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Is the Hadith, "Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days from Shawwal, it is as if he has fasted the entire year," authentic?

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It has been authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that fasting six days of Shawwal after Ramadan is like fasting an entire year, for a good deed is rewarded tenfold.

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