The ruling on fasting a vow after the middle of Sha'ban
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Question:
From the questions of this questioner, His Eminence Shaykh Abdulaziz says: What is the ruling for one who fasts after the middle of Sha'ban for a fast that he has vowed to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to fast?
Answer:
If he has a fast due upon him, he must fast in both the first half and the second half. This applies to a fast due from a vow, or from the previous Ramadan that he must make up. The prohibition applies to one who fasts voluntarily. The authentic hadith is:Bulugh al-Maram 5:42 This is regarding the one who fasts voluntarily.
As for the one who has a debt... a fast due from making up Ramadan, or a vow, or an expiation, he fasts even in the last part of Sha'ban. For this reason, in the hadith in the two Sahihs, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1082a If he has a fast due from an expiation, a vow, or making up Ramadan, he is not prohibited from it. He must fast before the middle and after the middle.
The prohibition is only for the one who fasts voluntarily. If the middle of Sha'ban has passed and he did not fast before that, he does not begin fasting after the middle, nor when Ramadan enters. Yes.
From the questions of this questioner, His Eminence Shaykh Abdulaziz says: What is the ruling for one who fasts after the middle of Sha'ban for a fast that he has vowed to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to fast?
Answer:
If he has a fast due upon him, he must fast in both the first half and the second half. This applies to a fast due from a vow, or from the previous Ramadan that he must make up. The prohibition applies to one who fasts voluntarily. The authentic hadith is:
When it is the middle of Sha'ban do not fast
إذا انتصف شعبان فلا تصومواAs for the one who has a debt... a fast due from making up Ramadan, or a vow, or an expiation, he fasts even in the last part of Sha'ban. For this reason, in the hadith in the two Sahihs, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not observe fast for a day, or two days ahead of Ramadan except a person who is in the habit of observing a particular fast; he may fast on that day.
لا تقدموا رمضان بصوم يوم ولا يومين، إلا رجل كان عليه صوم فليصمThe prohibition is only for the one who fasts voluntarily. If the middle of Sha'ban has passed and he did not fast before that, he does not begin fasting after the middle, nor when Ramadan enters. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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