Fasting in the last 3 days of Shaban

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As Salam-o-alaikum,

The month of Shabaan is approaching its end and the month of Ramazan is about to start. This newsletter emphasizes the importance of fasting in the last 3 days of Shabaan.

Imam Jafer Sadiq(a.s.) reports that Prophet Mohammad(sawaw) has said that Shabaan is my month and Ramzan is the month of Allah(swt). Therefore, if anyone observers one day of fasting during Shabaan, I will do his/her "shafaat" on the day of judgment, and one who observers two days of fasting then his/her previous sins would be forgiven and if someone observers three days of fasting then it would be just like all the sins have been washed away.

Imam Ali Riza(a.s.) has said that if someone observes fast during the last three days of Shabaan and combines them with the fasting during the month of Ramazan then Allah(swt) will grant the sawab of two months of continuous fasting to that person.

It is, therefore, advisable to fast in the last three days of Shabaan to become eligible for a great Sawab.

Special duas to be recited during the forthcoming Ramazan have been added at http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramzan.php. These include:

1) Duas on the advent of Ramazan to be recited upon sighting the moon.

http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramzan01.php

2) Common duas to be recited in each night of Ramazan.

http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramzan02.php

3) Dua-e-Sahar

http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramsahar.php

4) Duas after every Wajib prayer during Ramazan.

http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramzan03.php

5) Duas for each day of Ramazan.

http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramdua01.php

6) Duas in the last 10 nights of Ramazan.

http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramlast10.php

7) Aamal of Shab-e-Qadr - http://www.ziaraat.com/events/shabqadr/shabqadr.php

Arabic Text, Urdu translation, transliteration, English translation and Audio recitation of almost all the above duas are availabe.

Kindly confirm in your local place the exact date of Shabaan to determine the last 3 days.

Special consideration for fast of Yawm-al-Shak

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 ( doubtful if Ramadhan month has begun)

http://islamic-laws.com/fast_rules.htm 

30th day of Shaban is called Yamul Shak (doubtful day) if you do not receive news about Ramadan moonsighting on 29th evening or before the end of 30th day.

It is haram to fast on 30th Shaban with the intention of 1st of Ramadan.

It is Mustahab to keep fast on 30th Shaban but the Niyyat (intention) should be either:

(a) with the Niyyat of Ma-fiz-zimma (to discharge my responsibility), or

(b) with the Niyyat of any Qaza fast of previous Ramadan, if any, or

(c) with the Niyyat of Mustahab Shaban fast.

If you do a double Niyyat of fasting (i.e. 30th Shaban or 1st Ramadan), then such a Niyyat is wrong according Ayatullah Khui, but it is OK according to Ayt Khomeini and Ayt Seestani.

If you are fasting on 30th Shaban, and if, at any time on that day, you get the news of moon sighting of 29th Shaban, then you must immediately change Niyyat to Niyyat of 1st of Ramadan.

If you have fasted on 30th Shaban (with any Niyyat), and afterwards you come to know that it was 1st of Ramadan, then your fast will automatically be counted as fast of 1st of Ramadan.

If you are not fasting on 30th Shaban, then following actions are necessary on you:

(a) If you get the news after sunset of 30th Shaban or later that the moon had been actually sighted on evening of 29th Shaban, then you have to keep Qaza of 1st Ramadan after the month of Ramadan.

(b) If you get the news of moon sighting after Zawal time (Islamic mid-day), then it is haram to eat or drink or do anything, which is not allowed during fasting from that time onward until Iftar time on that day, and you have to do Qaza of 1st of Ramadan later on.

(c) If you get the news of moon sighting before Zawal time (Islamic mid-day), then

(i) if you have not eaten or drunk anything or done anything which breaks fast, you must immediately do the Niyyat of fasting of Ramadan for that day,

(ii) if you have eaten or drunk something or have done anything which breaks fast, then you have to act as if fasting for the rest of the day, and then do Qaza of 1st of Ramadan later on.

Iltimas-e-dua,

Syed-Rizwan Rizvi

Webmaster, www.ziaraat.com

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