Sha’ban-ul-Mu’azzam, a favourite month

Dear Islamic brothers! Sha’ban was the favourite month of our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has said, ‘Sha’ban was the favourite month of the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would observe fasts in this month and then join it with Ramadan.’ (Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 2, pp. 476, Hadees 2431)

Ascribing this month to himself, the Prophet of Rahmah, the Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: شَعۡبَانُ شَهۡرِيۡ وَ رَمَضَانُ شَهۡرُ اللّٰهِ ‘i.e., Sha’ban is my month and Ramadan is the month of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’

(Al-Jami’-us-Sagheer, pp. 301, Hadees 4889)

Elaborating on this blessed Hadees, ‘Allamah ‘Abdur Ra`oof Manaawi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم declared the month of Sha’ban to be his month because he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم used to fast abundantly in this month, though these fasts were not Wajib for the Beloved Prophet    صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم declared the month of Ramadan to be the month of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, because Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made the fasts of Ramadan Fard. (Fayd-ul-Qadeer, vol. 4, pp. 213, Hadees 4889)

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you noticed the state of worship of our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم used to fast most of the days of this month, on the other hand we have witnessed so many months of Sha’ban throughout our lives, but we have missed out on its distributions of forgiveness, we could not succeed in repenting of our sins, making a true intention to avoid committing sins further, offering Fard Salah regularly, giving Sadaqah, reciting the Holy Quran, doing Zikr and reciting Salat-‘Alan-Nabi, observing fasts and performing other Nafl worships abundantly, and pleasing our Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

For persuading us to worship abundantly in this month, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم practically performed Nafl worship. Mentioning the importance of this blessed month, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said that in between Rajab and