Besides The Holy Month of Ramadan, Which are the days that we should keep fast?

Question

and which are the special days in Islam ?

eg: Where important events have occurred or happened?

What things have to done or observed on that day?

Salam..

Answer 1

Here I write what I know in minimum which are agreed by all scholars. Each of these days have their virtues as comes in Hadith and the incidents. You can google through authentic sites once we know the times and dates of the year.

1) Six days in Shawwal (the month after Ramadan) excluding the Eid day. It is Haram to fast on the day of Eid.  This six days plus the 30 days of Ramadan brings up the reward of a whole year fasting. Every good deed in Islam is rewarded by ten folds in minimum.

2) In the blessed month of Muharram  Ashoora which is on tenth of Muharram with addition of a day on ninth or eleventh making a two days fast all together. The main importance of this day is that Allah saved Hazrath Musa (a.s) and Banu-Israel from Firaun.

3) Fast on the day of Arafat which is 9th of Dul-Hijja. All the first ten days of Dul-Hijja has there importance and one must do more good deeds and also fast. But 9th is specific as Sunnah for fasting.

4) Fasting on every Monday and Thursday.

5) 13,14,15th of every Hijiri calender months. This is called Ayyamul Beed.

6) After Ramadan the mostly fasted month by Prophet (pbuh) was Sha'ban which is the current month.

Answer 2

Supererogatory Fasting

(1) Fasting  6 days in Shawwal.

It is encouraged by the prophet (s) to fast six days in Shawwal, the month following Ramadan, after enjoying the Feast of Fast-Breaking (Eidul Fitr) during the first three days after Ramadan. According to the Qur'an (6: 160), one good act is equal to ten. Hence, a thirty-day fast during Ramadan plus a six day period in Shawwal makes thirty-six days, equal in merit to fasting 360 days.

(2) Fasting 10th of  Muharram.

Muslims are encouraged to fast the tenth day of the month of Muharram (the first month of the Islamic calendar). It has been reported that on this day Moses helped. the Jews migrate from Egypt to Palestine and, therefore they were saved from persecution and torture, for which the Prophet Muhammad encouraged Muslims to fast during this day in thankfulness to God. But to make differentiate with Jewish he asked to fast one day before it or after it.

(3) Fasting of 9th of Zul Hijjah.

Muslims are also expected to fast the ninth day of Zul Hiijah (the twelfth month) for non Hajjis . This day precedes the Feast of Sacrifice. As far as pilgrims are concerned, they are not to fast the day preceding the Feast as it would be an added hardship to fulfill the spiritual rites and rituals during the pilgrimage.

Recommended Fasts:

These include all types of voluntary fasts, which may be observed any day throughout the year. It is reported that a Muslim may fast three days a month ( Ayam Al Bidh 13-14-15  twice weekly , preferably on Mondays and Thursdays. On the other hand, it is not recommended that they fast for long periods, except for the seventh and eighth months, Rajab and Sha'ban, preceding Ramadan.

Wallahu Aalam

Answer 3

Keeping fast in the day of ASHURA is haram.

Coz Laeen yazids mother took fast on that day for his son to be  successfull .

May allah curse yazid, his father his mother and the entire bani umaia family....

Answer 4

Well there is

-Ramadan (Muslims fast daily throughout the month from dawn to sunset.)

-15th day of Sha'ban also recommended fasts include 1st, 2nd and 3rd of Shaaban. 1st Thursday, Mid-Wednesday and last Thursday of Shaaban. 13th, 14th and 15th of Shaaban.

Any Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Shaaban. The last three days of Shaaban to connect with the Holy month of Ramadhan.

-Shortly after the Hijira in AD 622, Muhammad designated Ashura as a day of fasting from sunset to sunset. Ashura commemorates two events: the day Nuh (Noah) left the ark and the day Musa (Moses) was saved from the Egyptians by Allah.The fast of Ashura is recommended but not obligatory (this is the Sunni view and had nothing to do with the s**+'i traditions of Muharram or commemoration of Husayn)

-Fasting in Shawwal. Muslims are encouraged to fast six days in Shawwal, the month following Ramadan, after enjoying the Feast of Fast-Breaking (Eidul Fitr) during the first three days after Ramadan. According to the Qur'an (6: 160), one good act is equal to ten. Hence, a thirty-day fast during Ramadan plus a six day period in Shawwal makes thirty-six days, equal in merit to fasting 360 days.

-Fasting in Zul Hijjah. Muslims are also expected to fast the ninth day of Zul Hiijah (the twelfth month) if not on pilgrimage. This day precedes the Feast of Sacrifice. As far as pilgrims are concerned, they are not to fast the day preceding the Feast as it would be an added hardship to fulfill the spiritual rites and rituals during the pilgrimage.

Sara - if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all - it is an elementary concept you obviously don't understand. Go spend you time elsewhere.

http://www.geocities.com/athens/partheno...

this site show when fasting is obligatory, recommended and forbidden.