What is the ruling on specifically designating the months of Rajab and Sha'ban for fasting on Mondays, Thursdays, and the white days?
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Question:
Some people specifically designate the months of Rajab and Sha'ban for fasting on Mondays, Thursdays, and the white days. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Specifically designating Rajab or Sha'ban is a bid'ah (religious innovation). The white days are not specific to Sha'ban or Rajab; the white days are in every month. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded fasting on three days of every month and did not specifically designate Rajab and Sha'ban. So, specifically designating these two months for worship, to the exclusion of the other months, is a bid'ah. Yes.
Some people specifically designate the months of Rajab and Sha'ban for fasting on Mondays, Thursdays, and the white days. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Specifically designating Rajab or Sha'ban is a bid'ah (religious innovation). The white days are not specific to Sha'ban or Rajab; the white days are in every month. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded fasting on three days of every month and did not specifically designate Rajab and Sha'ban. So, specifically designating these two months for worship, to the exclusion of the other months, is a bid'ah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تخصيص شهري رجب وشعبان بصوم الاثنين والخميس وأيام البيض؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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