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2436. It was narrated from Abû Nawfal bin Abî 'Aqrab, from his father, that he asked the Prophet ﷺ about fasting and he said: "Fast one day of each month." He asked him for more, saying: "May my father and mother be ransomed for
you, I am able.” He said: “Fast two days of each month.” He said: “May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allāh, I am able.” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “I am able, I am able.” He did not want to increase it, but when I insisted, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Fast three days of each month.” (Sahih)
The end of what the Shaikh had about fasting, all praise is due to Allāh the Lord of the worlds.
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It transpires from the foregoing narrations that the optional fasting should be kept to the minimal or optimal, so that one could adhere to them, and they do not cause any detriment in the fulfillment of one's rights toward fellow humans, or any imbalance in one's earning of livelihood. Three fasts in a month are enough. Allāh, Most High, would, out of His Bounty, bestow recompense of one full month's fasting.
