Chapter on Fasting Shaban
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 4|Book 2|Chapter 32
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ صَاحِبِ اَلسَّابِرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي اَلصَّبَّاحِ اَلْكِنَانِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ:» صَوْمُ شَعْبَانَ وَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ تَوْبَةٌ مِنَ اَللَّهِ«.
Muhammad ibn Yaqub, from a number of our companions, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, and Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, all together from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Salamah, the companion of al-Sabiri, from Abu al-Sabbah al-Kinani, who said:
I (narrator) heard Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, saying: “Fasting Shaban and the month of Ramadan consecutively is repentance from Allah سبحانه وتعالى.”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 382
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb
اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:» كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَيَصِلُهُمَا وَ يَنْهَى اَلنَّاسَ أَنْ يَصِلُوهُمَا وَ كَانَ يَقُولُ» هُمَا شَهْرُ اَللَّهِ وَ هُمَا كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا قَبْلَهُمَا وَ مَا بَعْدَهُمَا««.
Al-Husayn ibn Said, from al-Husayn ibn Ulwan, from Amr ibn Khalid, from Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him:
Imam عليه السلام said: “The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, used to fast Shaban and the month of Ramadan and join them together, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would forbid the people from joining them together. And the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم used to say: ‘They are the two months of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, and they are an expiation for what is before them and what is after them.’”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 383
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ» هُمَا اَلشَّهْرَانِ اَللَّذَانِ قَالَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى» شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتٰابِعَيْنِ تَوْبَةً مِنَ اللهَِ« « قَالَ قُلْتُ أَ فَلاَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ »إِذَا أَفْطَرَ مِنَ اَللَّيْلِ فَهُوَ فَصْلٌ وَ إِنَّمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ» لاَ وِصَالَ فِي صِيَامٍ« يَعْنِي لاَ يَصُومُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَوْمَيْنِ مُتَوَالِيَيْنِ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِفْطَارٍ وَ قَدْ يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْعَبْدِ أَنْ لاَ يَدَعَ اَلسَّحُورَ«.
Muhammad ibn Yaqub, from Ali ibn Muhammad, from some of our companions, from Muhammad ibn Sulayman, from his father, who said:
I (narrator) said to Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him: “What do you say regarding a man who fasts Shaban and the month of Ramadan?” Imam عليه السلام said: “They are the two months about which Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, said: ‘Two consecutive months as repentance from Allah سبحانه وتعالى.’” (Surah An-Nisa 4:92) He (narrator) said: “I asked, ‘Then should he not separate between them?’” Imam عليه السلام said: “When he breaks his fast during the night, then that is a separation. The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family, only said, ‘There is no continuous fasting in fasting,’ meaning that a man should not fast two consecutive days without breaking the fast, and it is recommended for the servant not to leave the pre-dawn meal (al-suhur).”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 383
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb
وَعَنْهُ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ وَأَبِي جُنَادَةَ اَلسَّلُولِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ:» مَنْ صَامَ شَعْبَانَ كَانَ لَهُ طُهْرَةٌ مِنْ كُلِّ زَلَّةٍ وَوَصْمَةٍ وَبَادِرَةٍ« قَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَا اَلْوَصْمَةُ قَالَ» اَلْيَمِينُ فِي اَلْمَعْصِيَةِ وَ لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ« فَقُلْتُ مَا اَلْبَادِرَةُ فَقَالَ» اَلْيَمِينُ عِنْدَ اَلْغَضَبِ وَ اَلتَّوْبَةُ مِنْهَا عِنْدَ اَلنَّدَمِ«.
And from him, from several of our companions, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, from Muhammad ibn Ali, from al-Husayn ibn Mukhariq and Abu Junadah al-Saluli, from Abu Hamzah, from Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him, from his father عليه السلام, peace be upon him:
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family, said: ‘Whoever fasts Shaban, it will be for him a purification from every slip (of sin), stain (wasmah), and rash utterance (badirah).’” Abu Hamzah said: “So I asked to Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, ‘What is the stain (wasmah)?’” Imam عليه السلام said: “An oath in disobedience, and there is no vow in disobedience.” So I (narrator) asked: “What is the rash utterance (badirah)?” Imam عليه السلام said: “An oath at the time of anger, and repentance from it is at the time of regret.”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 383
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb
عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ مُحَسِّنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْوَلِيدِ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ وَ سِنْدِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ جَمِيعِهِمْ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ ع قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَوْمِ شَعْبَانَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ آبَائِكَ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ قَالَ» كَانَ خَيْرُ آبَائِي رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَكْثَرُ صِيَامِهِ فِي شَعْبَانَ«.
Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Faddal, from Muhassin ibn Ahmad, Muhammad ibn al-Walid, Amr ibn Uthman, and Sindi ibn Muhammad, all of them from Yunus ibn Yaqub, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, who said:
I (narrator) asked Imam عليه السلام about ‘the fast of Shaban’, And I said to Imam عليه السلام: “May I be made your ransom, did any of your fathers عليه السلام, peace be upon them, fast the month of Shaban?” Imam عليه السلام said: “The best of my fathers (ancestors), the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family, had most of his fasting in the month of Shaban.”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 384
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb, p. 380
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ هَلْ صَامَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ آبَائِكَ شَعْبَانَ فَقَالَ» خَيْرُ آبَائِي رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ صَامَهُ«.
Muhammad ibn Yaqub, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Uthman ibn Isa, from Samaah, who said:
I (narrator) said to Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, “Did any of your fathers fast the month of Shaban?” Imam عليه السلام said: “The best of my fathers (ancestors), the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family, fasted it (Shaban).”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 384
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb
وعنه عن ابي علي الاشعري عن محمد بن عبد الجبار ومحمد بن إسماعيل عن الفضل بن شاذان عن صفوان عن ابن مسكان عن الحلبي قال: سألت ابا عبد الله عليه السلام هل صام أحد من آبائك شعبان قط؟ فقال: صامه خير آبائي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله
And from him, from Abu Ali al-Ashari, from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar and Muhammad ibn Ismail, from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, from Safwan, from Ibn Muskan, from al-Halabi, who said:
I (narrator) asked Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him: “Did any of your forefathers ever fast the month of Shaban?” Imam عليه السلام said: “The best of my forefathers fasted it, the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family.”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 384
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb
وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ اَلْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: »كُنَّ نِسَاءُ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ إِذَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِنَّ صِيَامٌ أَخَّرْنَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى شَعْبَانَ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَمْنَعْنَ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ حَاجَتَهُ فَإِذَا كَانَ شَعْبَانُ صُمْنَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يَقُولُ» شَعْبَانُ شَهْرِي««.
And from him, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him:
Imam عليه السلام said: “The wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family, when fasting was due upon them, would delay that until the month of Shaban, out of dislike that they should prevent the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family, from his need. So when it was the month of Shaban, they (the wives) would fast, and the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family, would also (fast) and say, ‘Shaban is my month.’”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 384
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb
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