Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Is it Makrooh for a person performing Hajj to keep the 9 Fasts of Zul Hijjah?

Published as Fasting the first 9 days of Dhul Hijjah for a Haaji

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Question

Is it Makrooh for a person performing Hajj to keep the 9 Fasts of Zul Hijjah ?

Answer

It is Makrooh for a Haaji to fast on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah (i.e. the day of Arafah) if the fasting will lead to weakness. We haven’t found any prohibition for fasting until the 8th of Dhul Hijjah for the Haaji.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وَمِنْ الْمَكْرُوهِ صَوْمُ يَوْمِ الشَّكِّ عَلَى مَا سَنَذْكُرُهُ إنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ – تَعَالَى، وَمِنْهُ صَوْمُ الْوِصَالِ وَقَدْ فَسَّرَهُ أَبُو يُوسُفَ وَمُحَمَّدٌ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمَيْنِ لَا فِطْرَ بَيْنَهُمَا، وَمِنْهُ صَوْمُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ لِلْحَاجِّ إنْ أَضْعَفَهُ، وَمِنْهُ صَوْمُ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ بِانْفِرَادٍ لِلتَّشَبُّهِ بِالْيَهُودِ بِخِلَافِ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنَّ صَوْمَهُ بِانْفِرَادِهِ مُسْتَحَبٌّ عِنْدَ الْعَامَّةِ كَالِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ وَكَرِهَ الْكُلَّ بَعْضُهُمْ، (البحر الرائق ص278 ج2)

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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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