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Q&A · Fasting

What are the recommended voluntary fasts?

Recommended fasts include Mondays and Thursdays, the three 'white days' of each lunar month, six days of Shawwal, the Day of Arafah for non-pilgrims, and the Day of Ashura. The Prophet ﷺ observed and encouraged these.

Evidence — the daleel
Sahih Muslim 1162 ṢaḥīḥSahih Muslim 1164a ṢaḥīḥSunan Abi Dawud 2449
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