Is it permissible to fast six days of Shawwal separately? And which is better, consecutive or separate?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to fast the six days of Shawwal separately? And which is better, consecutive or separate?
The Shaykh : The best way to fast the six days of Shawwal is for them to be consecutive, and to be immediately after the day of Eid, due to the haste in doing good. There is no harm in delaying the start of fasting them from the second day of Shawwal, and there is no harm in a person fasting them separately until the end of the month, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 2433Sahih (Al-Albani) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stipulate that they be consecutive, nor that they be immediately after Ramadan.
The Shaykh : The best way to fast the six days of Shawwal is for them to be consecutive, and to be immediately after the day of Eid, due to the haste in doing good. There is no harm in delaying the start of fasting them from the second day of Shawwal, and there is no harm in a person fasting them separately until the end of the month, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):