I have a few days of Fardh fasts left from last Ramadan that I need to make up. Can I make them up even in the last half of Sha’baan?

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I have a few days of Fardh fasts left from last
Ramadan that I need to make up. Can I make them up even in the last half of
Sha’baan?

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It’s true that the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa
sallam said: “When Sha’baan is halfway through, do not fast.”

(Abu Dawood, at-Tirmidhi - saheeh by al-Albaani)

 

This is a general prohibition and it is disliked to
fast in the second half of Sha’baan for a person who’s not used to fasting, in
case he becomes weak before Ramadan starts.

 

However, there are exceptions to this prohibition such
as:

 

1- if a person is in the habit of fasting regularly
like Mondays and Thursdays etc

 

2- if a person has to make up a missed fast

 

In these situations it’s allowed for us to fast in the
second half of Sha’baan so that we can quickly make up any obligatory fasts
that we may owe before the next Ramadan comes up.

 

Imaam an-Nawawi said regarding this issue: “If a
person has to make up a day from Ramadan, then he has to fast it, (even in the
last half of Sha’baan) because the time left for him to make it up has become
very short.” (al-Majmoo’ (6/399)

 

The scholars said: “Making up missed Ramadan fasts may
be done at any time but the majority of scholars limited it to a specific time frame
within which they must be made up, which is before the next Ramadan begins,
because of the words of ‘Aa’ishah radhi Allaahu anhaa: “I would owe missed
Ramadan fasts but I would not be able to make them up except in Sha’baan,
because of my duties towards the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam.”

 

This is similar to prayer, which should not be delayed
until the time for the next prayer comes.”

(al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (28/76)

 

You see, the obligatory fasts are a kind of debt that
we owe our Rabb, Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala. Isn’t it better to return the
debt to the Lender as soon as possible?

 

So go ahead and make up any days that you have
leftover before the upcoming Ramadan even if you have to fast in the last two
weeks of Sha’baan.

clear your debt with your Rabb.

 

And Allaah knows best.

 

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