Fasting in shawwal

Abdul Malik

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Asalam alaikum warahmatulahi wabrkatuh,

Inshallah everyone took benefit of Ramadan, May ALLAH accept all the good that we did....ameen.

I just wanted to say that it shouldnt end here, as muslims we must try and focus our minds and hearts the whole year round as though each month was ramadan.

I just wanted to mention the excellance of fasting in month of shawwal, its something that i have put off year by year but inshallah this time round its gonna be a must, I need all the good i can get inshallah.

Abu Ayaub al ansari RA Reported ALLAHS messanger (sallAllahu alahyi wa sallam) as saying : He who observed the month of Ramadan and followed it with six (fasts) of Shawwal. It would be as he fasted perpetually.
SahihMuslim no 2614

The virtue of fasting six days of Shawwaal

Question:
What is the ruling on fasting six days of Shawwaal? Is it waajib (obligatory)?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Fasting six days of Shawwaal after the obligatory fast of Ramadaan is Sunnah Mustahabbah, not waajib. It is recommended for the Muslim to fast six days of Shawwaal, and in this there is great virtue and an immense reward. Whoever fasts these six days will have recorded for him a reward as if he had fasted a whole year, as was reported in a saheeh hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Abu Ayyoob (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever fasts Ramadaan and follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah).

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained this when he said: “Whoever fasts for six days after (Eid) al-Fitr has completed the year: (whoever does a good deed (hasanah) will have ten hasanah like it).” According to another report: “Allaah has made for each hasanah ten like it, so a month is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days completes the year.” (al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah. See also Saheeh al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 1/421). It was also narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah with the wording: “Fasting for the month of Ramadaan brings the reward of ten like it, and fasting for six days brings the reward of two months, and that is the fasting of the whole year.”

The Hanbali and Shaafa’i fuqaha’ explained that fasting six days of Shawwaal after fasting Ramadaan makes it as if one has fasted for an entire year of obligatory fasts, because the multiplication of the reward applies even to naafil fasts, because each hasanah brings the reward of ten like it.

Another of the important benefits of fasting six days of Shawwaal is that is makes up for any shortfall in a person's obligatory Ramadaan fasts, because no one is free of shortcomings or sins that have a negative effect on his fasting. On the Day of Resurrection, some of his naafil deeds will be taken to make up the shortcomings in his obligatory deeds, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The first thing for which people will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be their salaah (prayer). Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, will say to His angels – although He knows best – ‘Look at the salaah of My slave, whether it is complete or incomplete.’ If it is perfect, it will be recorded as perfect, and if something is lacking, He will say, ‘Look and see whether My slave did any voluntary (naafil) prayers.’ If he did some voluntary prayers, [Allaah] will say, Complete the obligatory actions of My slave from his voluntary actions.’ Then all his actions will be dealt with in a similar manner.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood).

And Allaah knows best.

Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid.


So bro/sis those who can please try inshallah as your efforts wont be lost and just remember this life is just a journey and the final destination is awaiting what we take with is is down to ourselves.

ALLAH make it easy through the tests of life.......ameen
 

hambaAllah

Junior Member
:bismillah:
:salam2:
alhamdulillah :allahuakbar: ive done it now back to the normal monday n thursday n 13,14,15 but im still :confused: :confused: :confused: cos i was told we cud also do 27/28/29 or 28/29/30 depending on the month.Ive read i think bro islamicfajr posting but i dont remember seeing the later part of the month fasting.Hope someone cud help me on this :jazaak:
:wasalam: :hijabi:
 
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