If a woman becomes pure from menstruation on the thirteenth day of any month, is it permissible for her to fast on the fourteenth and fifteenth days, which are the white days? And also, if
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The questioner : If a woman becomes pure from menstruation on the thirteenth day of any month, is it permissible for her to fast on the fourteenth and fifteenth days, which are the white days? And also, if she becomes pure on the fourteenth day, is it permissible for her to fast only on the fifteenth day of these days, or is it obligatory that these days be fasted consecutively?
The Shaykh : Fasting the white days, which are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth, is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. So if a person leaves them and does not fast them, there is no blame on him. If he fasts one day and leaves two days, there is no blame. If he fasts two days and leaves one day, there is no blame. If he fasts three days scattered, consecutive, or in succession, there is no blame. If he fasts at the beginning of the month, in the middle, or at the end, there is no blame. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:.
However, there is no doubt that it is better to fast these three days on the thirteenth, the fourteenth, and the fifteenth. But this is not on the basis of obligation, nor is it the case that if he does not fast on these three days, he will not receive the reward. Rather, whoever fasts three days of every month is like one who fasts the whole year, whether it is from the beginning of the month, the middle, or the end.
In conclusion: Fasting three days of every month is a recommended practice (sunnah). Fasting three days of every month is equivalent to fasting the whole year. Fasting three days of every month is permissible at the beginning of the month, in the middle, or at the end. And it is better that these three days be the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth.
The Shaykh : Fasting the white days, which are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth, is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. So if a person leaves them and does not fast them, there is no blame on him. If he fasts one day and leaves two days, there is no blame. If he fasts two days and leaves one day, there is no blame. If he fasts three days scattered, consecutive, or in succession, there is no blame. If he fasts at the beginning of the month, in the middle, or at the end, there is no blame. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast three days of every month, not caring whether he fasted them from the beginning of the month, the middle, or the end.
كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يصوم ثلاثة أيام من كل شهر، لا يبالي من أول الشهر صامها أو من وسطه أو من آخرهHowever, there is no doubt that it is better to fast these three days on the thirteenth, the fourteenth, and the fifteenth. But this is not on the basis of obligation, nor is it the case that if he does not fast on these three days, he will not receive the reward. Rather, whoever fasts three days of every month is like one who fasts the whole year, whether it is from the beginning of the month, the middle, or the end.
In conclusion: Fasting three days of every month is a recommended practice (sunnah). Fasting three days of every month is equivalent to fasting the whole year. Fasting three days of every month is permissible at the beginning of the month, in the middle, or at the end. And it is better that these three days be the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth.