Aban bin Tghlb أبان بن تغلب · Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

Ibn ‘Abbas explain the Qur’anic verse “For those who can do it(with hardship) is a ransom, the feeding of one, that is indigent” said “If one of them wished to pay ransom by providing food to an indigent person he could pay ransom.. Thus, his fast was complete. Allaah, the Exalted pronounced “But he that will give more of his own free will, it is better for him”. Again he pronounced “So every one of you who is present (at…

He would fast all but a little of Sha'ban, rather he used to fast the whole of Sha'ban.