Dear Islamic brothers! Tonight is the 27^th night of Rajab and tomorrow will the 27^th day of Rajab. The fast of the 27^th of Rajab is of great excellence: ‘The fortunate person, who observes fast on the 27^th of Rajab, earns the reward of the fasts of 60 months.’ (Return of the Shroud, pp. 8)

Reward for fasts of 100 years’

A great excellence of the fast of the 27^th of Rajab has been mentioned. Sayyiduna Salman Farsi رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘There is a day and a night in the month of Rajab that if a person fasts during that day and stands (for worship) during that night, it is as if he has fasted for one hundred years and worshipped at night for one hundred years; and that is the 27^th of Rajab.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 374, Hadees 3811)

The Prophet of creation, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘After Ramadan, the best fasts for honouring Ramadan are the fasts of Sha’ban.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 377, Hadees 3819)

Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has narrated, ‘The Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would keep fasts throughout Sha’ban.’ She رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا said: I humbly said, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Do you like fasting in Sha’ban the most?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ records the name of every person who will die this year and I like to be in the state of fasting at the time of my demise.’ (Musnad Abi Ya’la, vol. 4, pp. 277, Hadees 4890)

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ enable us to observe Nafl fast tomorrow, of Sha’ban and then all the fasts of the month of Ramadan! If only we could succeed in observing the whole-month I’tikaf or the last ten-days I’tikaf! If only we could collect lots of Madani donations with good intentions!

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد