Hadith 228
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2. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Abdul-Jabbar from Abi al-Samraa from Ismail b. Abd al-Khaliq who said
“The fast of Shaban would benefit him a lot; even if he has murdered a respected person he would be forgiven.”
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ أَبِی السَّمْرَاءِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْخَالِقِ قَالَ
جَرَی ذِکْرُ شَعْبَانَ عِنْدَ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ صَوْمِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ فِیهِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ کَذَا وَ کَذَا وَ فِیهِ کَذَا وَ کَذَا حَتَّی إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَیَدْخُلُ فِی الدَّمِ الْحَرَامِ فَیَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ فَیَنْفَعُهُ ذَلِکَ وَ یُغْفَرُ لَهُ.