Fasting in Sya'ban

Voluntary fasting in this month of Syaaban is one of the most essential practice. Rasullulah never limited nor recommended that his umat fast in the month of Syaaban. The Prophet himself made this a practice, as told in a hadith narrated by Sayidina Aisyah ra:

That means: “From ‘Aisyah Radiallahu ‘anh, she said: I have never seen Rasullulah s.a.w. complete his fast of one month, but in the month of Ramadhan, and I have never seen him fast more in other months except the month of Syaaban”. (Hadith narrated by Bukhari and Muslim).     

 From this hadith, it is clear to us that Rasullulah saw did not fast for a full month except in Ramadhan, and he did not fast as many days as he did in the month of Syaaban.

       From the hadith of Usmah bin Zaid earlier, we can postulate that the Prophet pbuh multiplied his fasting in Syaaban because he would like his deeds to be presented to Allah swt in the condition of his fasting.

             Indeed, it is in this month of Syaaban that is our last chance to pay back the days of fasting that we have failed in the last Ramadhan. It is compulsory on us all to pay back, or qadha’, those days that we could not fast in Ramadhan. For those among us who have yet to make up for those missed days, let us take this opportunity in Syaaban.

       Let us not be swayed by the frantic pace of this life on earth, lest we forget our responsibilities to Allah swt. Other than the burden of sin, we must also pay fidyah should be careless and fail to repay the missed days of fasting from last year before the upcoming Ramadhan.

       Besides paying back our fast, Syaaban is also the best month to pay our fidyah. Fidyah is the fine imposed on those who could not fast in Ramadhan for pre-determined reasons, or those who delayed their paying back till the next Ramadhan beckons. 

       Thus, for those who have yet to pay back their ramadhan fast, let’s do so now so that the fidyah will not multiply. May Allah bless our choices and show us to His straight path. May we all use this opportune time in Syaaban to prepare ourselves for the coming Ramadhan Al-Mubarak.

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