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Is Sha'ban fasted in its entirety or in part, or is it not singled out for fasting?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A hadith was reported from Umm Salim (may Allah be pleased with her and grant her satisfaction) that she said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast a complete month of the year except Sha'ban, which he connected to Ramadan. And a hadith was reported from A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that he
He used to fast (all) of Shaban except a littleكان يصوم شعبان إلا قليلا
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2179Sahih (Darussalam)
. He asks: Is Sha'ban fasted in its entirety or in part?

Answer:
Nothing from it is fasted. It is not established that anything from Sha'ban is fasted. Yes. Except for one whose habit is to fast three days of every month; he fasts them in Sha'ban and other months. As for singling out Sha'ban, no.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 778- هل يُصام شعبان كله أو بعضه، أم لا يُخصّ بصيام؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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