Can I Delay the Necessary Fast and Perform the White Day Fasts?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
I broke a nafl fast sometime back and need to make it up, but tomorrow is the 13th of the lunar month. So, can I delay the wajib fast to do the three lunar month fasts, or is it possible to combine both the wajib and lunar month fasts?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
You can delay the necessary (wajib) fast for another day and perform the fast of the white days.
Qatada ibn Milhan (Allah be pleased with him) said, “The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to command us to fast the white days: the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth.” [Abu Dawud]
It is a recommended sunna to fast on the white days (13th, 14th, and 15th of each month) and also a recommended sunna to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.
[‘Ala al-Din ‘Abidin, Al-Hadiyya al-‘Ala’iyya; Tahtawi, Hashiya al-Tahtawi ’ala Maraqi ‘l-Falah]
I would like you to go through the valuable answers and links below. You will receive guidance and direction in sha Allah.
Related
- Why Did the Prophet Fast on the White Days of the Month? – SeekersGuidance
- Should I Fast on the White Days or Mondays and Thursdays? – SeekersGuidance
I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey.
He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.
He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.
He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His personal interest is the love of books and gardening.
