Should the six fasts of Shawwal be kept consecutively or intermittently?
Question
How to observe the six fasts of shawwal? Do we have to observe them consecutively or intermittently?
Answer
The six fasts of shawwal may be observed either consecutively or intermittently from the second day of the month till its end; with the exception of the first day of shawwal ie Eid day.
Allah knows the best !
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) 2/ 435
(وندب تفريق صوم الست من شوال)، ولا يكره التتابع على المختار، خلافاً للثاني، حاوي. والإتباع المكروه أن يصوم الفطر وخمسة بعده، فلو أفطر الفطر لم يكره بل يستحب ويسن، ابن كمال
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