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Specifying
the day of the 15th of Sha'baan by fasting or reciting the
Qur.aan or performing naafilah prayers
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Question: We
see some people specifying the 15th of Sha'baan
with particular supplications and reciting the Qur.aan and
performing naafilah
prayers. So what is the correct position concerning this,
and may Allaah reward you with good?
Response:
That
which is correct is that fasting the 15th of Sha'baan
or specifying it with reciting (the Qur.aan) or making (particular)
supplications has no basis. So the day of the 15th of Sha'baan
is like any other 15th day of other months. So from that which
is known is that it has been legislated for a person to fast
the 13th, 14th and 15th of every month, however, Sha'baan
is characterised unlike the other months in that (except for
Ramadhaan)
the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) used to fast more in Sha'baan
than any other month . So he used to either fast all of Sha'baan
or just a little. Therefore, as long as it does not cause
difficulty for a person, it is befitting to increase in fasting
during Sha'baan
in adherence to the example of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam).
Shaykh
Ibn 'Uthaymeen
al-Bid'u wal-Muhdathaat wa maa laa Asla lahu - Page 612
Fataawa Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen - Volume
1, Page 190
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