Keeping the Spirit of Ramadhan Alive: Starting with the 6 Days of Shawwal Fasting

Keeping the Spirit of Ramadhan Alive: Starting with the 6 Days of Shawwal Fasting

For Muslims, the blessed month of Ramadhan is the most wonderful time of the year. The benefits and beauties of this month are boundless. 

Ramadhan is over, and obligatory fasting is over. We can eat, drink, and be merry again when the sun shines. And that special feeling you have in your heart — the one that keeps you going despite your hunger and thirst, gradually fades away. 

There are numerous voluntary fasts we are encouraged to undertake throughout the year which will help us keep the spirit of Ramadhan alive for the rest of our lives, starting with the 6 days of Shawwal fasting. The reward is equivalent to fasting the entire year. “Fasting Ramadhan is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days [of Shawwal] is like fasting two months. That is like fasting a full year.” [Ahmad & Nasa’i]

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