Combining the prohibition against completing the fast of Sha'ban with the hadith of Aisha
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. You said that Sha'ban is not to be fasted in its entirety, so how do we reconcile this with what is in Sahih Muslim from the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the fast of Sha'ban in full, as in one of its narrations?
Answer:
Yes, they answered this by saying that the meaning is that he fasted the majority of it; he fasted the majority of Sha'ban, and the majority of it takes the place of the whole, according to the people of language and the people of knowledge. The majority takes the place of the whole. So the Messenger prohibited completing Sha'ban, and it is not possible for his action to contradict his saying (peace and blessings be upon him). The meaning is that he fasted most of it and the majority of it, but did not complete it.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. You said that Sha'ban is not to be fasted in its entirety, so how do we reconcile this with what is in Sahih Muslim from the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the fast of Sha'ban in full, as in one of its narrations?
Answer:
Yes, they answered this by saying that the meaning is that he fasted the majority of it; he fasted the majority of Sha'ban, and the majority of it takes the place of the whole, according to the people of language and the people of knowledge. The majority takes the place of the whole. So the Messenger prohibited completing Sha'ban, and it is not possible for his action to contradict his saying (peace and blessings be upon him).