“I asked the Imam as to what he meant by that defect.” Imam (a.s.) replied, “It is the oath of Allah’s disobedience.” I asked, “What is the meaning of that anger?” He replied, “Taking an oath out of anger and then…
Read the full narration →Reward of a fast in the month of Shaban
Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl · Volume 1 · Section 129 · 16 narrations
“The fast of Shaban would benefit him a lot; even if he has murdered a respected person he would be forgiven.”
Read the full narration →“One who fasts continuously from Shaban to the month of Ramadan then by Allah, these fasts would be counted among repentance of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime.”
Read the full narration →4. The narrator says that he heard Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) say, “One who fasts on first of Shaban then surely, Paradise would be made obligatory for him. If he observes two fasts, the Almighty Allah would look at him…
Read the full narration →5. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Shaban is my month and Ramadan is the month of Allah. It is spring for the poor. The Almighty Allah has made Eid-ul-Azha so that poor get to…
Read the full narration →By Allah, the fasts of Shaban and Ramadan are like repenting before Allah.”
Read the full narration →“My father used to take a day’s gap between the fasts of the months of Shaban and Ramadan. However Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) used to fast for two months continuously and used to say, ‘Fasting for these two months…
Read the full narration →“The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to fast in the months of Shaban and Ramadan continuously. However he used to stop people from doing so.These are the months of Allah and they compensate for the sins of previous and next…
Read the full narration →“The wives of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to put off their obligatory fasts, if any till the month of Shaban so that they do not act as barrier for his desires. As soon as Shaban arrived, they used to start…
Read the full narration →The narrator asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.), “Did any of your ancestors fast during the month of Shaban?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Yes, my greatest ancestor the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) fasted in Shaban.”
Read the full narration →The narrator asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) about the month of Shaban, “Did any of your ancestors observe fast in these days?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “My greatest ancestor the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to observe many…
Read the full narration →The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was asked regarding the fast of Rajab. He replied, “Why don’t you care for the fasts of Shaban?”
Read the full narration →Usama bin Zaid says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to fast so much that people used to say that you are always fasting and when he did not fast, people used to say that he won’t fast now. The narrator asked, “Is…
Read the full narration →“The fasts of Shaban for the welcoming of Ramadan.”
Read the full narration →15. The narrator says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) did not use to fast for a whole month except in Shaban, which he used to link with Ramadan.
Read the full narration →“One who fasts for one day in Shaban, Allah writes from him seventy rewards and each reward will be equal to that of worshipping Allah for a year. One who fasts for two days, He would save him from those sins, which…
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