Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays in Rajab and Sha'ban

Question:
I ask Allah to do you good, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is your opinion of one who fasts on Mondays and Thursdays in the months of Rajab and Sha'ban with the intention of preparing for Ramadan?

Answer:
If he does not fast on Mondays and Thursdays in all the months, then he should not fast in Rajab, because Rajab has no special status, nor does Sha'ban, because Monday and Thursday are two days from every week and are not specific to a certain month. Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays only in a specific month is a bid'ah (religious innovation). But if you fast on Mondays and Thursdays regularly in every week, that is good; that is a sunnah (recommended practice). So Rajab is not given any special status in this regard. As for Sha'ban, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast a lot in it, but he did not single out Mondays and Thursdays. He used to fast most of it, fasting the majority of Sha'ban, except that he did not complete the entire month. Yes.

The presenter:
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