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The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth of every Hijri month: fasting them, joining them with make-up days, and vows.

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Questions in this season

  1. What is the ruling on fasting the last three days of the month, and is it narrated that the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, fasted them?

  2. How can one convince a friend and others of the soundness of a fatwa that deems the hadith regarding fasting during the latter half of Sha'ban to be weak, especially since it goes against their customs?

  3. Which is the best sequence among fasting alternate days, continuous fasting, Mondays and Thursdays, and the White Days, in terms of preference? Is it true that one who fasts alternate days is not considered to be fasting continuously if he breaks his fast on the two Eids and the days of Tashreeq?

  4. Is it permissible to observe voluntary fasts, such as those on the days of Ashura, Arafah, and the six days of Shawwal, while still having unobserved obligatory fasts from previous Ramadans?

  5. Is it permissible to fast one day and break the fast the next with the intention that the fasting is a Sunnah for the sake of Allah?

  6. Is it obligatory for someone who intends to perform Hajj to fast the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah before their departure while they are still at home?

  7. What is the ruling on specifically singling out the fifteenth day of Sha'ban for fasting?

  8. Why do we fast the six white days?

  9. Is it permissible to fast 15 consecutive days or more in the month of Sha’ban, or are there Sunnahs for fasting, and is fasting on the night of the 15th of Sha’ban established?

  10. What is the ruling on fasting a single day of the White Days?

  11. What is the ruling on fasting the six days of Shawwal, and is it obligatory?

  12. What is the ruling on fasting days in Sha'ban, after being accustomed to fasting the White Days of every month, and is increasing fasting in Sha'ban an innovation?