Is it permissible to fast the six days of Shawwal during the period of the white days before making up the obligatory fasts from Ramadan?
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The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Shaykh, I would like to ask a question, O our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Is it permissible for us to fast on the white days of the month of Shawwal before making up the debt we owe from the month of Ramadan?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : I mean, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : One must begin with the obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you hear?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, but I will now mention to you three scenarios.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For the one who has a make-up fast from Ramadan.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Someone asked me about this just now.
The questioner : Please, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The first scenario.
The questioner : In the name of Allah.
The Shaykh : He makes up what he owes from Ramadan, whether the days are more than six or fewer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that he makes up what he owes from Ramadan.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no difference between the one making up being a male or a female, and then after that: he fasts six days of Shawwal as a voluntary act, okay?
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : This is the first scenario.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The second scenario: when the one who has a make-up fast wants to make up the days he owes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He intends a second intention along with this intention of making up.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That he is fasting them in Shawwal for the virtue of the six days of Shawwal!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is less than the first, correct?
The questioner : Yes, ah, ah.
The Shaykh : Because the first one gave the intention of the six days an actual action!
The questioner : Yes, ah.
The Shaykh : This one gave only an intention without an action.
The questioner : If it were more than six days, would one person not fast them?
The Shaykh : Yes, the third and final scenario comes: that he makes up, for example, if we assume he owes six days, he fasts six days with the intention of making up only!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the lowest rank.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So now, let us go back in reverse to go up: one who fasts six days from what he owes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is his obligation.
The questioner : His obligation, yes.
The Shaykh : Better than that: that he intends the six days of Shawwal.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Along with the intention of making up, better than that is that he gives the intention of Shawwal actual days.
The questioner : Yes, meaning instead of doing each one’s days separately?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We fast them together?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So the make-up and the six white days are fasted together?
The Shaykh : Yes, but that will be the second rank, whereas the first and best rank is: he fasts, if we assume he owes six make-up days, he fasts six make-up days, then he fasts six days of Shawwal.
The questioner : Okay, our Shaykh, I fasted four days of the days of Shawwal.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, I only intended them for Allah the Exalted, I only intended them to be the six white days, but what should I do now?
The Shaykh : You must begin with the make-up if you owe it.
The questioner : Yes, meaning now I complete them as make-up, on the basis that it is make-up?
The Shaykh : Make-up, and you will have two days left, meaning from the six of Shawwal, you intend for each day an intention of the six of Shawwal, but before this intention, the intention of make-up!
The questioner : Yes, and approximately we fast the six, what are they called, the six white days that are upon us?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : First, we fast the make-up that is upon us?
The Shaykh : Yes, and then you fast six days of Shawwal.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the best thing.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Shaykh, I would like to ask a question, O our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Is it permissible for us to fast on the white days of the month of Shawwal before making up the debt we owe from the month of Ramadan?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : I mean, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : One must begin with the obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you hear?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, but I will now mention to you three scenarios.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For the one who has a make-up fast from Ramadan.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Someone asked me about this just now.
The questioner : Please, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The first scenario.
The questioner : In the name of Allah.
The Shaykh : He makes up what he owes from Ramadan, whether the days are more than six or fewer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that he makes up what he owes from Ramadan.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no difference between the one making up being a male or a female, and then after that: he fasts six days of Shawwal as a voluntary act, okay?
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : This is the first scenario.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The second scenario: when the one who has a make-up fast wants to make up the days he owes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He intends a second intention along with this intention of making up.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That he is fasting them in Shawwal for the virtue of the six days of Shawwal!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is less than the first, correct?
The questioner : Yes, ah, ah.
The Shaykh : Because the first one gave the intention of the six days an actual action!
The questioner : Yes, ah.
The Shaykh : This one gave only an intention without an action.
The questioner : If it were more than six days, would one person not fast them?
The Shaykh : Yes, the third and final scenario comes: that he makes up, for example, if we assume he owes six days, he fasts six days with the intention of making up only!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the lowest rank.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So now, let us go back in reverse to go up: one who fasts six days from what he owes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is his obligation.
The questioner : His obligation, yes.
The Shaykh : Better than that: that he intends the six days of Shawwal.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Along with the intention of making up, better than that is that he gives the intention of Shawwal actual days.
The questioner : Yes, meaning instead of doing each one’s days separately?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We fast them together?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So the make-up and the six white days are fasted together?
The Shaykh : Yes, but that will be the second rank, whereas the first and best rank is: he fasts, if we assume he owes six make-up days, he fasts six make-up days, then he fasts six days of Shawwal.
The questioner : Okay, our Shaykh, I fasted four days of the days of Shawwal.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, I only intended them for Allah the Exalted, I only intended them to be the six white days, but what should I do now?
The Shaykh : You must begin with the make-up if you owe it.
The questioner : Yes, meaning now I complete them as make-up, on the basis that it is make-up?
The Shaykh : Make-up, and you will have two days left, meaning from the six of Shawwal, you intend for each day an intention of the six of Shawwal, but before this intention, the intention of make-up!
The questioner : Yes, and approximately we fast the six, what are they called, the six white days that are upon us?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : First, we fast the make-up that is upon us?
The Shaykh : Yes, and then you fast six days of Shawwal.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the best thing.
The questioner : Yes.
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