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Combining Shawwal and missed days
Marcie
11/22/01 at 21:29:54
As salamu alaykum

A few years ago I was told that with a dual niyyah I could make up for a day missed in Ramadan and fast one of the six days of Shawwal.  I was never able to find anything in writing.  By any chance does anyone have any proof that this opinion is valid?  Jazakum Allah Khair

As salamu alaykum
Marcie
Re: Combining Shawwal and missed days
Merimda
11/25/01 at 01:48:25
Salam,

I tried but I can't seem to find anything either.. ^_^;;

I know however that there are differences of opinion about the dual intention not only for fasting but for other things...like ghusl for example.

Some hold that the dual intention is valid others say it is not..

I do not who is right ..but I personally keep my missed Ramadan days and the voluntary Shawwal days seperate..just in case..since I have no trouble fasting alhamudillah I feel I really don't need to merge them.

salam,
merimda




Re: Combining Shawwal and missed days
M.F.
11/25/01 at 05:24:59
Assalamu alaikum,
A friend of mine was just reading about this, I didn't see the title of the book she was reading but I assumed it was Fiqh-us-Sunnah.  It said that you get the reward for fasting the 6 days of Shawwal even if they're days you're fasting to make up missed days from Ramadan.  What an amazing deal we get!!! :)
Re: Combining Shawwal and missed days
Anonymous
11/28/01 at 21:56:58
Assalaam alaikum,
This quote from islam-qa.com may clear
up some confusion about fasting in Shawwaal. I have not heard before of
combining the intention, but have heard those that let you fast the six
of Shawwaal before making up any missed days of Ramadhan.  This scholar
sticks to the school of thought that requires making up any missed days
before fasting the six days of Shawwaal.
Question:
If a person fasts six days of Shawwaal after Ramadaan when he has not
yet completed the Ramadaan fast – because he did not fast ten days of
Ramadaan for a legitimate reason – will he have the same reward as a
person who fasted all of Ramadaan and followed it with six days of
Shawwaal, i.e. will he be like a person who fasted for a lifetime? Please
explain to us, may Allaah reward you with good.

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

The precise rewards for the deeds which people do for the sake of
Allaah is something which is known only to Allaah. If a person seeks the
reward from Allaah and strives to obey Him, his reward will not be lost,
as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“We shall not make the reward of anyone who does his (righteous) deeds
in the most perfect manner to be lost.” [al-Kahf 18:30]. If someone has
missed some of the days of Ramadaan, he should fast them first, then
fast six days of Shawwaal, because he cannot follow the fast of Ramadaan
with six days of Shawwaal unless he has completed his Ramadaan fast.

And Allaah is the source of strength. May Allaah bless our Prophet
Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.


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