Voluntary Fasts
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Is the fasting of David to be combined with fasting on the monthly, weekly, and annual meritorious days, taking into consideration the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, concerning the fasting of David: "There is nothing more virtuous than that"?
May I fast voluntary fasts on behalf of my deceased father?
Is it permissible to fast with the intention of making up for missed days (qaḍāʾ) if the intention is made after Fajr time has begun? And is it permissible to combine the intention of making up for missed Ramadan days with fasting six days of Shawwal or with voluntary fasting, such as on Mondays and Thursdays?
Is it permissible to fulfill a vow to fast for a month by fasting on Mondays, Thursdays, and the White Days with the intention of fulfilling the vow, without recording the days that have been fasted?
How can one differentiate between striving against the self to perform acts of worship until one becomes accustomed to them, and being overly strict and excessive in them, burdening the self with what it cannot bear, especially since the feeling is the same in both cases?
Must one make up for a missed voluntary fast from several years ago, and am I required to offer expiation along with the make-up, according to the Maliki school of thought?
Does one who fasts six days of Shawwal in Dhu al-Qi'dah attain its special reward?
What is the ruling on continuing to observe voluntary fasts after having fasted to make up for missed days and observed the six days of Shawwal?
Are there any acts of worship through which one can gain the reward of voluntary fasting for someone who suffers from a severe headache that prevents him from completing the fast?
Is fasting the White Days based on the solar calendar a correct practice?
What is the ruling on encouraging people to fast supererogatory fasts and holding communal iftar gatherings?
Which is better: fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, or fasting three days each month?
Wasn't the Prophet (peace be upon him) more deserving of being followed than David (peace be upon him), and doesn't his not observing the fast of David, despite his ability to do so, indicate that it is better not to observe it?
Is it permissible to fast three days of Shawwal's six white days with a single intention to obtain the virtue of the six days?
Is the intention to fast Ramadan required at night, or is it permissible to make it during the day?
Is it permissible to call one's wife for any matter during Tarawih prayer before she completes it, and is it permissible for her to interrupt the Tarawih prayer to perform her duties and then return to complete it?
Is it reprehensible to fast on a Friday if you intended to fast on Thursday of Shawwal but did not complete it, and then fasted Friday alone without singling it out?
What is the ruling regarding a man who has intercourse with his wife while she is observing the six days of Shawwal fast, and he is not fasting?
Is a woman's voluntary fast invalid if it is undertaken without her husband's permission, especially when she knows he will not have intercourse with her and he objects to her fasting merely out of rejection?
Is fasting six days of Shawwal sufficient for someone who fasted 29 days of Ramadan to attain the meaning of the Hadith, "Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days of Shawwal," especially if he is certain that Ramadan was 30 days?
What is the ruling on breaking a voluntary fast out of forgetfulness?
Is it permissible to break one’s fast on a Friday – for the purpose of pleasing one’s mother and attending a family gathering – and fast two days thereafter, while preserving the reward of fasting one day and breaking fast one day?
Is it permissible to observe voluntary fasts, such as on Mondays and Thursdays, while there are outstanding expiations (kaffarat) for breaking an oath that have not yet been fulfilled?
Does one sin if they intended to fast a supererogatory fast then broke it for an invitation to a meal, and are they required to make up that day?