Some people, O honorable Shaykh, delay fasting the six days of Shawwal until the white days or Monday and Thursday. Which is better: consecutive fasting or delaying them?
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The questioner : He said: Some people, O honorable Shaykh, delay fasting the six days of Shawwal until the white days or Monday and Thursday. Which is better: consecutive fasting or delaying them?
The Shaykh : Consecutive fasting is better, because these days are attached to Ramadan, just like the regular voluntary prayers. So it is better to start with them as soon as he breaks his fast, meaning on the second day of Shawwal, and continue consecutively; there is no doubt about this. Then, if he intends these six days to be for the white days, that suffices him, because it is true that he fasted three days of every month. Then, these days will inevitably include a Monday and a Thursday, or a Thursday and a Monday; this must happen. So he will obtain both rewards. Yes.
The Shaykh : Consecutive fasting is better, because these days are attached to Ramadan, just like the regular voluntary prayers. So it is better to start with them as soon as he breaks his fast, meaning on the second day of Shawwal, and continue consecutively; there is no doubt about this. Then, if he intends these six days to be for the white days, that suffices him, because it is true that he fasted three days of every month. Then, these days will inevitably include a Monday and a Thursday, or a Thursday and a Monday; this must happen. So he will obtain both rewards. Yes.