I would like to know if the following is authentic as a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?
“Rajab is Allah’s month, Sha’ban is my month, and Ramadan is my nation’s month.”
Answer:
This narration has been declared unreliable by the Hadith masters.
(Refer: Talkhisu Kitabil Mawdu’at: 433 and 507, Al Manarul Munif, pg. 95, Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol. 2 pg. 90. Also see: Faydul Qadir, Hadith: 4411, Al Asrarul Marfu’ah, pg. 438 and Tabyinul ‘Ajab, pg. 25/26)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar