What is the ruling on fasting any three days of every month?
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Question:
Among the questions from this questioner, he says: “O His Eminence the Shaykh: I fast three days of every month, and praise be to Allah. Sometimes I fast on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of the month, and sometimes I fast on scattered days without adhering to a specific date, depending on the circumstances. Is there anything required of me in this?”
Answer:
It is all good. No, it is all good. If he wishes, he may fast the White Days, and if he wishes, he may fast them scattered throughout the rest of the month, in the middle, at the beginning, or at the end. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr:Sahih al-Bukhari 1976 Abu Hurayrah said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2404Sahih (Darussalam), whether from the beginning, the middle, or the end of the month. And if he fasts the White Days, the 13th, 14th, and 15th, that is better if it is feasible. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you, O honorable Shaykh.
Among the questions from this questioner, he says: “O His Eminence the Shaykh: I fast three days of every month, and praise be to Allah. Sometimes I fast on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of the month, and sometimes I fast on scattered days without adhering to a specific date, depending on the circumstances. Is there anything required of me in this?”
Answer:
It is all good. No, it is all good. If he wishes, he may fast the White Days, and if he wishes, he may fast them scattered throughout the rest of the month, in the middle, at the beginning, or at the end. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was informed that I had taken an oath to fast daily and to pray (every night) all the night throughout my life (so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me and asked whether it was correct): I replied, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you! I said so." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You can not do that. So, fast for few days and give it up for few days, offer Salat (prayer) and sleep. Fast three days a month as the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times and that will be equal to one year of fasting." The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "Fast one day and give up fasting for two days." I replied, "I can do better than that." The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "Fast one day and give up fasting for a day and that is the fasting of Prophet David and that is the best fasting." I said, "I have the power to fast better (more) than that." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There is no better fasting than that."
صم من الشهر ثلاثة أيامto fast three days of each month
أوصاني رسول الله بصيام ثلاثة أيام من كل شهرThe presenter: May Allah preserve you, O honorable Shaykh.
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