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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of Fasting Three Days of Every Month

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Question:
This is Abdullah. He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the hadith
Abu 'Uthman reported from a man, that Abu Dharrr said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Whoever fasts three days of each month has fasted the month in full' or 'will have (the reward of) fasting the month."' 'Asim was in doubt.من صام ثلاثة أيام من كل شهر كان كصيام الدهر،
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2410Da'if (Darussalam)
? Are these days at any time of the month, or on specific days?

Answer:
I do not know the hadith with this wording. Rather, this refers to the six days of Shawwal,
Whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal is like one who fasts the whole yearمن صام رمضان دعه ستا من شوال فكأنما صام الدهر
As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 13:437
. As for fasting three days of the month, it is equivalent to fasting the whole month, because a good deed is rewarded ten times over. So three days are like thirty days in terms of virtue and reward. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/001 — archive.org (14:52)

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