Is fasting in Rajab prescribed?
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The questioner : Well, my master, regarding Rajab, what about fasting in it?
The Shaykh : No, it is not prescribed.
The questioner : Is it not necessary for one to fast in Rajab?
The Shaykh : It is not prescribed. Do you understand the word "it is not prescribed"? Hello.
The questioner : Yes, I am with you.
The Shaykh : You did not answer me.
The questioner : I think "it is not prescribed" means they did not mention it, meaning they did not emphasize it exactly.
The Shaykh : It is not recommended, meaning Allah did not prescribe it.
The questioner : Fasting in Rajab is not recommended.
The Shaykh : It is not recommended, except for a person who has a habit.
The questioner : Yes, repeating.
The Shaykh : Listen, I am saying "repeating" for someone who has a habit of fasting before the month of Rajab, for example, fasting on Mondays or Thursdays.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or he fasts one day and breaks the fast the next day, then Rajab comes and he continues in his habit; this is prescribed. But as for one who does not fast except when Rajab comes, and he wants to fast three days, this fasting has no basis in the Shari'ah. But as for one who has a habit of fasting, he continues in his habit. Did you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, but that three days at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end, this is not mentioned?
The Shaykh : It is not mentioned.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it is not prescribed.
The questioner : Is it not necessary for one to fast in Rajab?
The Shaykh : It is not prescribed. Do you understand the word "it is not prescribed"? Hello.
The questioner : Yes, I am with you.
The Shaykh : You did not answer me.
The questioner : I think "it is not prescribed" means they did not mention it, meaning they did not emphasize it exactly.
The Shaykh : It is not recommended, meaning Allah did not prescribe it.
The questioner : Fasting in Rajab is not recommended.
The Shaykh : It is not recommended, except for a person who has a habit.
The questioner : Yes, repeating.
The Shaykh : Listen, I am saying "repeating" for someone who has a habit of fasting before the month of Rajab, for example, fasting on Mondays or Thursdays.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or he fasts one day and breaks the fast the next day, then Rajab comes and he continues in his habit; this is prescribed. But as for one who does not fast except when Rajab comes, and he wants to fast three days, this fasting has no basis in the Shari'ah. But as for one who has a habit of fasting, he continues in his habit. Did you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, but that three days at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end, this is not mentioned?
The Shaykh : It is not mentioned.
The questioner : Yes.
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