How is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) frequent fasting in Sha'ban reconciled with the virtue of fasting in the month of Muharram, the month of Allah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. These are many questions; I am presenting to your eminence whatever of them is feasible. This questioner says: What is the guidance regarding the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted most in Sha'ban, given the hadith indicating that the best fasting is the fasting of the month of Allah, Muharram?
Answer:
Both. Fasting in both months is among the best fasting. Fasting in Sha'ban is because it is a preparation for Ramadan, and fasting in Muharram. Both.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. These are many questions; I am presenting to your eminence whatever of them is feasible. This questioner says: What is the guidance regarding the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted most in Sha'ban, given the hadith indicating that the best fasting is the fasting of the month of Allah, Muharram?
Answer:
Both. Fasting in both months is among the best fasting. Fasting in Sha'ban is because it is a preparation for Ramadan, and fasting in Muharram. Both.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/869] كيف يُجمع بين كثرة صيام النبي ﷺ في شعبان وفضل الصيام في شهر الله المحرم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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