Opinion: The Truth About Fasting the Six Days of Shawwal, By Murtadha Gusau
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Messenger, his family, his Companions and those who follow him till the Hour is established.
“Scholars have explained that it is like observing a year of fasting because the reward of one’s good deeds are multiplied 10-fold. Therefore fasting the month of Ramadan is like fasting for ten months and fasting six days in the month of Shawwal is like fasting for two months.” [Sahih Muslim]Fasting six days in Shawwal after Ramadan gives the person the reward of fasting throughout the year.The fasts of Sha’aban and Shawwal are like the Sunnah prayers that accompany the five obligatory prayers.
Every blessing that Allah gives us is something that we have to be thankful about. Moreover, when Allah blesses us to show thanks, this is a further blessing from Allah that deserves further thanks from us. If we show further thanks, this in turn is another blessing deserving our gratitude. There is no end to this and we can never be thankful enough. When we recognise that our thanks is never enough, this is the highest expression of gratitude we can give.
However, these objections are spurious in the face of the clear statements of the Prophet Muhammad that encourage this fast. If we were to abandon a Sunnah act on the grounds that we are exceeding what is obligatory, then we would have to abandon all recommended fasts, including the fast of Ashurah and the fast of the middle of the month.
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