Mustahab Fasts
Q: May travelers observe mustaḥabb fasts?
A: Observe mustaḥabb fasts during one’s travels is not allowed save in Medina wherein one may fast for three consecutive days – in order for one’s supplication to be accepted by the Lord; this is mustaḥabb. The chosen three days ought to be Wednesday, Thursday and a Friday.
Q: Can one perform mustaḥabb fasts whilst still obliged to observe one’s obligatory compensatory fasts?
A: Assuming one is liable to observe obligatory fasts, he/she may not perform mustaḥabb ones.
Q: Is it permissible to intentionally break mustaḥabb fasting? And is there a difference whether breaking fasting is done through a ḥalāl or ḥarām way?
A: One can break the mustaḥabb fasting any time he/she likes. But, although eating/drinking a ḥarām thing does break fasting, eating/drinking such a thing is absolutely ḥarām even though one is not fasting.
Q: May travelers observe mustaḥabb fasts?
A: Observe mustaḥabb fasts during one’s travels is not allowed save in Medina wherein one may fast for three consecutive days – in order for one’s supplication to be accepted by the Lord; this is mustaḥabb. The chosen three days ought to be Wednesday, Thursday and a Friday.
Q: Can one perform mustaḥabb fasts whilst still obliged to observe one’s obligatory compensatory fasts?
A: Assuming one is liable to observe obligatory fasts, he/she may not perform mustaḥabb ones.
Q: Is it permissible to intentionally break mustaḥabb fasting? And is there a difference whether breaking fasting is done through a ḥalāl or ḥarām way?
A: One can break the mustaḥabb fasting any time he/she likes. But, although eating/drinking a ḥarām thing does break fasting, eating/drinking such a thing is absolutely ḥarām even though one is not fasting.