The days on which voluntary fasting is recommended
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Question:
He asks your Eminence and says: Please rule for me on the days on which voluntary fasting is prescribed, and inform me of their importance so that I may know the most important, then the next most important. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The best for the believer is to fast three days of every month, by fasting three days of every month; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded Abdullah ibn Amr and others to do so, and he advised Abu Hurayrah and Abu al-Darda to do so... fasting three days of every month. And if he fasts the white days, that is better, which are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth. And if he fasts them on other days, there is nothing wrong with it.
The point is: to fast three days of every month, in the beginning, or in the middle, or in the end, whether separated or together, all of it is permissible. If he fasts them on the white days, that is better. Next to that is fasting Monday and Thursday; fasting Monday and Thursday is recommended, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast them.
Then next to that is fasting one day and breaking the fast one day, and this is the best of them. The best thing, if one is able to fast one day and break the fast one day, is that this is the best of voluntary fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this to Abdullah ibn Amr:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2392Sahih (Darussalam).
But if a person fasts three days of every month and does not burden himself, that is easier for him, or if he fasts Monday and Thursday, that is easier for him. It is recommended to fast six days of Shawwal after the first breaking of the fast; a person fasts them every year. It is better to fast the six days of Shawwal together or separated. It is also recommended to fast the Day of Arafah, the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah; because they are great days. Likewise, fasting the Day of Ashura, the tenth of Muharram, is recommended. It is recommended to fast a day before it, or a day after it, or to fast the day before it and the day after it. All of these are recommended, but the best of them is to fast one day and break the fast one day, if one is able and it is facilitated. Yes.
He asks your Eminence and says: Please rule for me on the days on which voluntary fasting is prescribed, and inform me of their importance so that I may know the most important, then the next most important. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The best for the believer is to fast three days of every month, by fasting three days of every month; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded Abdullah ibn Amr and others to do so, and he advised Abu Hurayrah and Abu al-Darda to do so... fasting three days of every month. And if he fasts the white days, that is better, which are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth. And if he fasts them on other days, there is nothing wrong with it.
The point is: to fast three days of every month, in the beginning, or in the middle, or in the end, whether separated or together, all of it is permissible. If he fasts them on the white days, that is better. Next to that is fasting Monday and Thursday; fasting Monday and Thursday is recommended, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast them.
Then next to that is fasting one day and breaking the fast one day, and this is the best of them. The best thing, if one is able to fast one day and break the fast one day, is that this is the best of voluntary fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this to Abdullah ibn Amr:
Then fast for one day and break your fast for two days.
صم يومًا، وأفطر يومًا؛ فذلك صيام داود، وهو أفضل الصيامBut if a person fasts three days of every month and does not burden himself, that is easier for him, or if he fasts Monday and Thursday, that is easier for him. It is recommended to fast six days of Shawwal after the first breaking of the fast; a person fasts them every year. It is better to fast the six days of Shawwal together or separated. It is also recommended to fast the Day of Arafah, the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah; because they are great days. Likewise, fasting the Day of Ashura, the tenth of Muharram, is recommended. It is recommended to fast a day before it, or a day after it, or to fast the day before it and the day after it. All of these are recommended, but the best of them is to fast one day and break the fast one day, if one is able and it is facilitated. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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