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The Holy Prophet (s) is reported
to have said
"Whosoever supplicates with this prayer in the Holy
month of Ramadan after the prescribed prayer, his sins (dhunub) would be
forgiven till the Day of Judgment."
(Allama Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, v.95, p.120, ch.6
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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 niyat (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
Mafiz-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.
Questions on hilal
( moonsighting) click
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