Fatwa ID: 05966

Answered by: Maulana Muhammad Asadullah Anwar Adam

Question:

Is it haram to fast on Thursday, yet Friday is Ramadan?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “None of you should fast a day or two before the month of Ramadan unless he has the habit of fasting (Nawafil) then he can fast that day.” [1]

A person should not fast a day or two before Ramadan unless that day lines up with a day he would’ve fasted anyways. So if a person fasts every Thursday then he can fast the Thursday before Ramadan starts on Friday. 

[1] Sahih al Bukhari 1914]

Only Allah knows best

Written by Maulana Muhammad Asadullah Anwar Adam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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