Singling Out Rajab

**Ruling:** Disliked to single out Rajab for fasting **Reason:** - This was a practice of pre-Islamic Arabs (Jahiliyyah) - They used to venerate this month **If Combined with Other Months:** - Not disliked - Because he is not singling it out **Evidence:** - **Athar of Umar:** Umar ibn al-Khattab used to strike the hands of those who fasted Rajab specifically until they placed them in the food, saying: "Eat! For it is merely a month that the people of Jahiliyyah used to venerate" [Ibn Abi Shaybah - sahih]