The Ruling on Fasting After the Middle of Sha'ban
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I fasted yesterday, Monday, and I wanted to fast today. One of the brothers told me not to fast because there is a hadith prohibiting fasting when Sha'ban is half over. So I broke my fast when he told me this. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh:
It would have been better if you had fasted, because fasting is a continuation of the fasting before it, so there is no harm. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible for me, Honorable Shaykh, to fast some of the coming days, knowing that I did not have a specific, continuous fast before this?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to fast in Sha'ban, whether at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end. The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a matter of disliked practice (makruh) for discouragement, not a matter of prohibition.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I fasted yesterday, Monday, and I wanted to fast today. One of the brothers told me not to fast because there is a hadith prohibiting fasting when Sha'ban is half over. So I broke my fast when he told me this. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh:
It would have been better if you had fasted, because fasting is a continuation of the fasting before it, so there is no harm. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible for me, Honorable Shaykh, to fast some of the coming days, knowing that I did not have a specific, continuous fast before this?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to fast in Sha'ban, whether at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end. The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
If you are traveling, do not fast.
إذا تصف فلا تصوم،
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 054-تكملة الرهن - الضمان - الحوالة - 16-8-23 هـ — archive.org (1:29:54)
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