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Sahih Muslim 1161b — Making Up Sha‘ban Fasts
Fasting at the end of Sha'ban
Sha‘ban Fasting Hadith About Two Days
Sahih Muslim : 1161b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1161b
حَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، - وَلَمْ أَفْهَمْ مُطَرِّفًا مِنْ هَدَّابٍ - عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، - رضى الله عنهما - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لآخَرَ " أَصُمْتَ مِنْ سَرَرِ شَعْبَانَ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ " .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) having said to him or to someone else: Did you fast in the middle of Sha'ban? He said: No. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: If you did not observe fast, then you should observe fast for two days.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1161bIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 257USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2607
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1161b
This Hadith about Sha‘ban fasting reports that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked Imran b. Husain, or someone else, whether he had fasted in the middle of Sha‘ban. The person answered no. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that if he did not observe that fast, he should observe fast for two days. The main point is limited to the exchange in the text: a question about fasting in the middle of Sha‘ban and a direction to fast two days afterward. It is useful for readers searching for fasting in Sha‘ban Hadith, middle of Sha‘ban fasting, and Sahih Muslim 1161b. The narration should not be stretched into wider claims beyond what it says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked about fasting in the middle of Sha‘ban.
- The person answered honestly that he had not fasted.
- The instruction given in this text was to fast two days afterward.
- The Hadith shows that small fasting practices were discussed directly and clearly.
