Question:
After the fasts of Ramadan, which fasts are the most virtuous?
Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
Answer:
After the obligatory (farḍ) fasts, the most virtuous fasts are those of Muḥarram.
Sayyidunā Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Arabic:
أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان، شهر الله المحرم، وأفضل الصلاة بعد الفريضة، صلاة الليل
Translation:
“The best fast after (the fasts of) Ramadan is the fast of the month of Allah, Muḥarram, and the best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer (Tahajjud).”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1163/202)
After the fasts of Ramadan, which fasts are the most virtuous?
Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
Answer:
After the obligatory (farḍ) fasts, the most virtuous fasts are those of Muḥarram.
Sayyidunā Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Arabic:
أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان، شهر الله المحرم، وأفضل الصلاة بعد الفريضة، صلاة الليل
Translation:
“The best fast after (the fasts of) Ramadan is the fast of the month of Allah, Muḥarram, and the best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer (Tahajjud).”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1163/202)
