The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked a man: Did you fast the last day of Sha'ban ? He replied: No. He said: If you did not observe a fast, you must fast for a day. One of the two narrators said: For two days.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سَرَرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمًا وَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَوْمَيْنِ

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ asked him, or someone else, "Did you fast anything from the white days of Sha'ban?" He replied, "No." The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you have not fasted, then fast for two days."

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لِغَيْرِهِ هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked a man: Did you fast the last day of Sha'ban ? He replied: No. He said: If you did not observe a fast, you must fast for a day. One of the two narrators said: For two days. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2328)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ رَمَضَانَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ صُمْ يَوْمًا

Did you observe fast in the middle of this month. i. e. Sha'ban? He said: No. Thereupon he said to him: When it is the end of Ramadan, then observe fast for one day or two (Shu'ba had some doubt about it) but he said: I think that he has said: two days. (Using translation from Muslim 1161d)

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ شَيْئًا؟ يَعْنِي شَعْبَانَ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَالَ لَهُ إِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ رَمَضَانَ فَصُمْ يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ شُعْبَةُ الَّذِي شَكَّ فِيهِ قَالَ وَأَظُنُّهُ قَالَ يَوْمَيْنِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked a man: Did you fast the last day of Sha'ban ? He replied: No. He said: If you did not observe a fast, you must fast for a day. One of the two narrators said: For two days. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2328)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ أوَ لِرَجُلٍ أَصُمْتَ مِنْ سَرَرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ

[AI] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said to him or to a man, "Did you fast anything from the month of Sha'ban?" He replied, "No." He then said, "So if you have fasted, then fast two days."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لِرَجُلٍ «صُمْتَ مِنْ شَهْرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ»

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ asked him or a man, "Have you fasted anything from the middle of Sha'ban?" He replied, "No." The Prophet said, "Then if you have fasted, then fast for two days."

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لِرَجُلٍ «هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ»

[AI] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ that he said to a man, "Did you fast from the beginning of this month, meaning Sha'ban?" The man replied, "No." The Prophet then said, "If you have completed Ramadan, then fast for a day or two."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ «هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ يَعْنِي شَعْبَانَ ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ رَمَضَانَ فَصُمْ يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked a man: Did you fast the last day of Sha'ban ? He replied: No. He said: If you did not observe a fast, you must fast for a day. One of the two narrators said: For two days. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2328)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ «هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «إِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ» وَقَالَ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ فَصُمْ

[AI] "The Prophet ﷺ said to him or to a man while he was listening, 'Did you hear any silence from the secrets of this month?' The man replied, 'No, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Then if you break your fast, fast for two days in its place.'"

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يَسْمَعُ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ مَكَانَهُ

[AI] "That the Prophet ﷺ said to him or to a man, 'Did you observe any fast after mid-Sha'ban?' He said, 'No.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Then if you can, observe fast for two consecutive days.'"

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لِرَجُلٍ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ

˹At times˺ the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast ˹so much continuously˺ that we said that he would not ˹stop fasting daily˺, and ˹at times˺ did not fast at all until we said that he would not fast ˹again˺. And I (ʿĀʾishah) did not see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ completely fast a month except for ˹the month of˺ Ramaḍān, and I did not see him fasting more in any other month than that of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لاَ يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لاَ يَصُومُ۔ وَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اسْتَكْمَلَ صِيَامَ شَهْرٍ قَطُّ إِلاَّ رَمَضَانَ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي شَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ صِيَامًا فِي شَعْبَانَ۔

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast to such an extent that we thought that he would never break his fast, and he would go without fasting to such an extent that we thought he would never fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fast a complete month except in Ramadan, and I never saw his fast more in any month than in Sha'ban. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2434)

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ وَمَا اسْتَكْمَلَ صِيَامَ شَهْرٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا رَمَضَانَ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي شَهْرٍ قَطُّ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ

[AI] I have not seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ complete a month of fasting except for the month of Sha'ban. For he used to connect it with Ramadan so that they would be two consecutive months of fasting. He used to fast throughout the month, until we would say that he did not break his fast, and he would break his fast until we would say that he did not fast.

مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَامَ شَهْرًا تَامًّا إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ لِيَكُونَا شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ وَكَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ

[AI] "Aisha and Umm Salamah said: The Prophet ﷺ would not fast for a whole month except for Ramadan, except that he used to join it with Shaban so it would be two consecutive months. He used to fast the entire month until we would say, 'He does not break his fast,' and he would break his fast until we would say, 'He does not fast.'"

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتَا «مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصُومُ شَهْرًا سِوَى رَمَضَانَ إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ فَيَكُونُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ وَكَانَ يَصُومُ الشَّهْرَ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast until we would say he does not break his fast, and he would break his fast until we would say he does not fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ complete a full month of fasting except for Ramadan, and I never saw him fasting more in any other month than he did in Sha'ban.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ وَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَكْمَلَ صِيَامَ شَهْرٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا رَمَضَانَ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي شَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast until we said, "He will not break his fast," and he would break his fast until we said, "He will not fast." And I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ complete the fast of a month, except for Ramadan, and I never saw him fast in a month more than he did in Sha'ban.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ وَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَكْمَلَ صِيَامَ شَهْرٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا رَمَضَانَ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي شَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ

"The Messenger of Allah did not fast in any month of the year more than he did in Shaban. He used to fast all of Shaban."

لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شَهْرٍ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ كُلَّهُ

"The Messenger of Allah did not fast any month more than Shaban; he used to fast (all of) it, or most of it."

لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِشَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ لِشَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصُومُهُ أَوْ عَامَّتَهُ

"The Messenger of Allah did not fast any month more than Shaban; he used to fast (all of) it, or most of it." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2354)

لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِشَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ لِشَعْبَانَ فَكَانَ يَصُومُهُ أَوْ عَامَّتَهُ

"The Messenger of Allah did not fast any month more than Shaban; he used to fast (all of) it, or most of it." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2354)

«لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِشَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ لِشَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصُومُهُ أَوْ عَامَّتَهُ»

"The Messenger of Allah did not fast in any month of the year more than he did in Shaban. He used to fast all of Shaban." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2180)

«لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي شَهْرٍ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ كُلَّهُ»

"The Messenger of Allah used to fast all of Shaban, and he made sure to fast on Mondays and Thursdays." '

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ كُلَّهُ وَيَتَحَرَّى صِيَامَ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ

"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 used to fast all of Shaban, and he made sure to fast on Mondays and Thursdays." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2186)

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَكَانَ يَتَحَرَّى صِيَامَ يَوْمِ الْخَمِيسِ وَالِاثْنَيْنِ

“He used to make sure he fasted on Mondays and Thursdays.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1739)

عَنْ صَوْمِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَيَتَحَرَّى الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَ

“He used to make sure he fasted on Mondays and Thursdays.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1739)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَتَحَرَّى صَوْمَ شَعْبَانَ وَصَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ

[AI] 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

“He used to fast all of Sha’ban, until he joined it to Ramadan.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1649)

عَنْ صِيَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ «يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ كُلَّهُ حَتَّى يَصِلَهُ بِرَمَضَانَ وَكَانَ يَتَحَرَّى صِيَامَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ»

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to fast in the months of Sha'ban and Ramadan.

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ»

"The Messenger of Allah used to fast all of Shaban, and he made sure to fast on Mondays and Thursdays." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2186)

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ كُلَّهُ وَيَتَحَرَّى صِيَامَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ»

"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»

"The Prophet used to fast Shaban." '

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ

"The Prophet used to fast Shaban." ' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2181)

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ»

"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

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

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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

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

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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 صَامَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not fast a full month except for Sha'ban, which he would connect it with Ramadan.

«مَا صَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَهْرًا كَامِلًا إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصِلُهُ 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»

"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»

“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»

[AI] 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

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

She never saw the Prophet ﷺ fasting the whole month except Sha'ban which he combined with Ramadan.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ شَهْرًا تَامًّا إِلاَّ شَعْبَانَ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ

That the Prophet would not fast any month of the year in full except Shaban and he used to join it to Ramadan. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2353)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ شَهْرًا تَامًّا يُعْلَمُ إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ يَصِلُ بِهِ رَمَضَانَ

She never saw the Prophet ﷺ fasting the whole month except Sha'ban which he combined with Ramadan. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2336)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ «لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ شَهْرًا تَامًّا إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ يَصِلُ بِهِ رَمَضَانَ»

She never saw the Prophet ﷺ fasting the whole month except Sha'ban which he combined with Ramadan. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2336)

النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ شَهْرًا تَامًّا إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ