Not acquiring the reward of fasting the 6 Shawwaal fasts if one makes the intention of qadha

Q: If I make intention to do qadha fast for the 6 days of Shawwaal after Ramadhan, will I also get the reward for fasting the entire year. Will the same apply if I fast the 9 to 10 days just before eidh ul adha?

A: The hadith explains that one who keeps six nafl fasts in Shawaal after keeping the fast of Ramadhaan will receive the reward of fasting the entire year. Hence, this reward will not be acquired by keeping six qadha fast in the month of Shawaal.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)