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Admin FrequentlyAbsent (EvenThoughFounder)
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| Subject: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:47 pm | |
| Is it permissible to make an intention of Qadha for fasts that were missed in Ramadhan and also for the 6 Sunna fasts of Shawwal?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Whoever fasts Ramadhan, then follows it with six days from Shawwal, it is like they fasted the entire year.” (Sahih Muslim no: 1164)
Based on this and other Hadiths, the majority of the jurists (fuqaha), including the Hanafi, Shafi’i and Hanbali Schools, hold that it is recommended to fast six days of the month of Shawwal. (See: Radd al-Muhtar, Mughni al-Muhtaj and Kashshaf al-Qina’)
As for combining two intentions, i.e. making-up missed Ramadhan fasts (qadha) and the six fasts of Shawwal, one should principally make an intention of Qadha. Thereafter, as a ‘secondary’ intention, one may also keep in mind that it is the month of Shawwal. By doing so, it is hoped from the mercy of Allah that along with the missed fasts being made-up, one will receive the reward of fasting in Shawwal. But, it is important that the main and predominant intention is of making-up the missed fasts.
However, it is better that one makes up for the missed fasts separately from fasting the six days of Shawwal, since some scholars are of the view that one does not receive the reward of optional (nafl) fasting when combined with make-up (qadha) fasts. (See: Fatawa Darul Uloom Deoband 6/495)
One of the explanations given for fasting the six days of Shawwal being equivalent to fasting the entire year is that a good deed is multiplied by ten, and as such, fasting the whole of Ramadhan would count as fasting ten months, and fasting the six days of Shawwal, multiplied by ten, would equal to two months. Hence, it would be as though one has fasted the entire year. (See: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali’s Lata’if al-Ma’arif 272)
In fact, this has been clearly mentioned in a Hadith related by Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Fasting Ramadhan is like fasting ten months, and fasting the six days is like fasting two months, so that amounts to fasting the entire year.” (Recorded by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad, Ibn Hibban in his Sahih and Imam Nasa’i in his Sunan, taken from Ibn Rajab’s Lata’if 272)
So, in order to receive this specific reward of fasting the entire year, one would have to fast the whole month of Ramadhan (regardless of whether it consists of 29 or 30 days), and then follow it up with fasting the six days of Shawwal. For this reason, we see in the Hadith recorded by Muslim (quoted in the beginning of this answer) that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Whoever fasts Ramadhan, then follows it with...” i.e. one would need to first complete the fasts of Ramadhan before fasting the six days of Shawwal to attain this particular reward.
As such, in conclusion, it is without doubt better to make-up for the missed Ramadhan fasts first and then observe the six fasts of Shawwal in order to obtain maximum rewards and the specific reward of fasting the entire year. However, it is permitted to combine make-up fasts with the six fasts of Shawwal provided the principle intention (niyya) is of Qadha fasts.
And Allah knows best
Muhammad ibn Adam Darul Iftaa Leicester , UK | |
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Nisaa Member
Number of posts : 2677 Religion : Islam Registration date : 2008-07-02
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:07 am | |
| So if my intention for the shawwal ones were for the shawwal ones before making up my qadha.. are they for the shawwal ones or qadha... sorry.. =o | |
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Admin FrequentlyAbsent (EvenThoughFounder)
Number of posts : 3564 Location : Admin Panel Religion : Islam Registration date : 2007-11-01
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:09 pm | |
| If your niyyah was for the shawwaal ones then your shawwaal ones are complete and valid, then you can fill in your qadhas after making the shawwal ones. | |
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-Fady- Senior Member
Number of posts : 453 Location : Ma'al hoor fee ghadd insha Allah Religion : Islam Registration date : 2007-11-21
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:49 pm | |
| I thought you weren't allowed to fast voluntary fasts when you have days to fast from Ramadhan. | |
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Admin FrequentlyAbsent (EvenThoughFounder)
Number of posts : 3564 Location : Admin Panel Religion : Islam Registration date : 2007-11-01
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:01 pm | |
| Maybe according to salafis, but not according to hanafis.
We've already had a ton of threads on the subject at ummah, alternatively just ask hekmaa. | |
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-Fady- Senior Member
Number of posts : 453 Location : Ma'al hoor fee ghadd insha Allah Religion : Islam Registration date : 2007-11-21
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:07 pm | |
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Admin FrequentlyAbsent (EvenThoughFounder)
Number of posts : 3564 Location : Admin Panel Religion : Islam Registration date : 2007-11-01
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:22 pm | |
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-Fady- Senior Member
Number of posts : 453 Location : Ma'al hoor fee ghadd insha Allah Religion : Islam Registration date : 2007-11-21
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:23 pm | |
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Admin FrequentlyAbsent (EvenThoughFounder)
Number of posts : 3564 Location : Admin Panel Religion : Islam Registration date : 2007-11-01
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:34 pm | |
| Yes, regardless of whether you want to admit it or not it doesn't change the fact that you're a salafi | |
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Nisaa Member
Number of posts : 2677 Religion : Islam Registration date : 2008-07-02
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:52 pm | |
| I had a question, you know the shawwal ones.. the hadith says:
Ayyub (RA) relates that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “Whoever fasts in Ramadan and follows it with six days from Shawwal it is as if they fasted the entire year.”
Source: Sahih Muslim
So a female or a person missed fasts and they keep them straight after Eid, do the shawwal ones have to be straight after them? Like... no break?
I guess my question is, does the shawwal fasts have to be made straight after Eid/after qadhaa fasts or can you keep them six anytime in shawwal before the next month..
make sense? I hope so. | |
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| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:17 pm | |
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Number of posts : 2677 Religion : Islam Registration date : 2008-07-02
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:06 am | |
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Nisaa Member
Number of posts : 2677 Religion : Islam Registration date : 2008-07-02
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:07 pm | |
| I heard something rather... different today
There are only two Eids..
So what's this 'celebrating' after the shawwal fasts? | |
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| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:40 pm | |
| i dont get that whats the 'celebrating'? |
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Nisaa Member
Number of posts : 2677 Religion : Islam Registration date : 2008-07-02
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:58 pm | |
| That's what I was like...
apparently it's more common back home, like they get together and have a mini 'Eid' ..is it a bid'ah... at least I thought it was but I dunno, I've never heard of it until today | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Combining Make-up (Qadha) Fasts with the Six Days Fasts of Shawwal Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:48 pm | |
| oh, ive never heard of that either |
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