Fasting three days of every month and fasting on Mondays and Thursdays
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The questioner:
They say, Honorable Shaykh, that it is better than three days of every month, and because deeds are raised to Allah in it,
The Shaykh:
All of this is mentioned in the authentic hadith. Three days of every month is in the authentic hadith, because the month is thirty days and a good deed is rewarded tenfold. So if one fasts three days of the month, it is as if he fasted the entire lifetime. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is an advice to his Ummah.
Likewise, fasting on Mondays and Thursdays: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast them and said that they are two days on which deeds are presented to Allah,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 747Hasan (Darussalam). Yes.
They say, Honorable Shaykh, that it is better than three days of every month, and because deeds are raised to Allah in it,
The Shaykh:
All of this is mentioned in the authentic hadith. Three days of every month is in the authentic hadith, because the month is thirty days and a good deed is rewarded tenfold. So if one fasts three days of the month, it is as if he fasted the entire lifetime. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is an advice to his Ummah.
Likewise, fasting on Mondays and Thursdays: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast them and said that they are two days on which deeds are presented to Allah,
and I love that my deeds be presented while I am fasting.
وأحب أن يعرض عملي وأنا صائم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (096) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-07-03] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:23)
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