The Meaning of the Hadith: Do Not Precede Ramadan by One or Two Days
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Question:
He also asks about this second hadith: Do not precedeMusannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 3:156.
Answer:
Yes, the hadith is valid. One should not fast on the days of uncertainty, which are the last days of the month, such as the twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth. This is not fasted so that what is not part of Ramadan does not enter into it. When the crescent is sighted, when the fast is announced, and the Muslims fast, one fasts with them. One does not precede Ramadan by one or two days, saying it is out of caution. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting on the Day of Doubt, which is the day when one does not know whether it is from Ramadan or from Sha'ban. This day is not fasted. Yes.
He also asks about this second hadith: Do not precede
Ramadan by one or two days
رمضان بيوم أو يومينAnswer:
Yes, the hadith is valid. One should not fast on the days of uncertainty, which are the last days of the month, such as the twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth. This is not fasted so that what is not part of Ramadan does not enter into it. When the crescent is sighted, when the fast is announced, and the Muslims fast, one fasts with them. One does not precede Ramadan by one or two days, saying it is out of caution. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting on the Day of Doubt, which is the day when one does not know whether it is from Ramadan or from Sha'ban. This day is not fasted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (129) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-08-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:25)
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