Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays
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Question: The questioner, Brother M. A. A. from Madinah al-Munawwarah, says in his question: “Your Eminence, I am unable to fast on Thursdays for personal reasons. Is it sufficient for me to fast on Mondays of every week, or is it necessary to fast both days together?”
Answer: There is no harm in fasting on one of the two days mentioned, and fasting on them is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Whoever fasts on both or on one of them is in a state of great good. It is not obligatory to combine them; rather, doing so is recommended (mustahabb), based on the authentic hadiths reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this. And success is from Allah.
Answer: There is no harm in fasting on one of the two days mentioned, and fasting on them is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Whoever fasts on both or on one of them is in a state of great good. It is not obligatory to combine them; rather, doing so is recommended (mustahabb), based on the authentic hadiths reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this. And success is from Allah.
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