Sha`ban is the Month of Reciters

Salamah ibn Kuhayl used to say: “The month of Sha`ban is the month of reciters (of the Qur’an).”

Abu Bakr Al-Balkhi said: “Rajab is the month to sow the seeds; Sha`ban is the month to irrigate the crop; and Ramadan is the month to reap the harvest.”