Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Welcome to our eighteenth newsletter, as we enter the month of Sha’ban we cross the “bridge” between Rajab and Ramadan and start to “water the seeds” we planted in the previous month, as we continue to prepare our hearts for Ramadan in sha Allah.
FASTING IN SHA’BAN
Sayyiduna Muhammad ﷺ would fast a lot in this month and one of his companions, Sayyidina Usamah bin Zaid radiAllahu anhu once asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I do not see you fasting in any other month as you fast in Sha’ban.’ He ﷺ said, ‘That is a month to which people do not pay attention, between Rajab and Ramadan, and it is a month in which deeds are lifted up to the Lord of the Worlds. I like for my deeds to be lifted up when I am fasting.’” (Sunan an-Nasa’i)
THE MONTH OF SALAWAT
In Sha’ban the incredible ayah of salawat; sending blessings and salutations upon the Prophet ﷺ was also revealed:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا
Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy greetings of peace. Surah al-Ahzab 33:56
Therefore it is recommended to increase in reciting more salawat in this month, in honour of following this special commandment and drawing closer to the best of creation through sending prayers upon him ﷺ.
IV Publishing has a beautiful book entitled “Selected Prayers Upon the Prophet ﷺ, which is a concise work of selected salutations upon Sayyiduna Muhammad ﷺ, our readers may like to use this as a helpful aid and companion during this month in sha Allah.
https://www.ivpublishing.org/book/selected-prayers/
MID SHA’BAN
The Night of Mid-Sha’ban, known as Laylat al-Nisf min Sha’ban in Arabic, is one of the greatest nights of the year. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Indeed, Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) descends, on the middle night of Sha’ban, to the lowest heaven. He forgives more people than there are hairs on the livestock of Banu Kalb.” (Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi) He ﷺ also said: ‘When it is the night of the middle of Sha’ban, spend its night in prayer and observe a fast on that day. For Allah descends at sunset on that night to the lowest heaven and says: ‘Is there no one who will ask Me for forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there no one who will ask Me for provision so that I may provide for him? Is there no one who is afflicted by trouble, that I may relieve him?’ And so on, until dawn comes.’” (Sunan Ibn Majah)
UPDATES / NEWS
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