"The Messenger of Allah addressed us one day and said: 'By the One in Whose hand is my sould' three times then he lowered his head, and each of us lowered his head, weeping, and we did not know what he had sworn that oath about. Then he raised his head with joy on his face, and that was dearer to us than red camels. Then he said: 'There is no one who offers the five (daily) prayers, fasts Ramadan, pays Zakah and avoid the seven major sins, but the gates of Paradise will be opened to him, and it will be said to him: Enter in peace."'  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَمِنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ يَقُولاَنِ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ أَكَبَّ فَأَكَبَّ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَبْكِي لاَ نَدْرِي عَلَى مَاذَا حَلَفَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْبُشْرَى فَكَانَتْ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُصَلِّي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ وَيَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ وَيُخْرِجُ الزَّكَاةَ وَيَجْتَنِبُ الْكَبَائِرَ السَّبْعَ إِلاَّ فُتِّحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلْ بِسَلاَمٍ  

[Machine] "He heard Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave a sermon while he was on the pulpit and said, 'By the One in whose Hand is my soul,' three times, then he remained silent. Each one of us, men, started to cry sadly on the right side of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Then he said, 'There is no servant who performs the five daily prayers, fasts during Ramadan, and avoids major sins, except that the gates of Paradise will be opened for him on the Day of Resurrection, and they will be wide open.' Then he recited (interpretation of the meaning): 'If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins...' (Quran 4:31)."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ يَقُولَانِ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَأَكَبَّ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَبْكِي حَزِينًا لِيَمِينِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَأْتِي بِالصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ وَيَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ وَيَجْتَنِبُ الْكَبَائِرَ السَّبْعَ إِلَّا فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى أَنَّهَا لَتَصْطَفِقُ» ثُمَّ تَلَا {إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ} [النساء 31]  

[Machine] He heard Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah reporting about the Prophet ﷺ that he sat on the pulpit and said, "By the One in Whose hand is my soul..." three times, then he remained silent. Then, every man among us shed tears of sadness to the right of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Then he said, "There is no servant who performs the five daily prayers, fasts during Ramadan, and avoids the major sins except that the gates of Paradise will be opened for him on the Day of Judgment until it even claps. Then he recited, "If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise]." (Surah An-Nisa, 31)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ وَأَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُخْبِرَانِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَأَكَبَّ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَبْكِي حَزِينًا لِيَمِينِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَأْتِي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ وَيَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ وَيَجْتَنِبُ الْكَبَائِرَ السَّبْعَ إِلَّا فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى أَنَّهَا لَتَصْطَفِقُ ثُمَّ تَلَا {إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتُكُمْ} [النساء 31] «»  

[Machine] He heard Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri narrating about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he sat on the pulpit and said, "By Him in whose hand is my soul..." three times, then he was silent. Then tears streamed down each of our faces out of sadness for the right side of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Then he said, "There is no servant who performs the five daily prayers, fasts in Ramadan, and avoids the major sins, except that the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him on the Day of Resurrection. They will even applaud." Then he recited, "If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins..." (Quran 4:31)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ يُخْبِرَانِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَأَكَبَّ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَبْكِي حُزْنًا لِيَمِينِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُؤَدِّي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ وَيَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ وَيَجْتَنِبُ الْكَبَائِرَ السَّبْعَ إِلَّا فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى إِنَّهَا لَتَصْطَفِقُ» ثُمَّ تَلَا {إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ}  

"The Messenger of Allah addressed us one day and said: 'By the One in Whose hand is my sould' three times then he lowered his head, and each of us lowered his head, weeping, and we did not know what he had sworn that oath about. Then he raised his head with joy on his face, and that was dearer to us than red camels. Then he said: 'There is no one who offers the five (daily) prayers, fasts Ramadan, pays Zakah and avoid the seven major sins, but the gates of Paradise will be opened to him, and it will be said to him: Enter in peace."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2438)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَمِنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ يَقُولَانِ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ أَكَبَّ فَأَكَبَّ كُلُّ رَجَلٌ مِنَّا يَبْكِي لَا يَدْرِي عَلَى مَاذَا حَلَفَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْبُشْرَى فَكَانَتْ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ حُمُرِ النَّعْمِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُصَلِّي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ وَيَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ وَيُخْرِجُ الزَّكَاةَ وَيَجْتَنِبُ الْكَبَائِرَ السَّبْعَ إِلَّا فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَاب الْجَنَّةِ وَقِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلْ بِسَلَامٍ  

"I entered upon 'Ikrimah on the day concerning which there was doubt as to whether it was Ramadan or Shaban, and he was eating bread, vegetables and milk. He said: 'Come and eat.' I said: 'I am fasting.' He adjured me by Allah to break my fast. I said Subhan-Allah twice. When I saw that he was insisting, I went forward and said: 'Give me what you have.' He said: 'I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fast when you see it (the crescent) and stop fasting when you see it, and if clouds or darkness prevent you from seeing it, then complete the number of days of Shaban, and do not fast ahead of the month, and do not join Ramadan to a day of Shaban." '  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عِكْرِمَةَ فِي يَوْمٍ قَدْ أُشْكِلَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ هُوَ أَمْ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا وَبَقْلاً وَلَبَنًا فَقَالَ لِي هَلُمَّ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ قَالَ وَحَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ لَتُفْطِرَنَّ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ يَحْلِفُ لاَ يَسْتَثْنِي تَقَدَّمْتُ قُلْتُ هَاتِ الآنَ مَا عِنْدَكَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ سَحَابَةٌ أَوْ ظُلْمَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ عِدَّةَ شَعْبَانَ وَلاَ تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الشَّهْرَ اسْتِقْبَالاً وَلاَ تَصِلُوا رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ  

"I entered upon 'Ikrimah on the day concerning which there was doubt as to whether it was Ramadan or Shaban, and he was eating bread, vegetables and milk. He said: 'Come and eat.' I said: 'I am fasting.' He adjured me by Allah to break my fast. I said Subhan-Allah twice. When I saw that he was insisting, I went forward and said: 'Give me what you have.' He said: 'I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fast when you see it (the crescent) and stop fasting when you see it, and if clouds or darkness prevent you from seeing it, then complete the number of days of Shaban, and do not fast ahead of the month, and do not join Ramadan to a day of Shaban." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2189)   

أَصْبَحْتُ فِي يَوْمٍ قَدْ أُشْكِلَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ أَوْ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَأَصْبَحْتُ صَائِمًا فَأَتَيْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا وَبَقْلًا فَقَالَ هَلُمَّ إِلَى الْغَدَاءِ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ أُقْسِمُ بِاللَّهِ لَتُفْطِرَنَّ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ حَلَفَ وَلَا يَسْتَثْنِي تَقَدَّمْتُ فَعَذَّرْتُ وَإِنَّمَا تَسَحَّرْتُ قُبَيْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ هَاتِ الْآنَ مَا عِنْدَكَ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ سَحَابٌ فَكَمِّلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ وَلَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الشَّهْرَ اسْتِقْبَالًا»  

[Machine] I entered upon Ikrimah on the day where there was uncertainty about Ramadan, and he was eating. So he said, "Come closer and eat." I said, "Indeed, I am fasting." He said, "By Allah, you will still eat." I said, "Inform me then." He said, "Ibn Abbas narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not fast until you see the month (i.e., the crescent moon), and do not break your fast until you see it. But if it is cloudy or overcast and you cannot see it, then complete the count of thirty days.'"  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عِكْرِمَةَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ ادْنُ فَكُلْ قُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَتَدْنُوَنَّ قُلْتُ فَحَدِّثْنِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الشَّهْرَ اسْتِقْبَالًا صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَنْظَرِهِ سَحَابَةٌ أَوْ قَتَرَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا»  

[Machine] I entered upon Ikrimah on the day when the sighting of the new moon of Ramadan was being doubtful and he was eating, so I said, "Order me to eat (also)?" He said, "I am not ordering you to do that, for the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Fast when you see the crescent of Ramadan, and when you see the crescent of Dhul-Hijja, break your fast. If the sky is overcast (and you cannot see it), then complete thirty days of Sha'ban.'"  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عِكْرِمَةَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ ادْنُ فَكُلْ قُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَتَدْنُوَنَّ قُلْتُ فَحَدِّثْنِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الشَّهْرَ اسْتِقْبَالًا صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ غَبَرَةُ سَحَابٍ أَوْ قَتَرَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ»  

"I entered upon 'Ikrimah on the day concerning which there was doubt as to whether it was Ramadan or Shaban, and he was eating bread, vegetables and milk. He said: 'Come and eat.' I said: 'I am fasting.' He adjured me by Allah to break my fast. I said Subhan-Allah twice. When I saw that he was insisting, I went forward and said: 'Give me what you have.' He said: 'I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fast when you see it (the crescent) and stop fasting when you see it, and if clouds or darkness prevent you from seeing it, then complete the number of days of Shaban, and do not fast ahead of the month, and do not join Ramadan to a day of Shaban." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2189)  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عِكْرِمَةَ فِي يَوْمٍ يَعْنِي قَدْ أُشْكِلَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ هُوَ أَوْ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ؟ وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا وَبَقْلًا وَلَبَنًا فَقَالَ لِي هَلُمَّ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ قَالَ وَحَلَفَ بِاللهِ لَتُفْطِرَنَّ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ يَحْلِفُ لَا يَسْتَثْنِي تَقَدَّمْتُ قُلْتُ هَاتِ الْآنَ مَا عِنْدِكَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ سَحَابَةٌ أَوْ ظُلمَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ عِدَّةَ شَعْبَانَ وَلَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الشَّهْرَ اسْتِقْبَالًا وَلَا تَصِلُوا رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ»  

"The month which the Messenger of Allah most liked to fast was Shaban; indeed he used to join it to Ramadan."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ كَانَ أَحَبَّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانُ بَلْ كَانَ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ  

The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for fasting was Sha'ban. He then joined it with Ramadan.  

سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ كَانَ أَحَبَّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانُ ثُمَّ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ  

The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for fasting was Sha'ban. He then joined it with Ramadan. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2431)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ كَانَ أَحَبُّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانَ ثُمَّ يَصِلَهُ بِرَمَضَانَ  

The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for fasting was Sha'ban. He then joined it with Ramadan. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2431)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ «كَانَ أَحَبَّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانُ ثُمَّ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ»  

"The month which the Messenger of Allah most liked to fast was Shaban; indeed he used to join it to Ramadan." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2350)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ «كَانَ أَحَبَّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانُ بَلْ كَانَ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ»  

"The month which the Messenger of Allah most liked to fast was Shaban; indeed he used to join it to Ramadan." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2350)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ «كَانَ أَحَبَّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانُ كَانَ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ»  

The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for fasting was Sha'ban. He then joined it with Ramadan. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2431)   

ؓ تَقُولُ كَانَ أَحَبُّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانَ ثُمَّ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ  

"عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ أَحَبّ الشُّهُورَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَ يَصُومَ شَعْبَانَ ثُمَّ يَصِلُه بِرَمَضَانَ".  

"U never saw the Messenger of Allah fast two consecutive months, but he used to join shaban to Ramadan." '  

مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ  

That the Messenger of Allah would not fast any two consecutive months except Shaban and Ramadan.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ لاَ يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلاَّ شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ  

"I did not see the Prophet fasting two consecutive months except for Sha'ban and Ramadan."  

مَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلاَّ شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast in the month of Sha'ban and Ramadan.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ  

"U never saw the Messenger of Allah fast two consecutive months, but he used to join shaban to Ramadan." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2175)  

مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَامَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ  

"U never saw the Messenger of Allah fast two consecutive months, but he used to join shaban to Ramadan." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2175)  

«مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ»  

That the Messenger of Allah would not fast any two consecutive months except Shaban and Ramadan. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2352)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «كَانَ لَا يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ did not fast for two consecutive months except for the months of Sha'ban and Ramadan. This is mentioned in the narration of Shu'bah and in the narration of Sufyan it is mentioned that she said, "I have never seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fasting for two consecutive months except that he would connect Sha'ban with Ramadan."  

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ سُفْيَانَ قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَائِمًا شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ  

"The Messenger of Allah used to join Shaban to Ramadan." '  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ  

"The Messenger of Allah used to fast Shaʿban and Ramadan, and he made sure to fast on Mondays and Thursday."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ وَيَتَحَرَّى الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to join Sha’ban to Ramadan.”  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ used to fast in the month of Sha'ban leading up to Ramadan."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to fast both Sha'ban and Ramadan all together.  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ يُصَلِّهِمَا جَمِيعًا»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to join Sha’ban to Ramadan.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1648)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah used to fast Shaʿban and Ramadan, and he made sure to fast on Mondays and Thursday." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2187)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ وَيَتَحَرَّى صَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ»  

"One of us (women) would miss some fasts in Ramadan and she would not be able to make it up until Shaban began, and the Messenger of Allah did not fast in any month as he fasted in Shaban; he used to fast all of it, except a little, he used to fast all of it." '  

لَقَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَانَا تُفْطِرُ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَمَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ تَقْضِيَ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ شَعْبَانُ وَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ فِي شَهْرٍ مَا يَصُومُ فِي شَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصُومُهُ كُلَّهُ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً بَلْ كَانَ يَصُومُهُ كُلَّهُ  

"One of us (women) would miss some fasts in Ramadan and she would not be able to make it up until Shaban began, and the Messenger of Allah did not fast in any month as he fasted in Shaban; he used to fast all of it, except a little, he used to fast all of it." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2178)   

أَنْ تَقْضِيَ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ شَعْبَانُ وَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَصُومُ فِي شَهْرٍ مَا يَصُومُ فِي شَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصُومُهُ كُلَّهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا بَلْ كَانَ يَصُومُهُ كُلَّهُ»  

"Whoever fasts during Ramadan" and according to the Hadith of Qutaibah, the Prophet said: "Whoever spends the nights of Ramadan in prayer (Qiyam) out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins, and whoever spends the night of Lailat Al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins." '  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَفِي حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَامَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ  

the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and stands (in the night prayer) for it out of faith and seeking a reward (from Allah), he will be forgiven what preceded of his sins. Whoever stands (in the night prayer) on the Night of Al-Qadr out of faith and seeking a reward (from Allah), he will be forgiven what preceded of his sins."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَقَامَهُ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven." (Using translation from Bukhārī 38)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ أَبِي سَمِعْتُهُ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ مِنْ سُفْيَانَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً مَنْ قَامَ وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ  

"Whoever fasts during Ramadan" and according to the Hadith of Qutaibah, the Prophet said: "Whoever spends the nights of Ramadan in prayer (Qiyam) out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins, and whoever spends the night of Lailat Al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2202)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ فِي حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قال «مَنْ قَامَ شهر رَمَضَانَ» إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ «فِي حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ» وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ «وفِي حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ» وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever established prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven; and whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1901)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ صَامَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»  

"Tell me of the best thing you heard about the month of Ramadan." Abu Salamah said: "Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf told me that the Messenger of Allah mentioned Ramadan and said that it is superior to other months, and he said: 'Whoever spends the nights of Ramadan in prayer (Qiyam) out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will emerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him."'(Daif) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is a mistake, and what is correct is "Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurairah."  

حَدِّثْنِي بِأَفْضَلِ شَىْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ يُذْكَرُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ فَفَضَّلَهُ عَلَى الشُّهُورِ وَقَالَ مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا خَرَجَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ وَالصَّوَابُ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he mentioned Ramadan and honored it above the other months, and he said, "Whoever stands in prayer during Ramadan out of faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven as if he were born today." Abu Abdur Rahman said, "This is incorrect, and the correct wording is what we mentioned previously." Ishaaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, who said Narrated to us An-Nadr ibn Shumeil, who said Narrated to us Al-Qasim ibn Al-Fadl, who said Narrated to us An-Nadr ibn Shayban, from Abu Salamah, who mentioned something similar and said, "Whoever fasts it and stands in prayer during it out of faith and seeking reward."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَمَضَانَ فَفَضَّلَهُ عَلَى الشُّهُورِ وَقَالَ «مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا خَرَجَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا غَلَطٌ وَالصَّوَابُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ ذِكْرُنَا لَهُ 2530 أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُميلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ وَقَالَ «مَنْ صَامَهُ وَقَامَهُ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا»  

"I said to Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman: 'Tell me of something that you heard from your father, that he heard from the Messenger of Allah, with no one in between your father and Messenge of Allah concerning the month of Ramadan. He said: 'Yes; my father said: The Messenger of Allah said: Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, enjoined the fast of Ramadan upon you, and I have made it Sunnah for you to spend its nights in prayer. Whoever fasts it and spends its nights in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will emerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him."' (Daif)  

حَدِّثْنِي بِشَىْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَبِيكَ سَمِعَهُ أَبُوكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ بَيْنَ أَبِيكَ وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحَدٌ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ نَعَمْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَرَضَ صِيَامَ رَمَضَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَسَنَنْتُ لَكُمْ قِيَامَهُ فَمَنْ صَامَهُ وَقَامَهُ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا خَرَجَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ  

“I met Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdur-Rahman and said: ‘Tell me a Hadith that you heard from your father, in which mention is made of the month of Ramadan.’ He said: ‘Yes, my father narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the month of Ramadan and said: “A month which Allah has enjoined upon you to fast, and in which I have established Qiyam (prayers at night) as Sunnah for you. So whoever fasts it and spends its nights in prayer out of faith and in hope of reward; he will emerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him.”  

حَدِّثْنِي بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَبِيكَ يَذْكُرُهُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ نَعَمْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَكَرَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ شَهْرٌ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ صِيَامَهُ وَسَنَنْتُ لَكُمْ قِيَامَهُ فَمَنْ صَامَهُ وَقَامَهُ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا خَرَجَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ  

"I said to Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman: 'Tell me of something that you heard from your father, that he heard from the Messenger of Allah, with no one in between your father and Messenge of Allah concerning the month of Ramadan. He said: 'Yes; my father said: The Messenger of Allah said: Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, enjoined the fast of Ramadan upon you, and I have made it Sunnah for you to spend its nights in prayer. Whoever fasts it and spends its nights in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will emerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him."' (Daif) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2210)   

حَدِّثْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَبِيكَ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ نَعَمْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ فَرَضَ صِيَامَ رَمَضَانَوَسَنَنْتُ قِيَامَهُ فَمَنْ صَامَهُ وَقَامَهُ إِيمَانًا واحْتِسَابًا خَرَجَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ  

[Machine] Did your father hear it from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ? He replied, "Ramadan has come." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Indeed, Ramadan is a month that Allah has enjoined fasting upon. And I have established the practice of night prayers (qiyaam) during it for the Muslims. So whoever fasts it out of faith and seeking reward, his sins will be forgiven as if he were a newborn on the day his mother gave birth to him."  

عَنْ أَبِيكَ سَمِعَهُ أَبُوكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَمَضَانُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرٌ افْتَرَضَ اللهُ ﷻ صِيَامَهُ وَإِنِّي سَنَنْتُ لِلمُسْلِمِينَ قِيَامَهُ فَمَنْ صَامَهُ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا خَرَجَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ  

"I said to Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman: 'Tell me of something that you heard from your father, that he heard from the Messenger of Allah, with no one in between your father and Messenge of Allah concerning the month of Ramadan. He said: 'Yes; my father said: The Messenger of Allah said: Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, enjoined the fast of Ramadan upon you, and I have made it Sunnah for you to spend its nights in prayer. Whoever fasts it and spends its nights in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will emerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him."' (Daif) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2210)  

حَدِّثْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أبِيكَ سَمِعَهُ أَبُوكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ بَيْنَ أَبِيكَ وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَدٌ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ نَعَمْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللهَ فَرَضَ صِيَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَسَنَنْتُ لَكُمْ قِيَامَهُ فَمَنْ صَامَهُ وَقَامَهُ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا خَرَجَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ»  

"I would own fasts from Ramadan and I would not make them up until Shaban came."  

إِنْ كَانَ لَيَكُونُ عَلَىَّ الصِّيَامُ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَمَا أَقْضِيهِ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ شَعْبَانُ  

"I would own fasts from Ramadan and I would not make them up until Shaban came." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2319)  

«إِنْ كَانَ لَيَكُونُ عَلَيَّ الصِّيَامُ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَمَا أَقْضِيهِ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ شَعْبَانُ»  

That the Prophet would not fast any month of the year in full except Shaban and he used to join it to Ramadan.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ شَهْرًا تَامًّا إِلاَّ شَعْبَانَ وَيَصِلُ بِهِ رَمَضَانَ