Dear Islamic brothers! It is extremely necessary to recite Salat and Salam abundantly for attaining blessings, attaining success in mysticism and the closeness to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. We, therefore, should recite Salat-‘Alan-Nabi upon the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم while sitting, standing, walking etc. In this month of blessed Sha’ban, we should especially recite it more and more. We should observe Sawm during the day and worship during the night because this sacred month is the month of our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

The Beloved Rasool 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)

He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would like this month very much and would observe Sawm abundantly. Umm-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah           رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has said: Sha’ban-ul-Mu’azzam was the favourite month of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم as he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would observe Siyam in it and then join it with Ramadan. (Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 2, pp. 476, Hadees 2431)

Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would observe Siyam most of the days in Sha’ban

It is stated in another blessed Hadees: The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would not observe Siyam more in any other month than in the blessed month of Sha’ban, but rather, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would observe Siyam for the whole month of Sha’ban and would say, ‘Act according to your capability as            Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ does not stop His blessings until you lose interest.’

(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 648, Hadees 1970)

Regarding the above-mentioned blessed Hadees, ‘Allamah Mufti Shareef-ul-Haq Amjadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: It means that he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would observe Siyam in most of the days of Sha’ban and ‘mostly’ has been referred to as the whole (i.e. observing Siyam for the whole month). It is said that             so-and-so worshipped the whole night, though he would have spent some