Sacred times
The sacred months and the special days of the Hijri year, and the days of every month and week the Sunnah singles out. Each is cited to its verse or authentic hadith and to islamweb's fatwa, and only what is established is given.
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- The four sacred monthsDhu al-Qa'da, Dhu al-Hijja, Muharram and Rajab, in which wrongdoing is graver.Quran
- Fasting in MuharramThe best voluntary fasting after Ramadan is in Allah's month, Muharram.Sahih
- The day of 'AshuraFasting the 10th of Muharram is hoped to expiate the year before; fasting the 9th with it is Sunnah.Sahih
- Sha'banOutside Ramadan, the Prophet ﷺ fasted no month as much as Sha'ban.Sahih
- RamadanThe month of obligatory fasting, in which the Quran was sent down.Quran
- The last ten nights and Laylat al-QadrSeek Laylat al-Qadr, better than a thousand months, in the odd nights of the last ten.Quran
- Zakat al-FitrAn obligatory charity at the end of Ramadan, given before the Eid prayer.Sahih
- Six days of ShawwalFollowing Ramadan with six days of Shawwal is like fasting the whole year.Sahih
- The first ten days of Dhu al-HijjaNo days are dearer to Allah for good deeds than these ten.Sahih
- The day of 'ArafaFor those not on Hajj, fasting the 9th of Dhu al-Hijja is hoped to expiate two years.Sahih
- Eid al-Adha and the days of TashriqThe day of sacrifice and the three days after it are days of eating, drinking and remembering Allah.Sahih
- Mondays and ThursdaysDeeds are presented on Mondays and Thursdays, and he ﷺ liked to be fasting when his were.Sahih
- FridayThe best day on which the sun rises: Adam was created on it and entered the Garden on it.Sahih
- The hour of answer on FridayOn Friday there is an hour in which a Muslim who asks Allah for good is given it; its time is disputed.Sahih