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Do the six days of Shawwal have to be fasted consecutively?

Published as After Ramadan, Try to keep the 6 Fasts of Shawwaal. (2/4)

· 3 Shawwal 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Do the six days of Shawwal have to be fasted consecutively?

Answer

It is not a necessary that they should be fasted consecutively. If you fast them separately or consecutively, it is OK. However, the sooner you observe them, the better, because Allah says: “So compete in good deeds.” (Qur’an 5:48)

“(Sayyadina Musa said:] … and I hastened to You, O my Lord, that You might be pleased.” (Qur’an 20:84)

Unnecessarily delaying may cause a person difficulty in re-adjusting, and by saying “tomorrow, tomorrow,” the entire month may just fly pass you without even realizing.

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Maulana Khalid Dhorat
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