HIS FASTINGS

As it is known, fasting in Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam. One and a half years after the Hijrah, the Ramadan fasting was imposed as a duty on the tenth day of Sha’ban. From this day onwards, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) practiced the Ramadan fasting for nine consecutive years.

The sources reveal that Prophet Muhammad did not settle with the duty of fasting but also practiced other nafilas. This practice would be most frequent in the month of Sha’ban. He generally preferred to fast on Mondays and Thursdays. He also practiced it on the 13th, 14th and 15th days of each month. He strongly recommended the practice of fasting on the 10th of the month of Shawwal, which is called Ashura.