´It was narrated from Qasim Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman that he heard Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan on the pulpit saying:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say from the pulpit, before the month of Ramadan: ‘Fasting will begin on such and such a day, but we are going to start fasting earlier, so whoever wants to start fasting earlier (i.e., in Sha’ban), let him do so, and whoever wants to wait until Ramadan begins, let him do so.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
This hadith is weak.
Furthermore, this hadith is also contrary to the authentic hadith of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu,
which is coming ahead.
See: (Hadith: 1650)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1647