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| Six Days Fasting of SHAWAL |
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| sal |
| 12/06/03 at 14:26:23 |
| [slm] SHAWAL. is the month right next to Ramdan .It is recommended to fast six days in this month . It is not compulsary but is very important I liked to make clear if any of us has some misunderstanding to the way of fasting . somebody has asked today ,after the ASER in the prayers in the mosque ,if its is must to fast right after the first day of EID is over ? This why I like d to bring it here This ignorance make some people stop fasting if they are not able to fast the day next to the first day of EEDa nd if they won't be able as well , to fast consecutve days , . thinking this is the way it has to be done . To make it clear The way to fast is optional according to the abilty of the person .It can be be started at any day of shawal and be ended at any day, provided it brings total of six days . For any one who has such misunderstading and has the intention to fast, it is a good news for you to catch it as we have more than half of SHAWAL left as for its imprtance , the prophet [saw] said WHO FASTS THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AND SIX DAYS OF SHAWAL I S AS IF HE HAS FASTED THE WHOLE YEAR It is calculated this way we know every HASANAH (good job) is multiplied by ten. So 1MONTH of ramadan mutiplied by 10 Equals to 10 months 6 days of shawal multiplied by 10 brings 60 days 60 days = 2 months Therefor we have 10 months over there plus 2 months which brings total of 12 months This is how it corresponds to a year's effort [wlm] |
| Re: Six Days Fasting of SHAWAL |
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| FajR |
| 12/06/03 at 14:38:00 |
| [slm] i knew that fasting for 6 days in shawaal after Ramadan, was like fasting a whole yr, but didn't know how it was worked out. Jazak Allah bro for the calculation. :) [slm] |
| Re: Six Days Fasting of SHAWAL |
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| Nistar |
| 12/06/03 at 19:45:59 |
| [slm] quick question... say you missed fasts during Ramadaan...do they (fardh) need to be made up before the *reccomended* days of Shawaal?? [wlm] Nistar |
| Re: Six Days Fasting of SHAWAL |
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| bhaloo |
| 12/06/03 at 20:47:09 |
| [slm] Question : What should a woman do first: fast the six recommended days of Shawwal ( Alayam Alsetta Albeed) or fast equivalent to the days she missed in Ramadan due to her monthly period? Answer : Praise be to Allaah. If she wants to earn the reward mentioned in the hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “Whoever fasts Ramadaan then follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime” (reported by Muslim, no. 1984), then she should complete her Ramadaan fasts first, then follow it with six days of Shawwaal, so that the hadeeth with be applicable to her too, and she will gain the reward mentioned in it. As regards the matter of permissibility, it is permissible for her to delay making up her Ramadaan fasts, provided that she makes them up before the next Ramadaan comes along. Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com) |
| Re: Six Days Fasting of SHAWAL |
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| Tesseract |
| 12/06/03 at 22:31:38 |
| Assalamu 'alaikum, [quote]we know every HASANAH (good job) is multiplied by ten. So 1MONTH of ramadan mutiplied by 10 Equals to 10 months 6 days of shawal multiplied by 10 brings 60 days 60 days = 2 months Therefor we have 10 months over there plus 2 months which brings total of 12 months This is how it corresponds to a year's effort [/quote] That whole calculation thing makes sense, but what's the daleel for this particular thing that :we know every HASANAH (good job) is multiplied by ten.. I mean, there has to be a proof for that too, otherwise, why 10, why not 7 or 20 or 100? Jazaak Allah khair. Wassalam. |
| Re: Six Days Fasting of SHAWAL |
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| bhaloo |
| 12/07/03 at 11:40:25 |
| [wlm] [quote author=Bulwark of Islam link=board=madrasa;num=1070738783;start=0#4 date=12/06/03 at 22:31:38]Assalamu 'alaikum, That whole calculation thing makes sense, but what's the daleel for this particular thing that :we know every HASANAH (good job) is multiplied by ten.. I mean, there has to be a proof for that too, otherwise, why 10, why not 7 or 20 or 100? Jazaak Allah khair. Wassalam.[/quote] Mashallah, good question. 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 (www.islam-qa.com) |
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