Fasting In Shawwal
Fasting In Shawwal, The most important and blessed day of the Islamic calendar is Ramadan. Muslims fulfill the obligation of fasting in this month, which is the 4th Pillar in Islam to please Allah SWT. They maintain the state of integrity and morality while keeping away from physiological needs of drinking and eating for 30 days. Fasting is obligatory for every adult Muslims as Allah SWT states in Quran:
يٰٓـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا كُتِبَ عَلَيۡکُمُ الصِّيَامُ کَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِيۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِکُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُوۡنَۙ
(2:183) Believers! Fasting is enjoined upon you, as it was enjoined upon those before you, that you become God-fearing.183
Fasting in Shawwal
This ayah signifies the importance of fasting not only in Ramadan but other month of the year. Fasting helps to fortify against the devil as it is the shield and improves the faith in Allah’s SWT commandments. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH used to fast before and after Ramadan and also advised His Ummah to do the same. Following is his saying related to fasting in Shawwal:
“Whoever Fasts Ramadan, then follow it with six days (of fasting) of Shawwal, it as if he fasted the entire year” (Muslims)
The non-obligatory six fasts of Ramadan must be accomplished by us as our beloved Prophet has directed it. The reward of fasting for six days of Shawwal is equivalent to fasting for a whole year. HazratThawban RA has reported this:
“The fast of Ramadan is like observing ten months of fasting. Fasting six days of Shawwal is like observing two months of fasting. This together is like fasting throughout the year” (Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah)
How beautiful is our religion Islam which gives us so many opportunities to earn reward in such high amount!
Advantages of Fasting in Shawwal
There are lots of advantages in fasting during Shawwal. Some of them are as follows:
Strong Believer and Weak Believer
Fasting the six days of the month of Shawwal is a sign of increased faith. The normal heart will perform the compulsory acts while the heart that has an increased amount of faith will perform non-obligatory worship as well. The fasts in Shawwal help to attain the love of Allah SWT and is a way becoming a prominent and strong Muslim. As narrated by Hazrat Abu Hurairah RA:
“The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, though there is good in both. Be avid for that which benefits you. Rely on Allah and do not deem yourself incapable…” (Muslim)
“Whoever fasts Ramadan, and then six days after Eid, it is [like fasting ] an entire year. Whoever does a good deed shall have ten times its reward.” (Ibn Majah)
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Compensation
The six fasts of Shawwal are a compensation for one’s lacking during compulsory fasts of Ramadan. Not only they are a great compensation, but as it is a nafl action, so it is very dear to Allah SWT. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH said:
“The first thing for which people will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be their Salah (Prayer). Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, will say to His angels – although He knows best – ‘Look at the salah of my Slave, whether it is complete or incomplete.’ If it is perfect, it will be recorded as perfect, and if someone is lacking, He will say, ‘Look and see whether My slave did any voluntary (nafil) prayers.’ If he did some voluntary prayers, [Allah] will say, complete the obligatory actions of My slave from his voluntary actions.’ Then all his actions will be dealt with in a similar manner.” (Abu Dawud)
Conclusion
Fasting in Shawwal is the Sunnah act and the best action code for the Muslims. It holds many rewards and also leads to the moral development of believers.
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