Al-salaamu alaykum wa rahmat-Allaahi wa barakaatuhu (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings). Welcome to the e-mail list of the Islam Q&A website. There follows a list of today's new questions 1. Should he start with the six days of Shawwal before making up missed fasts, if there are not enough days left? use link http://islamqa.com/en/ref/40389 Is it permissible to fast the six days of Shawwal before making up days that I did not fast in Ramadaan, if there is not enough time left in the month to do both? May Allah reward you with good. Praise be to Allah Fasting six days of Shawwal is dependent upon having completed the Ramadan fast, according to the correct view. This is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it will be as if he fasted a lifetime." Narrated by Muslim, 1164. The conjunction thumma (then) indicates that this must be done in this order. This indicates that the fast of Ramadan must be completed first (by observing the Ramadan fast and making up any missed fasts), then after that one may fast the six days of Shawwal, so as to attain the reward mentioned in the hadeeth. The one who still owes missed Ramadan fasts is said to have fasted part of Ramadan; we cannot say that he has fasted Ramadan. But if a person has an excuse that kept him from fasting the six days of Shawwal in Shawwal because he had to make up missed fasts - such as a woman who was bleeding followed childbirth and spent all of Shawwal making up for Ramadan - then she may fast six days of Shawwal in Dhu'l-Qa'dah, because she was excused. Similarly for anyone who has an excuse it is prescribed to make up the six days of Shawwal in Dhu'l-Qa'dah, after making up the missed Ramadan fasts. But the one who lets the month of Shawwal go by without fasting these days and with no excuse, will not attain this reward. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen was asked: What if a woman owes days from Ramadan - is it permissible for her to give precedence to fasting the six days of Shawwal over making up the days she owes, or should she give priority to the days she owes over fasting the six days of Shawwal? He replied: If a woman still owes days from Ramadan, then she should not fast the six days of Shawwal until after she has made up what she owes, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal..." Whoever still has days to make up from Ramadan has not fasted Ramadan, so she will not attain the reward of fasting the six days of Shawwal until after she has finished making up the days she owes. If we assume that this making up missed fasts lasts throughout Shawwal, such as if a woman was bleeding following childbirth and did not fast at all in Ramadan, then she started to make up her missed fasts in Shawal and did not finish that until Dhu'l-Qa'dah began, then she may fast the six days, and she will have the reward of one who fasted them in Shawwal, because she delayed it for a necessary reason, so she will have the reward. Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 20/19. See also questions no. 4082 <http://islamqa.com/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=4082> and 7863 <http://islamqa.com/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=7863> . In addition to that, it is obligatory to make up missed fasts for the one who had an excuse, indeed that is part of this pillar of Islam. Based on this, hastening to do it and to discharge this duty takes priority over doing actions that are mustahabb. See question no. 23429 <http://islamqa.com/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=23429> . 2. Fasting is not unique to this ummah. use link http://islamqa.com/en/ref/124201 Is the month of Ramadan unique to this ummah or was it for the previous nations too? Praise be to Allah Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)" [Al-Baqarah 2:183] This verse indicates that fasting is an ancient act of worship that was enjoined upon those who came before us just as it is enjoined upon us. But were they asked to fast in Ramadan or at other times? I do not know of any statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) concerning that. End quote. Majmoo' Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (15/7) And Allah knows best. We ask Allah the Most High, the All-Powerful, to teach us that which will benefit us, and to benefit us by that which we learn. May Allah grant blessings and peace to our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions! (Ameen) Answered By: Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid With Kind Regards Mohammad Usman Jeddah-SAUDI ARABIA * "O Prophet (pbuh) preach to them (the Truth), for preaching proves beneficial for the Believers" <Adh-Dhariyat: 55> ** "O Messenger {Muhammad (pbuh)}! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord." <Al-Maidah: 67> *** Accept the True faith, do righteous deeds, recommend the Truth and patience to one another. <As recommended in Al-Asr: 03> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (evil) with what is better; then the enmity between him and you will become as if it were your friend and intimate! Visit: sultan.org Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Post to group: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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