💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Today Thursday is the 12th of Shawwal.
Shawwal may Inn-sha-Allah end on Sunday June 21 depending on the moon sighting of the next month Dhul Qi'dah. So there are about 17 days remaining for you to fast the Sunnah fasting of six days in Shawwal after you've completed your obligatory fasting of Ramadan.
Tomorrow Friday Inn-sha-Allah (June 5) is the 13th of Sha'baan. It is another rewarding Sunnah to fast the 13th, 14th and 15th of each month.
A questioner on a Fatawa program previously asked sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzaan if we're allowed to combine two intentions for two different voluntary fasts when one's interest to fast six days of Shawwal coincides on the 13th, 14th and 15th. Can we continue fasting the six days of Shawwal and mix it with the intention to fast on the three white days (ayyaam al-beedh)? Accordingly it is much better to separate the intentions because fasting six days of Shawwal is different from fasting on those three special days. Furthermore why do you want to summarize doing some good deeds when it is possible to do them separately for additional rewards? Do you want your rewards of fasting those Sunnah fasts to reduce and be summarized in a similar manner?
What you can do is to first fast the 13th, 14th and 15th and then proceed with the six days fasting on the other upcoming days of Shawwal, especially since there are still several more days left.
If you have already started fasting the six days of Shawwal, say you're on your third or fourth day, pause the other days and try to fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th with the niyyah to fast on the three white days. Afterwards you can resume with the completion of the six days of Shawwal.
If you decide not to fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th, and instead skip them to fast the six days of Shawwal, it is also permissible, though you miss out on the immense rewards of fasting on the three white days.
If you still haven't started fasting the missed obligatory fasts, please start completing your fasting of Ramadan and patiently make effort to fast six days of Shawwal before Dhul Qi'dah comes.
Do whatever you believe can make you closer to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala without being an extremist or too hard on yourself. Remember that there are seven or eight levels in Jannah Paradise, not just one. The more good deeds you sincerely do for Allah's sake, the higher your station in Jannah with Allah's Mercy and the more you receive guidance and inspiration from Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala.
📖 Abu Ayyub RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwal, it will be as if he fasted for the entire year."
Source: Sahih Muslim 1164
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Abu Dharr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "O Abu Dharr, if you are going to fast three days of the month, then fast on the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth days."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 761
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
https://abdurrahman.org/category/islam/optional-fasting/
💌 Today Thursday is the 12th of Shawwal.
Shawwal may Inn-sha-Allah end on Sunday June 21 depending on the moon sighting of the next month Dhul Qi'dah. So there are about 17 days remaining for you to fast the Sunnah fasting of six days in Shawwal after you've completed your obligatory fasting of Ramadan.
Tomorrow Friday Inn-sha-Allah (June 5) is the 13th of Sha'baan. It is another rewarding Sunnah to fast the 13th, 14th and 15th of each month.
A questioner on a Fatawa program previously asked sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzaan if we're allowed to combine two intentions for two different voluntary fasts when one's interest to fast six days of Shawwal coincides on the 13th, 14th and 15th. Can we continue fasting the six days of Shawwal and mix it with the intention to fast on the three white days (ayyaam al-beedh)? Accordingly it is much better to separate the intentions because fasting six days of Shawwal is different from fasting on those three special days. Furthermore why do you want to summarize doing some good deeds when it is possible to do them separately for additional rewards? Do you want your rewards of fasting those Sunnah fasts to reduce and be summarized in a similar manner?
What you can do is to first fast the 13th, 14th and 15th and then proceed with the six days fasting on the other upcoming days of Shawwal, especially since there are still several more days left.
If you have already started fasting the six days of Shawwal, say you're on your third or fourth day, pause the other days and try to fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th with the niyyah to fast on the three white days. Afterwards you can resume with the completion of the six days of Shawwal.
If you decide not to fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th, and instead skip them to fast the six days of Shawwal, it is also permissible, though you miss out on the immense rewards of fasting on the three white days.
If you still haven't started fasting the missed obligatory fasts, please start completing your fasting of Ramadan and patiently make effort to fast six days of Shawwal before Dhul Qi'dah comes.
Do whatever you believe can make you closer to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala without being an extremist or too hard on yourself. Remember that there are seven or eight levels in Jannah Paradise, not just one. The more good deeds you sincerely do for Allah's sake, the higher your station in Jannah with Allah's Mercy and the more you receive guidance and inspiration from Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala.
📖 Abu Ayyub RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwal, it will be as if he fasted for the entire year."
Source: Sahih Muslim 1164
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Abu Dharr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "O Abu Dharr, if you are going to fast three days of the month, then fast on the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth days."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 761
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
https://abdurrahman.org/category/islam/optional-fasting/
