To what extent is it true that Sha'ban is a month in which souls fall and deaths increase?
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This statement is incorrect and falls under forbidden superstitions and ill omens, even if it is presented as a supplication. The definition of superstition and ill omens is to be superstitious about something seen, heard, or a specific time.
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