Fasting the 27th of Rajab (Laylat al-Isra wal-Mi`raj) – حكم صيام يوم 27 من شهر رجب؟

Question:
ما حكم صيام يوم السابع والعشرين من شهر رجب؟ فإني اعتدتُ صيامه كل عام؛ تعبيرًا مني عن الفرح بما أنعم الله به على نبيه صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم في هذه الليلة المباركة.

What is the ruling on fasting the day of 27th of Rajab? I used to fast it every year as an expression of my joy at what Allah has bestowed upon His Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, on this blessed night.

Answer:

صيامُ يوم السابع والعشرين من شهر رجب فرحًا بما أنعم الله تعالى به على نبيه الكريم صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم في هذا اليوم المبارك هو من الأمور المستحبة المندوب إليها والمرغَّب في الإتيان بها وتعظيم شأنها؛ وقد تواردت نصوص جماعة من الفقهاء على ذلك.

Fasting on the 27th of the month of Rajab to rejoice in what Allah Almighty has bestowed upon His noble Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, on this blessed day is one of the desirable things that are recommended and desirable to do and to magnify its status, and there are texts related from a group of jurists concerning this matter.

وأوضحت الإفتاء أن التنفُّل بصيام يوم السابع والعشرين من شهر رجبٍ لا مانع منه شرعًا، بل هو من الأمور المستحبة المندوب إليها والمرغَّب في الإتيان بها وتعظيم شأنها؛ لقول النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: «مَنْ صَامَ يَومَ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ صِيَامَ سِتِّينَ شَهْرًا». وهذا الحديث وإن كان فيه ضعفٌ، إلا أنه ممَّا يُعمل به في فضائل الأعمال على ما هو مقرر عند الفقهاء في مثل ذلك.

The fatwa clarified that there is no legal objection to performing voluntary fasting on the twenty-seventh day of the month of Rajab, but rather it is one of the recommended and desirable things to do and to magnify its status. According to the saying of the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family,: “Whoever fasts on the twenty-seventh day of Rajab, Allah swt will record for him the fast of sixty months.” Although this hadith is weak, it is one of the things that should be followed regarding the virtues of deeds in accordance with what is established by jurists in such cases.

Dar al-Fatwa al-Misriyya (Egypt’s Official Center for Fatwas)

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