Monday, September 28, 2009

6 Days of Shaw'wal

Thawban (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan, and then six days after Eid, it is [like fasting] an entire year. Whoever does a good deed shall have ten times its reward.” [Ibn Majah, Muntaqa]

Narrated Abu-Ayyoob: ‘The Prophet (May Allah exalt his mention and protect him from imperfection) said: “He that observes fasting in Ramadhan then he follows it with six days of Shawwal, this is equal to the fasting of the whole life.” (Tirmidhi)

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
“Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days from Shawwal it is as if they fasted the entire year.” (Muslim)

It says in Nuzhat al-Mutaqin, the commentary on Imam Nawawi's Riyad al-Salihin (2/132), that, "Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it up with six from Shawwal, it is as though he has fasted all of time, because each day is equivalent to ten days, "Whoever performs a good deed, he will have ten like it." So Ramadan would count as ten months and six days multiplied by ten would equal two months. It is best that one fast the six altogether and directly after the day of `Eid.

Ma'Assalama
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