SHAWWAL FASTS

FAsten Yourselves

by Umme Muhammad

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Have you brushed yourself with Quran enough and gained Taqwa if yes then don't loosen the nafs Make it struggle, make it strive harder, torture and weaken it. Don't let it take hold of you so start fasting six days in the month of Shawwal is mentioned in hadith of the Prophet (salallahu alaihi wasallam).

Prophet Muhammad (salallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “Whoever observes the Ramadan fast and follows it with six days in Shawwal, it is as if he has fasted the whole year (the word “dahr” is used, which some say might also mean lifetime instead of just year).” (Bukhari & Muslim as related by Abu Ayyub al-Ansari)

This is an authentic hadith, which indicates that fasting six days of Shawwal is a Prophetic sunnah. Imam Ash-Shafi`i, Ahmad, and a number of leading scholars and jurists followed this.

Make intention now in Ramadan to take reap more rewards.There are several ways that this fast may be done, as long as the first day of the month is not included. Some people may choose to fast all six days in a row immediately after the first day. This is actually helpful in that the body is already used to fasting. However, there is no harm in performing the fast later in the month, whether it is one day after the other or random days during the month.

Also sister, who have missed a few days may choose to make up their missed days first (as these days are “Fard” or obligatory). After completing those they may then begin the sunnah of fasting the six days of Shawwal. As with anything else, when one is in a habit of doing something, it is easier to do it – but when the habit is broken, it becomes more difficult to get back into it. So its better to start right away while we are still in the fasting mode.
Compiled by Umme Muhammad