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Subject : Islamic Ruling on Fasting the Six Days of Shawwal
Fatwa Number : 4176
Date : 04-02-2026
Classified : Voluntary Fasting
Fatwa Type : Summarized Fatawaa

Question :

What is the ruling on fasting the six days of Shawwal?



The Answer :

Fasting the six days of Shawwal is Sunnah. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if they have fasted for a lifetime." [Narrated by Muslim]

This is because fasting one month of Ramadan is rewarded as fasting for ten months, and the six days are equivalent to sixty days, completing a full year of fasting.






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