Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم for fasting was Sha'ban. He then joined it with Ramadan.
Read More..Narrated Muslim al-Qurashi: I asked or someone asked the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم about perpetual fasting. He replied: You have a duty to your family. Fast during Ramadan and the following month, and every Wednesday and Thursday. You will then have observed a perpetual fast.
Read More..Narrated Abu Ayyub: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: If anyone fasts during Ramadan, then follows it with six days in Shawwal, it will be like a perpetual fast.
Read More..Narrated Aishah, wife of Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to fast to such an extent that we thought that he would never break his fast, and he would go without fasting to such an extent that we thought he would never fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم fast a complete month except in Ramadan, and I never saw his fast more in any month than in Sha'ban.
Read More..The tradition mentioned above has alos been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: He would fast all but a little of Sha'ban, rather he used to fast the whole of Sha'ban.
Read More..Narrated Usamah ibn Zayd: The client of Usamah ibn Zayd said that he went along with Usamah to Wadi al-Qura in pursuit of his camels. He would fast on Monday and Thursday. His client said to him: Why do you fast on Monday and Thursday, while you are an old man? He said: The Prophet of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to fast on Monday and Thursday. When he was asked about it, he said: The works of the servants (of Allah) are presented (to Allah) on Monday and Thursday.
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