Fasting the Month of Sha'ban in Full
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he asks about fasting the entire month of Sha'ban. He says: It has been our custom for years that my family and I fast this month in its entirety, and then Ramadan comes and we begin with it.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast the entire month, but he used to fast a lot in it, without completing it. He did not fast a complete month except in Ramadan, as is in the hadith. So you are doing well, if Allah wills, but completing the month with fasting is not contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he asks about fasting the entire month of Sha'ban. He says: It has been our custom for years that my family and I fast this month in its entirety, and then Ramadan comes and we begin with it.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast the entire month, but he used to fast a lot in it, without completing it. He did not fast a complete month except in Ramadan, as is in the hadith. So you are doing well, if Allah wills, but completing the month with fasting is not contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (059) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-07-22] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (24:45)
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