Fasting six days in Shawwal

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Evidence of Shawwal Fasting

From Abu Ayyub ra:
“The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said:’ Who is fasting Ramadhan and continue with six days in Shawwal, then that’s fast for a lifetime ‘. “[Muslim 1984, Ahmad 5 / 417, Abu Dawood 2433, At-Tirmidhi 1164]

Law of Shawwal fasting
The statute is sunna: “This is a saheeh hadeeth which indicates that fasting six days of  Shawwal is Sunnah. Ash-Shafi’i, Ahmad and many leading scholars followed. It is not correct to reject this hadith with the reasons put forward a few scholars in making fast This Makruh, such as fear of people who do not know consider this part of the Ramadan, or worried people will think it’s mandatory, or because he did not hear that, salaf scholars usual fasting in Ramadhan, because these are all estimates, which can not be used to reject the saheeh Sunnah. If something already known, then become evidence for those who do not know. ”
[Fataawa al-Lajnah Ad-Daa'imah lil wal Buhuuts Ifta ', 10/389]

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Ramadhan

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Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان‎ Ramaḍān, Arabic pronunciation:[rɑmɑdˤɑːn]) (also Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset.

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Welcome the Holy Month of Ramadan

“Believers, fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you; perchance you will be cautious.”

Fasting in a language is to refrain from something. While the terminology, is to refrain from breaking the fast during the day along with the intention to fast for someone who has been required since the appearance of dawn until sunset.
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