حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لاَ يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لاَ يَصُومُ وَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْتَكْمَلَ صِيَامَ شَهْرٍ قَطُّ إِلاَّ رَمَضَانَ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي شَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umaribn Ubaydullah, from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman that A'isha, thewife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,"The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, usedto fast for so long that we thought he would never stop fasting, andhe would go without fasting for so long that we thought he would neverfast again. I never saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, fast for a complete month except for Ramadan, andI never saw him do more fasting in any one month than he did inShaban.' Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 18 Hadith 689
Web Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 18 Hadith 56