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Question: What is the ruling on singling out the month of Rajab for specific types of worship, such as fasting, night prayers, and Zakaah? [And] may Allaah protect and preserve you.
Response: No authentic hadeeth has been narrated regarding this.
It (Rajab) is [simply] one of the Sacred Months.
The Prophet ﷺ clarified what these four [months] are. The Qur.aan did not explicitly name the Sacred Months, but the one who clarified on behalf of Allaah – [was] Muhammad ﷺ – [who] clarified that.
He mentioned that the Sacred Months are Dhul-Qi’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab.
He ﷺ said:
– and he listed them as:
– and then said:
These are the Sacred Months, and no authentic hadeeth has been narrated specifying them with any particular [religious] deed just because they are Sacred Months.
And the strongest [proof] I know of is that it was narrated that when the Prophet ﷺ was seen fasting extensively in Sha’baan – as mentioned in the hadeeth of ‘Aa.ishah – [where] he said:
And the scholars have authored books [about this]; among them al-Haafith Ibn Hajar has a book concerning the month of Rajab, entitled:
[1] Named after the tribe of Mudar as they used to respect this month.
Translation originally published on 26 December, 2025
