Is there anything in the Sunnah that indicates fasting the first three days of Rajab and the middle of Sha'ban?
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The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to fast frequently in Sha'ban because it is a month in which deeds are raised to Allah, and people are heedless of it, coming between Rajab and . There is no established proof for singling out the beginning of Sha'ban or its middle for fasting; rather, that is an innovation.
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