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The 6 Fasts Of Shawwal |
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Darulifta Ahlesunnat |
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(Dawateislami) |
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What do the respected scholars and the muftis of jurisprudence say regarding this matter that the six fasts of Shawwal that are kept after Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, is it necessary to keep them consecutively or can they be kept separately too?Questioner: Tanweer Iqbal, (Rawalpindi) |
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بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ |
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اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ |
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Many virtues have been mentioned in the books of Ahadees regarding the 6 fasts of Shawwal. Whoever keeps the six fasts of Shawwal, it is as if he has fasted for the entire lifetime; and keeping them consecutively is not necessary, rather, it is better to keep these fasts separately. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘The one who kept the fasts of Ramadan and then kept six fasts in Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime.’(Muslim, pp. 456, Hadees 2758) |
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وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم |
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Answered by:Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari |
Dar-ul-IftaAhlesunnat (Dawat-e-Islami)
