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Sha`baan

The Month of Sha`baan

Shaโ€™baan is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, falling between the holy month of Rajab and the glorious month of Ramadhan. The word โ€œShaโ€™baanโ€ means to spread or distribute. This month was so called because during this time the people of Arabia dispersed in search of water or set out on military expeditions after the holy month of Rajab had ended.

An important point

Shaโ€™baan is one of the meritorious months for which we find particular instructions in the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ๏ทบ. It is reported in the authentic Ahaadith that Nabi ๏ทบ used to fast most of the month in Shaโ€™baan. These fasts were not obligatory on him but Shaโ€™baan is the month immediately preceding the month of Ramadhan. Therefore, Nabi ๏ทบ began his preparations of fasting right from the month of Sha`baan.

The blessed wife of Rasulullah ๏ทบ ‘Aishah RA narrated:

ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูŠูŽุตููˆู…ู ุดูŽุนู’ุจูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ู‚ูŽู„ููŠู„ุงู‹

“The Messenger of Allah used to fast (all of) Sha`baan except a little.” [Nisa`i 2355]

In another Hadeeth, it is mentioned:

ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ุฃูุณูŽุงู…ูŽุฉู ุจู’ู†ู ุฒูŽูŠู’ุฏูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู‚ูู„ู’ุชู ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุฃูŽุฑูŽูƒูŽ ุชูŽุตููˆู…ู ุดูŽู‡ู’ุฑู‹ุง ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูู‡ููˆุฑู ู…ูŽุง ุชูŽุตููˆู…ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุดูŽุนู’ุจูŽุงู†ูŽ โ€.โ€ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€ “โ€ ุฐูŽู„ููƒูŽ ุดูŽู‡ู’ุฑูŒ ูŠูŽุบู’ููู„ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุฌูŽุจู ูˆูŽุฑูŽู…ูŽุถูŽุงู†ูŽ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ุดูŽู‡ู’ุฑูŒ ุชูุฑู’ููŽุนู ูููŠู‡ู ุงู„ุฃูŽุนู’ู…ูŽุงู„ู ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุจู‘ู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุงู„ูŽู…ููŠู†ูŽ ููŽุฃูุญูุจู‘ู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูุฑู’ููŽุนูŽ ุนูŽู…ูŽู„ููŠ ูˆูŽุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ุตูŽุงุฆูู…ูŒ โ€

The blessed companion Usama ibn Zaid RA, reports that he asked Nabi ๏ทบ โ€œO Messenger of Allah, I have seen you fasting in the month of Shaโ€™ban so frequently that I have never seen you fasting in any other month.โ€ Allah`s Messenger ๏ทบ replied: โ€œShaโ€™baan is a month between Rajab and Ramadhan which is neglected by many people. And it is a month in which an account of the deeds (of human beings) is presented before the Lord of the universe, so, I wish that my deeds be presented at a time when I am in a state of fasting.โ€ย  [Nasa’i 2357]

Ummul Muโ€™mineen โ€˜Aishah RA says:

ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽุชู’ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูŠูŽุตููˆู…ู ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ู†ูŽู‚ููˆู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุง ูŠููู’ุทูุฑู ูˆูŽูŠููู’ุทูุฑู ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ู†ูŽู‚ููˆู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุง ูŠูŽุตููˆู…ู ูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูููŠ ุดูŽู‡ู’ุฑู ุฃูŽูƒู’ุซูŽุฑูŽ ุตููŠูŽุงู…ู‹ุง ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ู ูููŠ ุดูŽุนู’ุจูŽุงู†ูŽ โ€.โ€

โ€œNabi ๏ทบ would sometimes begin to fast continuously until we thought he would not stop fasting, and sometimes he used to stop fasting until we thought he would never fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allah fasting a complete month, except the month of Ramadan, and I have never seen him fasting in a month more frequently than he did in Shaโ€™ban.โ€ [Nasa’i 2351]

It is therefore important for us to understand and differentiate between these two:

  1. Month of Sha`baan
  2. Shabe Bara`at

The month of Sha`baan itself carries its own virtue as the Ahaadith above have clearly indicated so, that Nabi ๏ทบ gave special attention to this month as it was a preparation for the month of Ramadhan. The 15th of Sha`baan or Night of Emancipation carries its own virtue, which we will endeavour to explain over the coming days, in sha Allah.

 

 

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