A Series of Reminders About The Month of Sha'bān - No.6 Singling Out The 15th Of Sha'bān With Fast Has No Basis, Rather It Is Makrūh (Disliked) Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said: "...as for singling out the 15th of Sha'bān with fast, then there is no basis for this. Rather, singling it out (with fast) is makrūh." ● [اقتضاء الصراط المستقيم ص ٣٠٢] Shaykh Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ al-'Uthaymīn رحمه الله said: "...as for singling out the 15th of Sha'bān with fast, then there is no basis for this. Rather, singling it out (with fast) is makrūh." ● [مجموع فتاوى ورسائل العثيمين ٢٠٥/٧]