Ruling on combining several voluntary fasts in a single intention
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Q491: The questioner asks: What is the ruling on combining two intentions: the intention for the White Days, the three days of every month, or Mondays and Thursdays, and fasting six days of Shawwal? Will the reward be obtained for both?
Vol. 491: Fasting six days in Shawwal is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice); based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 13:437 . This means the entire year; because a good deed is rewarded ten times over, Ramadan
is equivalent to ten months, and six days in Shawwal are equivalent to two months, and these are the months of the year, twelve months in terms of virtue and reward from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); therefore, it is recommended to fast these days, whether from the beginning of the month, or the middle, or the end, whether they are consecutive or scattered, as long as they are in the month of Shawwal, they carry this great reward, and they are equivalent to two months; because a good deed is rewarded ten times over, and Ramadan is equivalent to ten months, and this is the total of the months of the year, and this is a favor from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Vol. 491: Fasting six days in Shawwal is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice); based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted the entire year
من صام رمضان وأتبعه ستًا من شوال، فكأنما صام الدهرis equivalent to ten months, and six days in Shawwal are equivalent to two months, and these are the months of the year, twelve months in terms of virtue and reward from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); therefore, it is recommended to fast these days, whether from the beginning of the month, or the middle, or the end, whether they are consecutive or scattered, as long as they are in the month of Shawwal, they carry this great reward, and they are equivalent to two months; because a good deed is rewarded ten times over, and Ramadan is equivalent to ten months, and this is the total of the months of the year, and this is a favor from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
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