Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Rewards

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Rewards Chapter: Reward of a fast in the month of Shaban َّدِ بْنِ الْعَلَوِیُّ ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ٠َّدٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْ٠َنِ بْنُ أَبِی حَاتِ٠ٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا یَزِیدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْبَصْرِیُّ نَزِیلُ ٠ِصْرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْ٠َهْدِیٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَیْسٍ الْ٠َدَنِیُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِی أَبُو سَعِیدٍ الْ٠ُقْرِی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أُسَا٠َهُ بْنُ زَیْدٍ قَالَ: کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص یَصُو٠َ حَتَّی یُقَالَ لَا یُفْطِرُ وَ یُفْطِرُ حَتَّی یُقَالَ لَا یَصُو٠ُ قُلْتُ رَأَیْتَهُ یَصُو٠ِنَ الشُّهُورِ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ قُلْتُ أَیُّ الشُّهُورِ قَالَ شَعْبَانُ هُوَ شَهْرٌ یَغْفُلُ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ بَیْنَ رَجَبٍ وَ رَ٠َضَانَ وَ هُوَ شَهْرٌ تُرْفَعُ فِیهِ الْأَعْ٠َالُ إِلَی رَبِّ الْعَالَ٠ِینَ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ یُرْفَعَ عَ٠َلِی وَ أَنَا صَائِ٠13.

It was narrated to us by Hamzah b. Muhammad b. al-Alawi (rah) who said it was narrated to us by Abu Muhammad Abdulrahman b. Abi Hatim who said it was narrated to us by Yazid b. Sinan al-Basri in Egypt who said it was narrated to us by Abdulrahman b. Mahdi who said it was narrated to us by Thabit b. Qays al-Madani who said I was informed by Abu Sa’eed al-Muqri who said it was narrated to us by Usama b.

Zayd who said: Usama bin Zaid says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to fast so much that people used to say that you are always fasting and when he did not fast, people used to say that he won’t fast now. The narrator asked, “Is there any month in which the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to fast a lot?” He replied, “In the month of Shaban. Shaban is a month falling between Rajab and Ramadan. People are unaware of its excellence.

The record of deeds of people is sent to Almighty Allah in this month. I wish I am fasting when my record of deeds is being sent.”