{"fatawa":{"id":7427,"title":"The hadeeth \u201cO Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha\u2018baan, and let us reach Ramadan\u201d is da\u2018eef (weak) and not saheeh (sound)","slug":"the-hadeeth-o-allah-bless-us-in-rajab-and-shabaan-and-let-us-reach-ramadan-is-daeef-weak-and-not-saheeh-sound","order":"","question":"I would like to know whether it is Sunnah to say a particular du\u2018aa\u2019 on the first night of the month of Rajab? \r\nThe du\u2018aa\u2019 is as follows: \u201cO Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha\u2018baan, and let us reach Ramadan\u201d. \r\nI ask Allah, may He be glorified, to make us steadfast in acting upon the saheeh (sound) Sunnah.","answer":"Praise be to Allah.\r\nFirstly: \r\n\r\nThere is no saheeh hadeeth from the Prophet that speaks of the virtues of the month of Rajab. Please see the answers to questions no. 75394 and 171509 \r\n\r\nIbn \u2018Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: \r\n\r\nThere is no saheeh hadeeth that speaks of the virtues of Rajab. The month of Rajab is no different from the month of Jumaada al-Aakhirah that comes before it, except that it is one of the sacred months only. Otherwise there is no fast that is prescribed in this month, and no prayer or \u2018umrah or anything else that is prescribed. It is like all other months. End quote. \r\n\r\nLiqa\u2019 al-Baab al-Maftooh (174\/26). \r\n\r\nSecondly: \r\n\r\nIt was narrated by \u2018Abdullah, the son of Imam Ahmad, in Zawaa\u2019id al-Musnad (2346), at-Tabaraani in al-Awsat (3939), al-Bayhaqi in ash-Shu\u2018ab (3534) and Abu Nu\u2018aym in al-Hilyah (6\/269) via Zaa\u2019idah ibn Abi ar-Ruqaad who said: Ziyaad al-Numayri told us, from Anas ibn Maalik who said: When Rajab began, the Messenger of Allah (blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: \u201cO Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha\u2018baan, and let us reach Ramadan.\u201d \r\n\r\nThis isnaad is da\u2018eef. Ziyaad al-Numayri is da\u2018eef and was classed as such by Ibn Ma\u2018een. Abu Haatim said: He cannot be quoted as evidence. Ibn Hibbaan mentioned him in ad-Du\u2018afa\u2019 and said: It is not permissible to quote him as evidence.\r\n\r\nMizaan al-I\u2018tidaal (2\/91) \r\n\r\nZaa\u2019idah ibn Abi ar-Ruqaad is more da\u2018eef than him. Abu Haatim said: He narrated from Ziyaad al-Numayri, from Anas, odd marfoo\u2018 hadeeths, which we know only from him or from Ziyaad. Al-Bukhaari said: His hadeeths are odd. an-Nasaa\u2019i said: His hadeeths are odd. It says in al-Kuna: He is not trustworthy. Ibn Hibbaan said: He narrates odd hadeeths from well known people and his reports cannot be quoted as evidence or written down, except for the purpose of giving an example (of a weak hadeeth). Ibn \u2018Adiyy said: al-Miqdami and others narrated from him obscure hadeeths, and some of his hadeeths contain odd material.\r\n\r\nTahdheeb at-Tahdheeb (3\/305-306). \r\n\r\nThe hadeeth was classed as da\u2018eef by an-Nawawi in al-Adhkaar (p. 189) and Ibn Rajab in Lataa\u2019if al-Ma\u2018aarif (p. 121). It was also classed as da\u2018eef by al-Albaani in Da\u2018eef al-Jaami\u2018 (4395). Al-Haythami said: \r\n\r\nIt was narrated by al-Bazzaar, and its isnaad includes Zaa\u2019idah ibn Abi ar-Ruqaad. Al-Bukhaari said: His hadeeth is odd, and a number of scholars regarded him as ignorant.\r\n\r\nMajma\u2018 az-Zawaa\u2019id (2\/165) \r\n\r\nMoreover, the hadeeth \u2013 in addition to being da\u2018eef \u2013 contains nothing to indicate that this should be said on the first night of the month of Rajab; rather it is a du\u2018aa\u2019 that asks for blessing during that month in general terms, which is something that is valid to do in Rajab and also before Rajab. \r\n\r\nThirdly: \r\n\r\nWith regard to the Muslim asking his Lord to let him reach Ramadan, there is nothing wrong with that. \r\n\r\nAl-Haafiz Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) said: \r\n\r\nMa\u2018alla ibn al-Fadl said: They used to pray to Allah for six months, may He be exalted, asking Him to cause them to reach Ramadan, and they used to call upon Him for six months asking Him to accept it from them. Yahya ibn Abi Katheer said: One of their du\u2018aa\u2019s was: \u201cO Allah, keep me safe until Ramadan, keep Ramadan safe for me, and accept it from me.\u201d\r\n\r\nEnd quote from Lataa\u2019if al-Ma\u2018aarif (p. 148) \r\n\r\nEnds.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-25T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-25T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":32,"parent_id":7426,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0627\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0639\u064a\u0641\u0629","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-25"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/www.islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7427"}