Maximize Your Rewards: The Blessings of Fasting the White Days in Shawwa
🌙 The Virtue of the White Days in Shawwal
During these blessed days (the 13th, 14th, and 15th of Shawwal), there is a great opportunity to gain multiplied rewards. These are known as the “White Days,” which the Prophet ﷺ consistently fasted due to their عظيمة virtue and blessings.
📅 A Golden Opportunity for Three Consecutive Days
This year, these days fall consecutively (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday), giving you a rare chance to combine multiple acts of worship at once—as if you are “hitting several targets with one action.”
🕌 First Reward: Fasting the White Days
Fasting the White Days is a confirmed Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ. Whoever observes them earns the reward of following his Sunnah, which is a great honor and blessing.
🌿 Second Reward: Fasting in Shawwal
These days are in the month of Shawwal. The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted the whole year."
So fasting during these days can count toward the six days of Shawwal, bringing immense reward.
🌟 Third Reward: Fasting on Thursday
One of these days falls on a Thursday, a day the Prophet ﷺ regularly fasted. By fasting it, you gain an additional reward for following this Sunnah.
📌 Extra Reward: Making the Intention of Making Up Missed Fasts
If you have missed days from Ramadan, you can intend to make them up during these days. This allows you to combine:
Making up missed obligatory fasts
Fasting the White Days
Fasting Thursday
Fasting in Shawwal
Thus, you earn multiple rewards at once.
✨ How Are Rewards Multiplied?
The reward of acts of worship increases due to:
The virtue of time (such as Shawwal or the White Days)
Multiple intentions (combining obligations and Sunnah acts)
The more virtues combined, the greater the reward, by Allah’s permission.
💫 Seizing Divine Opportunities
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Indeed, your Lord has special moments of mercy in your days, so seek them, for perhaps one of you may receive a blessing from them and never be miserable again."
These days are among those precious opportunities that should not be missed.
🚀 Final Takeaway
In just three days, you can gain:
The reward of fasting the White Days
The reward of fasting six days of Shawwal
The reward of fasting Thursday
The reward of making up missed Ramadan fasts (if any)
Don’t miss this valuable opportunity.