Is it required that the six days of Shawwal be consecutive?
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The questioner: Right now, O Shaykh, regarding the white days, some people start them from the first day of the festival after Ramadan. They say this because the hadith says six days of Shawwal follow Ramadan. I say, well, they can follow Ramadan, but not immediately. I mean, in Shawwal, they can be the last six days exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is possible.
The questioner: Do they also have to be consecutive? Can they be scattered?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not required. As it becomes easy for you, as it becomes easy for you. But calling the six days the white days is a mistake. The white days are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth.
The questioner: In Shawwal.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is possible.
The questioner: Do they also have to be consecutive? Can they be scattered?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not required. As it becomes easy for you, as it becomes easy for you. But calling the six days the white days is a mistake. The white days are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth.
The questioner: In Shawwal.