The Best Fasting After Ramadan
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Question: What is the best fasting after fasting the month of Ramadan?
Answer: The best fasting after Ramadan,As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Darimi 4:73 .
and likewise fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and three days of every month; these are also among the voluntary fasts. Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah, fasting on the Day of 'Ashura, and fasting the day before it or the day after it are also among the voluntary fasts.
It is reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also fasted in Sha'ban, but it is not to be fasted in its entirety.
Question: Some people single out the month of Rajab for fasting. Is there any established evidence regarding this?
Answer: Nothing specific regarding acts of worship has been established for the month of Rajab, neither fasting nor prayer nor 'Umrah, nor anything specific to the month of Rajab. Those who single it out for acts of worship are the innovators, because they have introduced into the religion what is not part of it. Allah and His Messenger have not prescribed a specific act of worship for Rajab, neither 'Umrah nor a sacrifice, nor a specific night prayer, nor fasting on specific days. Rather, Rajab is like the other months.
And the month of Muharram has sanctity because it is one of the four sacred months. However, singling it out for worship to the exclusion of others is an innovation.
Answer: The best fasting after Ramadan,As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The best fasting after the month of Ramadan is the month of Allah which you call Muharram
أفضل الصيام بعد شهر رمضان، شهر الله الذي تدعونه المحرمand likewise fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and three days of every month; these are also among the voluntary fasts. Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah, fasting on the Day of 'Ashura, and fasting the day before it or the day after it are also among the voluntary fasts.
It is reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also fasted in Sha'ban, but it is not to be fasted in its entirety.
Question: Some people single out the month of Rajab for fasting. Is there any established evidence regarding this?
Answer: Nothing specific regarding acts of worship has been established for the month of Rajab, neither fasting nor prayer nor 'Umrah, nor anything specific to the month of Rajab. Those who single it out for acts of worship are the innovators, because they have introduced into the religion what is not part of it. Allah and His Messenger have not prescribed a specific act of worship for Rajab, neither 'Umrah nor a sacrifice, nor a specific night prayer, nor fasting on specific days. Rather, Rajab is like the other months.
And the month of Muharram has sanctity because it is one of the four sacred months. However, singling it out for worship to the exclusion of others is an innovation.