What is better: fasting the entire year or fasting one day and breaking the fast the next?
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Question : A man who fasts the whole year, and another who fasts one day and leaves one day; which is better?
Answer : The second is better because it conforms to the Sunnah, even though the first involves more work. So take note, my brother, of this point: to test you, which of you is best in deed.
Answer : The second is better because it conforms to the Sunnah, even though the first involves more work. So take note, my brother, of this point: to test you, which of you is best in deed.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 213 - ما الأفضل صيام الدهر كله أو صيام يوم وإفطار يوم؟ شرح تقريب التدمرية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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