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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Fasting

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2353

Chapter: The fast of the Prophet

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2353

Narrator:Umm Salamah

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ تَوْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ شَهْرًا تَامًّا إِلاَّ شَعْبَانَ وَيَصِلُ بِهِ رَمَضَانَ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Umm Salamah:

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

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2353), Abu Dawud (No. 2336) and Ahmad (No. 25434).

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2353
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2353
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2353

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Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (7360)لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ شَهْرًا تَامًّا إِلا شَعْبَانَ ، يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2635)لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ شَهْرًا تَامًّا إِلا شَعْبَانَ يَصِلُ بِهِ رَمَضَانَ

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 1976

Umm Salama said she never saw the Prophet fasting two consecutive months, except Sha'ban and Ramadan. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَن أم سَلمَة قَالَتْ: مَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 4 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 782c

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not observe fast in any month of the year more than in the month of Sha'ban, and used to say: Do as many deeds as you are capable of doing, for Allah will not become weary (of giving you reward), but you would be tired (of doing good deeds) ; and he also said: The…

لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الشَّهْرِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ خُذُوا مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَمَلَّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 33 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 2180

"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 صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي شَهْرٍ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ كُلَّهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 21 other versions

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