Is it permissible to fast for several months as an act of devotion to Allah and as a means of seeking His intercession to fulfill a need, taking into account the virtue of fasting and the acceptance of supplication therein?
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There is no harm in continuous fasting for one who is able, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Hamzah ibn Amr al-Aslami: "Fast if you wish, and break your fast if you wish," which indicates the permissibility of continuous fasting.
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