Have you issued a ruling on the permissibility of fasting the six days of Shawwal before making up the fasts of Ramadan?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. It was mentioned regarding your Eminence that you issued a ruling that fasting six days of Shawwal is permissible before a woman makes up her fasts from Ramadan, and this spread in the city of Riyadh in one of its neighborhoods, attributed to your Eminence.
The Shaykh : Where did they find this fatwa?
The questioner : One of the female teachers mentioned it.
The Shaykh : Where is the chain of transmission from this teacher to me?
The questioner : Is there one of the students of knowledge present with you, one of the students of knowledge around you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Where is he? Is he unknown or known?
The questioner : He is known, but I cannot mention his name.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : His name is not to be mentioned in this.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden.
The questioner : His name is not to be mentioned, if Allah wills, after the lesson, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Do not mention his name in this. Convey my greetings to him and tell him that he lied about me, and upon him is the sin of the liars, and he lied in a legal ruling, so upon him is the sin of those who rule by other than the Shari'ah. We have stated in several places that if one fasts the six days of Shawwal, even if he has one day remaining from Ramadan, he will not be rewarded with the reward of the one who fasts six days; he will only be rewarded with the reward of fasting. Some scholars say he will not be rewarded, not even with the reward of fasting, because he cannot perform voluntary fasting while he has an obligatory duty. Did you understand or not? Convey my greetings to him and tell him to seek forgiveness from Allah for his lie about me. Did you understand? And if he wishes, let him come to me to seek my pardon, so we can see how we will discipline him. Did you understand? And let him clarify to everyone who was told that I issued this ruling: "See, I am mistaken." Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Where did they find this fatwa?
The questioner : One of the female teachers mentioned it.
The Shaykh : Where is the chain of transmission from this teacher to me?
The questioner : Is there one of the students of knowledge present with you, one of the students of knowledge around you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Where is he? Is he unknown or known?
The questioner : He is known, but I cannot mention his name.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : His name is not to be mentioned in this.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden.
The questioner : His name is not to be mentioned, if Allah wills, after the lesson, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Do not mention his name in this. Convey my greetings to him and tell him that he lied about me, and upon him is the sin of the liars, and he lied in a legal ruling, so upon him is the sin of those who rule by other than the Shari'ah. We have stated in several places that if one fasts the six days of Shawwal, even if he has one day remaining from Ramadan, he will not be rewarded with the reward of the one who fasts six days; he will only be rewarded with the reward of fasting. Some scholars say he will not be rewarded, not even with the reward of fasting, because he cannot perform voluntary fasting while he has an obligatory duty. Did you understand or not? Convey my greetings to him and tell him to seek forgiveness from Allah for his lie about me. Did you understand? And if he wishes, let him come to me to seek my pardon, so we can see how we will discipline him. Did you understand? And let him clarify to everyone who was told that I issued this ruling: "See, I am mistaken." Yes, indeed.