Prohibition of Fasting After the Middle of Sha'ban
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The questioner:
Matters of dispensation. He fasts in Sha'ban.
Another questioner:
Every year. Or he fasted it once.
The Shaykh:
If he fasts every year, he might fast the whole month, or he might fast except for two or three days at the end, which is the correct view. What is your situation?
The questioner:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited fasting in the middle of Sha'ban, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is for the one who begins, for the one who begins fasting after the middle. And if one fasted from the beginning and continued, or fasted most of it, there is no harm.
The questioner:
This does not happen on the day of shirk (associating partners with Allah) that they fast, may Allah forgive you.
The Shaykh:
If he fasts from the beginning of Sha'ban, there is no harm, or if he fasts the whole of Sha'ban, there is no harm. The prohibition is for the one who fasts at the end of Sha'ban or after the middle; that is what is prohibited. But if he fasts most of Sha'ban or all of Sha'ban, there is no harm; in fact, it is a sunnah (recommended practice).
Another questioner:
If the evidence regarding the middle of Sha'ban reached him, and he began fasting in the middle of Sha'ban.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, he began at the middle to be prevented.
Another questioner:
Meaning, the hadith reached him, and the hadith arrived.
The Shaykh:
He must break his fast.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Matters of dispensation. He fasts in Sha'ban.
Another questioner:
Every year. Or he fasted it once.
The Shaykh:
If he fasts every year, he might fast the whole month, or he might fast except for two or three days at the end, which is the correct view. What is your situation?
The questioner:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited fasting in the middle of Sha'ban, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is for the one who begins, for the one who begins fasting after the middle. And if one fasted from the beginning and continued, or fasted most of it, there is no harm.
The questioner:
This does not happen on the day of shirk (associating partners with Allah) that they fast, may Allah forgive you.
The Shaykh:
If he fasts from the beginning of Sha'ban, there is no harm, or if he fasts the whole of Sha'ban, there is no harm. The prohibition is for the one who fasts at the end of Sha'ban or after the middle; that is what is prohibited. But if he fasts most of Sha'ban or all of Sha'ban, there is no harm; in fact, it is a sunnah (recommended practice).
Another questioner:
If the evidence regarding the middle of Sha'ban reached him, and he began fasting in the middle of Sha'ban.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, he began at the middle to be prevented.
Another questioner:
Meaning, the hadith reached him, and the hadith arrived.
The Shaykh:
He must break his fast.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
شرح كتاب الصيام من بلوغ المرام، من الحديث الأول إلى الحديث الثاني عشر — islamhouse.com (39:18)
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