What is better: fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, or fasting three days of the month?
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The questioner : The questioner says: “Excellency of the Shaykh, what is better: fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, or fasting three days of the month?”
The Shaykh : If he fasts on Mondays and Thursdays, he has fasted three days of the month, or even more. How many days does he fast if he fasts on Mondays and Thursdays? Eight days. So fasting on Mondays and Thursdays suffices for the three days, but fasting the three days does not suffice for fasting on Mondays and Thursdays. So let him fast on Mondays and Thursdays. However, if he adds to that the fasting of the white days, adding the fasting of the white days to it, that is better.
The Shaykh : If he fasts on Mondays and Thursdays, he has fasted three days of the month, or even more. How many days does he fast if he fasts on Mondays and Thursdays? Eight days. So fasting on Mondays and Thursdays suffices for the three days, but fasting the three days does not suffice for fasting on Mondays and Thursdays. So let him fast on Mondays and Thursdays. However, if he adds to that the fasting of the white days, adding the fasting of the white days to it, that is better.