11. Fasting
١١۔ كِتَابُ الصِّيَامِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most generous of people in doing good, and he was even more generous in Ramadan when Jibril ﷺ would meet him every night until he was taken to him. Jibril ﷺ would recite the Quran to him, and when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would meet him, he would be more generous in doing good than the gentle wind. Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Bakr ibn Abdullah informed me, Al-Hasan ibn Sufyan narrated to me, Mansur ibn Abi Muzahim said, and Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya Ad-Darimi narrated to me, Abdulah ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al-Aziz narrated to me, Muhammad ibn Ja'far Al-Warkanini said: Ibrahim ibn Sa'd narrated to me from Az-Zuhri and he mentioned it in a similar way.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ بِالْخَيْرِ وَكَانَ أَجْوَدَ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جَبْرَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَكَانَ جَبْرَائِيلُ يَلْقَاهُ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى يَنْسَلِخَ يَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْقُرْآنَ فَإِذَا لَقِيَهُ جَبْرَائِيلُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجْوَدَ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ 8516 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الدَّارِمِيُّ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْوَرْكَانِيُّ قَالَا ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ
the Prophet was asked which fast was most virtuous after Ramadan? He said: "Sha'ban in honor of Ramadan" He said: "Which charity is best?" He (pbuh) said: "Charity in Ramadan." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 663)
قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أِيُّ الصَّوْمِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ صَوْمُ شَعْبَانَ تَعْظِيمًا لِرَمَضَانَ قَالَ فَأِيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ صَدَقَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ