{"id":2641,"date":"2019-06-18T20:13:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T00:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2019-06-18T23:35:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T03:35:42","slug":"qadha-fasts-for-women-and-fasts-of-shawwaal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/qadha-fasts-for-women-and-fasts-of-shawwaal\/","title":{"rendered":"Qadha fasts for women and fasts of Shawwaal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asalaamu \u2018alaikum,<br> <br> It is understood that when a woman misses her fast in Ramadhan (specifically due to her menses or pregnancy), it is supposed to be made up.\u00a0<br> <br> Does she have to make up for her missed Ramadhan fasts before she can fast the 6 days for Shawwal?<br> <br> Is it that a woman has a year between Ramadhan months to complete these fasts? Is it possible for a woman who has neglected to do so in the past, that she can make up her missed fasts from previous years or is it that the time has already passed for these fasts to be made up?<br> <br> Is fasting on a Friday permissible when making up Ramadhan fasts?<br> <br> Jazak Allah khair for your time and in shaa Allah for your response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As-sal\u0101mu \u2018alaykum wa-rahmatull\u0101hi wa-barak\u0101tuh.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abu Ayyub al-Ansari\n(Radhiallahu Anhu) relates that the Messenger of Allah (<strong>\ufdfa<\/strong>) said: \u201cWhoever fasts Ramadhan, then\nfollows it with six days from Shawwal, it is like they fasted the entire year.\u201d\n(Sahih Muslim)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on this and other\nAhadith, the Fuqaha (scholars), state that it is recommended to fast six days\nof the month of Shawwal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for combining two\nintentions, i.e. Qadha (making-up) of missed Ramadhan fast and the six fasts of\nShawwal, it is without doubt better to make-up for the\nmissed Ramadhan fasts first and then observe the six fasts of Shawwal, in order\nto obtain maximum rewards and the specific reward of fasting the entire year.\nHowever, one may combine make-up fasts with the six fasts of Shawwal provided\nthe principle intention (niyyah) is of Qadha fasts, and just as a secondary\nintention have in one\u2019s mind the fasts of Shawwal. It is hoped from the mercy\nof Allah that along with the missed fasts being made-up, one will receive the\nreward of fasting in Shawwal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Qadha fasts of Ramadhan must be given\npreference. A woman can make up for her missed Ramadhan fasts during the course\nof the year, however she should not unnecessarily delay the Qadha of the missed\nfasts. Qadha from Ramadhan of passed years will still remain compulsory on one,\nand all missed fasts must be made up as soon as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is permissible to do Qadha (make up fasts)\non a Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And Allah Ta\u2019\u0101la Knows Best<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mufti Arshad Ali<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Darul Iftaa, Jaamia Madinatul Uloom (Trinidad)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatwa-tt.com\"><strong>www.fatwa-tt.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/<\/strong><a href=\"www.jaamia.net\"><strong>www.jaamia.net<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Asalaamu \u2018alaikum, It is understood that when a woman misses her fast in Ramadhan (specifically due to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fasting","category-women-related"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}