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Answers: 13Subcategories: 2Days on which it is forbidden to fast
Fasting the Day of Doubt
Fasting the day of doubt is haram because the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the Companions to fast it59,308Can You Fast the Day after `Eid Al-Fitr?
`Eid Al-Fitr is just one day on which it is prohibited to fast. As for the second and third days of Shawwal, it is not prohibited to fast on those days. It is permissible to fast it to make up a missed Ramadan fast or as a voluntary fast.99,155He vowed to fast for an entire month; can he make it Dhu’l-Hijjah?
6,733Fasting the Days of Tashriq
Fasting on the two days of Eid is haram. It is also haram to fast on the days of al-Tashreeq which are the three days after Eid al-Adha.118,421Is It Recommended to Fast 10 Days of Dhul-Hijjah?
It is recommended to fast nine days of Dhul-Hijjah. The tenth day of Dhul-Hijjah is the day of ‘Eid which is prohibited to fast. What is meant by the virtue of fasting the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah is fasting nine days only, even though they are called ten days.259,777Can You Fast the Day before Ramadan?
It is not allowed to anticipate Ramadan by fasting one or two days before it begins for those who do not have a habitual pattern of fasting or who are not continuing to fast after starting to fast before (in the first half of Sha`ban).100,615He wants to continue fasting so that he can give up smoking
21,490Joining Sha’baan to Ramadaan
19,112How is the fast of Dawood (peace be upon him) observed, and how can that be reconciled with the prohibition on fasting on Fridays?
101,645He fasts one day and not the next, what are the days when it is forbidden to fast?
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