Aḥmad b. al-Ḥasan al-Qaṭṭān narrated to us, saying that ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn narrated to him, among others, saying that Yazīd b. Sinān al-Baṣrī—who came from Egypt—narrated to him, among others, saying that ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Mahdī narrated to him, among others, saying that Thābit b. Qays al-ʿUmarī narrated to him, among others, saying that Abū Saʿīd al-Muqarrī narrated to him, saying that Usāma b. Zayd narrated to him, saying: “The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله would fast for some days such that people would say: “He never breaks his fast,” while he would be breaking his fast, and people would say: “He never fasts.” Abū Saʿīd asked him: “Did you see him fasting in one month and not any of the others?” to which Usāma replied: “Aye.” So Abū Saʿīd continued: “Which months?” Usāma replied: “The month of Shaʿbān. He used to say: “It is the month neglected by the people, that sits between the months of Rajab and Ramaḍān, and the month in which deeds are elevated to the Lord of the Worlds جل جلاله, and I love that my deeds are elevated while I am fasting.”