

4/97 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تخريج سنن أبي داود

Reflection Point 

As we are in the month of Sha’ban!

And just 19 days away from the month of Ramadhan..

We should use this time to make up any missed fasts that we have not made up from the previous Ramadhan!

Additionally, it is a time to increase in our voluntary fasting.

A good option is to fast Mondays & Thursdays!

This will help prepare the body and mind for the holy month Insha Allah.