Fasting Six Days Following Ramadan

Recommended to Fast Six Days Following Ramadan
As Ramadan draws to a finish – just wanted to remind everyone (& myself) of this Hadith,

TheWahyProject-Img-Post_20150711.1500So as you can see, it is recommended to fast six days after the end of Ramadan, provided we do not begin with the first day of Shawwal which is the day of Eid.

Note

  1. Some commentary on this subject can be found here. [pdf].

Ref

  1. Sahih Muslim. Volume 3, Hadith #2758-2760 (Sahih), pg 247-248. [10007]

Breaking the Fast (Supplication)

Invocation for Breaking the Fast
From a supplication of Abdullah bin ‘Amr[2],

Note

  1. Ref [1] – States “(One of the narrators) Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: “When he broke his fast, I heard ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Amr say: ‘O Allâh! I ask You by Your mercy, which encompasses all things, to forgive me.’ ” ”
  2. Ref [2] – References “Ibn Mājah 1/557 from a supplication of Abdullah bin ‘Amr. Al-Hāfidh graded it as good in his checking of An-Nawawi’s Kitābul-‘Athkār. See Sharhul-‘Athkār 4/342.”

Ref

  1. Sunan Ibn Majah.Volume 2, Hadith #1753, pg 530. [10011]
  2. “Fortress of the Muslim, Invocations from the Qur’an and Sunnah”. Compiled by Said bin Wahf Al-Qahtani. Darussalam. 7th Edition July, 2008. pg 179. [10003]

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Recommended to Fast Six Days Following Ramadan

As Ramadan draws to a finish – just wanted to share this Hadith with everyone,TheWahyProject-Img-Post_20140728.0900So as you can see, it is recommended to fast six days after the end of Ramadan, provided we do not begin with the first day of Shawwal which is the day of Eid. Some commentary on this subject can be found here. [pdf]

Ref

  • “English Translation of Sahih Muslim”. Compiled by Imam Abul Hussain Muslim bin al-Hajjaj. Darussalam. June, 2007. Vol 3, Hadith #2758-2760 (Sahih), pg 247-248

Breaking the Fast (Supplication)

Breaking the Fast

Or an alternate recitation,

Ref:
[1] “English Translation of Sunan Abu Dawud”. Compiled by Imam Hafiz Abu Dawud Sulaiman bin Ash’ath. Darussalam.July, 2008.Vol 3, Hadith #2357 (Hasan), pg 131

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