Hadiths on Pre-Ramadan Fasting
DO NOT FAST DAYS BEFORE RAMADĀN, UNLESS A ROUTINEAbu Huraira reported:
The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ said, “Do not anticipate Ramadān by fasting one or two days before it begins, unless it is part of a man’s fasting routine, so let him fast that day.”
{Bukhari and Muslim}
Ammar ibn Yasir said: “Whoever fasts on the day concerning which there is doubt has disobeyed Abu’l-Qasim ﷺ.”
{At-Tirmidhi #686 and An-Nasa'i #2188}
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin said in his commentary on the hadith “Do not anticipate Ramadān by fasting one or two days before it begins…”:
“The scholars differed concerning this prohibition and whether it meant that this is haram or makruh. The correct view is that it means it is haram, especially on the day of doubt.”
{Sharh Riyadhus-Saliheen, 3/394}
The day of doubt is the thirtieth of Sha'bān if the new moon cannot be seen because of clouds etc. It is called the day of doubt because it could be the thirtieth of Sha’bān, or it could be the first day of Ramadān.
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