* Is the fasting of Ramadaan only taken up by zakaat al-fitr?

* Is it true that the fasting of Ramadaan is suspended between heaven
and earth and is only taken up by zakaat al-fitr?.
Praise be to Allaah.
A hadeeth concerning thiswas narrated from the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) but it is da'eef (weak).
In al-Jaami' al-Sagheer, al-Suyooti attributed it to Ibn Shaheen in
his Targheeb: It was narratedfrom al-Diya' from Jareer ibn 'Abd-Allaah
(may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: "The month of Ramadaan is suspended
between heaven and earth and is not taken up to Allaah except by
zakaat al-fitr."
It was classed as da'eef byal-Suyooti. Al-Mannaawi explained the
reason for that in Fayd al-Qadeer, where he said: It was narrated by
Ibn al-Jawzi in al-Waahiyaat and he said: it is not saheeh; its isnaad
includes Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd al-Basri who is majhool (unknown).
It was also classed as da'eef by al-Albaani in Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth
al-Da'eefah (43). He said: Even if the hadeeth were saheeh, the
apparent meaning is that acceptance of the Ramadaan fast is dependent
upon paymentof sadaqat al-fitr, and if a person does not pay it,
hisfast will not be accepted, but I do not know of any scholar who
says that … and the hadeeth is not saheeh. End quote.
As the hadeeth is not saheeh, no one can say that the fast of
Ramadaanis only accepted with zakaat al-fitr, because no one can know
that exceptthe Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
It is proven in Sunan Abi Dawood that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be
pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) enjoined zakaat al-fitr as a purification for
the fasting person from idle speech and obscene talk, and to feed the
poor." Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood.
This hadeeth explains the wisdom behind zakaat al-fitr, which is to
make up for any shortfall that occurred during fasting. It does not
say that fasting will not be accepted without zakaat al-fitr.
And Allaah knows best.