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Understanding Voluntary Fasts in Islam: Guidelines and Recommendations

Can You Observe Voluntary Fasts Beyond Obligatory Ones?

Question: Can one observe fasts other than the obligatory and voluntary fasts?
Answer:Apart from the obligatory fasts, all other fasts are considered voluntary, and some voluntary fasts are specified, such as the white days (Ayam al-Bid), Mondays, and Thursdays, etc. However, you can observe as many fasts as you wish throughout the year; there is no prohibition against it. The only restriction is that a person should not fast continuously every day without breaks; rather, they should fast intermittently, and there is no harm in that.

✍ Sheikh Maqbool Ahmad Salafi, may Allah preserve him
❪Jeddah Dawah Center – Al-Salamah – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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