Is it permissible for a woman to combine the fasts of making up missed days with the fasts of the six days of Shawwal with a single intention?
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The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : And we want to ask you a question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : A woman has missed fasts to make up and she wants to fast.
The Shaykh : Making up what?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What missed fasts does she have to make up?
The questioner : The missed fasts due to irregular bleeding.
The Shaykh : I am not asking you about the reason; what missed fasts does she have to make up? Prayer, or fasting, or what?
The questioner : Excuse me, forgive me, fasting, fasting.
The Shaykh : Fasting, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : And she wants to fast the six days.
The Shaykh : She wants to fast.
The questioner : And she wants to fast.
The Shaykh : Fast what?
The questioner : Six days of Shawwal.
The Shaykh: Ah, okay.
The questioner : Does she have to combine them with the intention of a single purpose?
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is better for her to separate them.
The questioner : To separate them.
The Shaykh : How many days does she have to make up?
The questioner : Six days.
The Shaykh : Exactly.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Equal to the number of the six days of Shawwal.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : She has three options.
The questioner : Please, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : That she makes up the six days she owes consecutively.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What does consecutively mean? It means with a single intention.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the lowest level.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then comes the second level, which is better than the first: that she makes up the six days she owes and intends at the same time that they are the six days of Shawwal.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It will be recorded for her at least ten good deeds for each day.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And it will be recorded for her an additional good deed for the second intention, which is the intention of the six days of Shawwal.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it clear up to here?
The questioner : Is it clear up to here.
The Shaykh : Now, this is the second level. The third and final level is that she fasts twelve days: six for making up and six for Shawwal, and this is the best.
The questioner : Excuse me, could you clarify the third point?
The Shaykh : I say.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The third point.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That she fasts twelve days.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Six days to make up what she owes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And six days exclusively for Shawwal.
The questioner : And this is the best of them.
The Shaykh : And this is the best of them without a doubt, because each day is at least ten good deeds.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, if we multiply ten by six for making up what she owes, what do we get? Sixty.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If we multiply sixty by six, excuse me, if we add six intentions for each day, this is the second level, the reward becomes sixty-six.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Whereas the third and final level, sixty plus sixty, becomes one hundred and twenty.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the picture clear to you?
The questioner : It is clear, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So you are still clarifying. If we ask Allah to inspire her to take the highest level.
The questioner: May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Your prayer.
The Shaykh : May you be successful in all good.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : And we want to ask you a question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : A woman has missed fasts to make up and she wants to fast.
The Shaykh : Making up what?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What missed fasts does she have to make up?
The questioner : The missed fasts due to irregular bleeding.
The Shaykh : I am not asking you about the reason; what missed fasts does she have to make up? Prayer, or fasting, or what?
The questioner : Excuse me, forgive me, fasting, fasting.
The Shaykh : Fasting, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : And she wants to fast the six days.
The Shaykh : She wants to fast.
The questioner : And she wants to fast.
The Shaykh : Fast what?
The questioner : Six days of Shawwal.
The Shaykh: Ah, okay.
The questioner : Does she have to combine them with the intention of a single purpose?
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is better for her to separate them.
The questioner : To separate them.
The Shaykh : How many days does she have to make up?
The questioner : Six days.
The Shaykh : Exactly.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Equal to the number of the six days of Shawwal.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : She has three options.
The questioner : Please, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : That she makes up the six days she owes consecutively.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What does consecutively mean? It means with a single intention.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the lowest level.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then comes the second level, which is better than the first: that she makes up the six days she owes and intends at the same time that they are the six days of Shawwal.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It will be recorded for her at least ten good deeds for each day.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And it will be recorded for her an additional good deed for the second intention, which is the intention of the six days of Shawwal.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it clear up to here?
The questioner : Is it clear up to here.
The Shaykh : Now, this is the second level. The third and final level is that she fasts twelve days: six for making up and six for Shawwal, and this is the best.
The questioner : Excuse me, could you clarify the third point?
The Shaykh : I say.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The third point.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That she fasts twelve days.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Six days to make up what she owes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And six days exclusively for Shawwal.
The questioner : And this is the best of them.
The Shaykh : And this is the best of them without a doubt, because each day is at least ten good deeds.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, if we multiply ten by six for making up what she owes, what do we get? Sixty.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If we multiply sixty by six, excuse me, if we add six intentions for each day, this is the second level, the reward becomes sixty-six.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Whereas the third and final level, sixty plus sixty, becomes one hundred and twenty.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the picture clear to you?
The questioner : It is clear, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So you are still clarifying. If we ask Allah to inspire her to take the highest level.
The questioner: May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Your prayer.
The Shaykh : May you be successful in all good.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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