Q: Will I attain the same virtue and reward of fasting the six days of Shawwāl if I fast six days outside of Shawwāl? A: The apparent position of the madhhab is that the virtue is not attained by fasting them outside of Shawwāl, based on the outward meaning of the reports, and this was explicitly affirmed by many of the companions of the school. There is, however, a consideration that some scholars held the virtue may still be attained outside of Shawwāl, based on the multipl

Q: Can I fast the six days of Shawwāl separately, or do they need to be consecutive? A: Whoever fasts these six days after completing Ramadan, it is as though they have fasted the entire year. The correct position in the madhhab is that their virtue is attained whether they are fasted consecutively or separately. It is, however, best to fast them consecutively and to observe them immediately after Eid, unless there is a reason to do otherwise, such as making up missed obliga

Q: If ʿEid falls on a Friday, must one still attend Jumuʿah? A: If ʿEid falls on a Friday and a person attends the ʿEid prayer with the Imām, he is granted a concession regarding Jumuʿah. The jurists explain that what is lifted is attendance, not obligation. This distinction is important. Suqūṭ al-ḥuḍūr (lifting attendance) means he is permitted to miss Jumuʿah and instead pray Ẓuhr, similar to someone who is ill. Suqūṭ al-wujūb (lifting obligation) would mean Jumuʿah is not