The best days for voluntary fasting

➡️ فوائد علمية (ملخصة ومعزوة)

The best days for voluntary fasting are:

1. Six days of Shawwal 
   Like fasting the entire year. "=> He who observed the fast of Ramadan and then followed it with six (fasts) of Shawwal. it would be as if he fasted perpetually".

2. The Day of Arafah (for those not performing pilgrimage)
   Expiates two years of sins

3. The Day of Ashura
   Expiates one year of sins, and it is recommended to fast a day before or after it

4. Mondays and Thursdays
   Deeds are presented on these days

5. Three days of every month
   Like fasting the entire year

6. Fasting every other day
   The best form of fasting

7. The month of Muharram
   The best fasting after Ramadan

8. The first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah
   Among the best days for righteous deeds

Sources: Authentic Hadiths reported in Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari, and others.
Prepared by: Dr. Manal Mohammed Abuelazaem