Fasting In Shaban Month

Shaban is one of the holy months that come right before Ramadan. Fasting in Shaban month expresses our love for the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and our desire to be close to him in the Hereafter. Prophet (PBUH) use to fast in the month of Shaban as Hadees narrated by Hazrat Aisha (RA) explains.

Aishah (RA) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to fast (so continuously) that we said that he would not break it, and he did not fast at all until we said that he would not fast. And I did not see the Messenger of Allah (saw) completing the fast of a month, but that of Ramadan, and I did not see him fasting more in any other month than that of Sha‘ban’. Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2182

Fasting in Shaban month was the most favorite month of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He even called Shaban as his month in one of the hadees.

“It was narrated from Umm Salamah: That the Prophet would not fast any month of the year in full except Shaban and he used to join it to Ramadan.” Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2355