The Prohibition of Saying: “I Fasted All of Ramadan” or “I Stood All of It” (Questions)

The questioner:
It has come to you, O Shaykh, given the validity of this statement. He says: For this reason, we advise a man not to say, “I fasted all of Ramadan” or “I stood all of it.”

The Shaykh:
I mean, this is from the perspective of self-praise, if Allah wills.

The questioner:
Yes.

The Shaykh:
There may have been a deficiency in some sins or some other shortcoming, but, if Allah wills, he fasted.

The questioner:
The whole of it, all of it.

The Shaykh:
It is like when one says, “I am a believer, if Allah wills,” so that there is no deficiency due to some sins. But.

The questioner:
Regarding prayer, he says, “If Allah wills, if I prayed, I prayed,” or he says, “If Allah wills, I prayed.”

The Shaykh:
If he says it with this meaning, that he completed it, if Allah wills, with this meaning, that is.

The presenter:
May Allah keep you in good health.