"لا يَتَقَدَّمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَينِ إلا أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمَهُ فَليَصُمْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Dārimī, Ibn Ḥibbān, SuyūṭīProhibition to fast a day or two before Ramadan
The Prophet ﷺ said, "None of you should fast ˹a voluntary fast˺ a day or two before the month of Ramadan unless he has the habit of fasting ˹such days voluntarily˺ then he may fast that day."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «لاَ يَتَقَدَّمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمَهُ فَلْيَصُمْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ۔»
Do not observe fast for a day, or two days ahead of Ramadan except a person who is in the habit of observing a particular fast; he may fast on that day.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تَقَدَّمُوا رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ وَلاَ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمًا فَلْيَصُمْهُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Do not fast one day or two days just before Ramadan, except in the case of a man who has been in the habit of observing the particular fast, for he may fast on that day.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تَقَدَّمُوا صَوْمَ رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ وَلاَ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ صَوْمًا يَصُومُهُ رَجُلٌ فَلْيَصُمْ ذَلِكَ الصَّوْمَ
the Messenger of Allah said: "Do no precede the month of Ramadan by fasting a day or two before it, unless it is the case of a man who normally performs some fast, then let him fast it."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تَقَدَّمُوا شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ بِصِيَامٍ قَبْلَهُ بِيَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمًا فَلْيَصُمْهُ
‘Do not anticipate Ramadan by fasting one or two days before, except for a man who has a habitual pattern of fasting, in which case let him fast.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1650)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ وَلَا يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ كَانَ صِيَامَهُ فَلْيَصُمْ
‘Do not anticipate Ramadan by fasting one or two days before, except for a man who has a habitual pattern of fasting, in which case let him fast.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1650)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ وَلَا بِيَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمًا فَلْيَصُمْهُ
‘Do not anticipate Ramadan by fasting one or two days before, except for a man who has a habitual pattern of fasting, in which case let him fast.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1650)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا شَهْرَرَمَضَانَ بِصِيَامِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا رَجُلًا كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمًا فَلْيَصُمْهُ
‘Do not anticipate Ramadan by fasting one or two days before, except for a man who has a habitual pattern of fasting, in which case let him fast.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1650)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَقَدَّمُوا قَبْلَ رَمَضَانَ يَوْمًا وَلَا يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلًا كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمًا فَلْيَصُمْهُ»
ذِكْرُ الصِّفَةِ الَّتِي أُبِيحَ بِهَا اسْتِعْمَالُ هَذَا الْفِعْلِ الْمَزْجُورِ عَنْهُ
‘Do not anticipate Ramadan by fasting one or two days before, except for a man who has a habitual pattern of fasting, in which case let him fast.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1650)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَقَدَّمُوا صِيَامَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ بِصِيَامِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صِيَامًا فَلْيَصُمْهُ»
ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنْ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ الْمَرْءُ صِيَامَ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ مُبْتَدَأَيْنِ
‘Do not anticipate Ramadan by fasting one or two days before, except for a man who has a habitual pattern of fasting, in which case let him fast.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1650)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَقَدَّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صِيَامًا فَلْيَصُمْهُ»
"لا تَقَدَّمُوا شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ بِصْومٍ قَبْلَهُ بِيَوْمٍ وَلا يَوْمَيْنِ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يكُونَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمًا فَلْيَصُمْهُ".