Singling out the month of Rajab for a specific type of worship

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and to you. Our sister says, in a third matter, that many women single out the month of Rajab for a specific type of prayer and fasting, unlike the other months, and likewise the middle of Sha'ban. What is your view on that? May Allah preserve you.

Answer:
Both are innovations. Singling out a man, or singling out the middle of Sha'ban for worship, is all among the newly invented innovations for which Allah has not sent down any authority. It is not authentic that the month of Rajab is singled out for worship to the exclusion of others, nor is it authentic that the middle of Sha'ban, or the night of the middle of Sha'ban, is singled out for worship, whether by standing in prayer at night or fasting during the day. Rather, if one has a habit of fasting on certain days, or standing in prayer at night, on days other than the middle of Sha'ban and in months other than Rajab, then he should continue with that habit. As for the one who singles out the month of Rajab, or the night of the middle of Sha'ban, or the day of the middle of Sha'ban for worship, then this is an innovation for which Allah has not sent down any authority. Yes.