The ruling on fasting the entire month of Sha'ban
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Question:
The second question, O Abdul Aziz. But regarding this, O Shaykh, it is about fasting the month of Sha'ban. Okay. What is the ruling? She fasted the whole thing, meaning from the beginning of the month to the thirtieth day. She says that she fasted Sha'ban for thirty days, O Shaykh.
Answer:
It is not permissible to fast the entire month of Sha'ban; one should fast most of it, but not the whole month. No month is to be fasted in its entirety except Ramadan, and it is also reported that the month of Muharram is an exception, but the default ruling is that one does not fast a full month except Ramadan. However, for her to fast from Sha'ban, or to fast most of Sha'ban, this is recommended, and she has reward for it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that; he used to fast most of Sha'ban. Yes.
The second question, O Abdul Aziz. But regarding this, O Shaykh, it is about fasting the month of Sha'ban. Okay. What is the ruling? She fasted the whole thing, meaning from the beginning of the month to the thirtieth day. She says that she fasted Sha'ban for thirty days, O Shaykh.
Answer:
It is not permissible to fast the entire month of Sha'ban; one should fast most of it, but not the whole month. No month is to be fasted in its entirety except Ramadan, and it is also reported that the month of Muharram is an exception, but the default ruling is that one does not fast a full month except Ramadan. However, for her to fast from Sha'ban, or to fast most of Sha'ban, this is recommended, and she has reward for it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that; he used to fast most of Sha'ban. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2737- حكم صيام شهر شعبان كاملا | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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