What did our prophet perform in the month of shabaan.
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could u please elaborate the month od shabaan in detail. what did our prophet
perform in the month of shabaan. what is the importance of this holy month.
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Answer:
Prophet (saws) and the month of Shabaan
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
The significance of the month of Shaabaan is only because
of its immediate proximity to the holy month of Ramadan. Hadrat Aisha (r.a.) reported that she did
not witness the Messenger of Allah (saws) fasting more in any month other than
Ramadan than in the month of Shaabaan. It was the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) that he would
fast many days in the month of Shabaan in preparation for the fasting of Ramadan,
but he would stop fasting the last few days of Shabaan so as not to mix them
with the fasts of Ramadan.
Aishah said: "I never saw the Messenger
of Allah (saws) fast a complete month save for Ramadan, and I have never seen
him fast more in a month than he did in Sha'ban."
Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Usamah ibn Zaid inquired: "O Messenger
of Allah (saws), I never find you fasting in any month like you do during the
month of Sha'ban." The Prophet
(saws) responded: "That is a month the people neglect. It comes between
Rajab and Ramadan. It is a month in which the deeds are raised to the Lord of
the Worlds. I love that my deeds be raised while I am fasting."
Related by Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, and by Ibn
Khuzaimah.
Other than its close proximity to the holy month of
Ramadan and the fact that the deeds are raised to the Majestic Lord in the
month of Shabaan, there is no other particular significance of the month. There are no particular days which are more
significant than others in the month of Shabaan, and there is absolutely no
evidence in the authentic Sunnah regarding the Shabe-Baraat some ignorant
people celebrate on the 15th of Shabaan, which is nothing but a
manifest innovation.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan
