Ayyam al-Beed [white days]

 In shā Allāh, for this month of Jumādā al-Thānī 1445 AH, Ayyam al-Beed [white days] will fall on:

13th Jumādā al-Thānī – Tuesday 26th of December

14th Jumādā al-Thānī  – Wednesday 27th of December 

15th Jumādā al-Thānī – Thursday 28th December

“Beed”  is the plural of “Abyad” which means white. Three days of 13, 14 and 15 of lunar month are called “Al-Ayyam-ul-Beed” for the reason that their nights are bright because of the moonlight. The moon begins to diminish gradually after these days.

Jareer ibn ‘Abdullaah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ  said: “Fasting three days of each month is fasting for a lifetime, and ayyam al-beed are the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.” 

● [رواه النسائي ٢٤٢٠، وصححه الألباني في صحيح الترغيب ١٠٤٠]

Abu Dharr رضي الله عنه said: The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said to me: “If you fast any part of the month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.” 

● [رواه النسائي ٢٤٢٤، وصححه الألباني في صحيح الترغيب ١٠٣٨]

Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه said: “My close friend [i.e., the Prophet ﷺ] advised me to do three things which I will never give up until I die: fasting three days each month, praying Duha, and sleeping after praying Witr.”

● [صحيح البخاري ١١٧٨، صحيح مسلم ٧٢١]

What A Salaf Said Regarding Fasting, SubḥānAllāh!!

Sufyān b. ‘Uyaynah Raḥimahullāh said: “When on the Day of Resurrection a slave is being taken into account and from amongst all of his actions are sins, and all that remains is that person’s fast, Allāh will take from him all of the sins and enter him into Jannah with his fast.”

● [رواه البيهقي في شعب الإيمان]

The Wisdom Behind Fasting | Sh. Ibn al-'Uthaymeen Raḥimahullāh

Sh. Ibn al-‘Uthaymeen Raḥimahullāh said: “From the wisdom of fasting is that it is a form of training for controlling the soul and the power to stop yourself for indeed man is inclined towards evil except for the one to whom mercy is shown by Allāh, it also overwhelms a person and makes them humble, it gives them humility towards the Creator and kindness towards the creation.

From the wisdom of fasting is that the blood becomes less flowing, it becomes more thick and more constricted when a person is hungry and thirsty, this causes the flowing of Shayṭān to be less as well for indeed Shayṭān flows through the bloodstream of the son of Ādam as has been authentically narrated from the Prophet ﷺ in Bukhārī and Muslim so fasting decreases the whispers of Shayṭān and it decreases the episodes of lust and anger hence the reason fasting is called a 'shield’ against desires."

● [مجالس شهر رمضان]

Prophet ﷺ said: "There is a gate in Jannāh called ar-Rayyān and only those who observed fast shall enter through."

● [صحيح البخاري ١٨٩٦]

Al Bassaam رحمه الله said: "Fasting increases mercy and people AWARE of the pain suffered by those less fortunate."

● [‎تيسير اللام ٣١٣/١]

Prophet ﷺ said: "Every servant of Allah who observes fast for a day in the way of Allah, Allah would remove, because of this day, his face farther from the Fire (of Hell) to the extent of seventy years' distance.

● [صحيح مسلم ١١٥٣]

Virtue Of Fasting

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : من صام يوما في سبيل الله جعل الله بينه وبين النار خندقا كما بين السماء والأرض.

The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Whoever fasts a day in the Path of Allāh, Allāh will create between him and the Hellfire a trench like (the distance of) what is between the sky and the earth.”

● [رواه الطبراني في الأوسط والألباني في صحيح الترغيب والترهيب رقم الحديث ٩٩٠]

Reward Of Fasting

قال الشيخ ابن العثيمين رحمه الله : ومِنْ فضائِل الصوم أنَّ ثوابَه لا يَتَقَيَّدُ بِعَدَدٍ مُعيَّنٍ بل يُعطَى الصائمُ أجرَه بغير حسابٍ.

Sh. Ibn al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله: “And from the virtues of the fasting is that its reward is NOT limited to a specific amount rather the fasting person is given his reward without an account (i.e unlimited reward).”

● [مجالس شهر رمضان ٢\٣٠]

Do try to fast the 3 white days, InshaAllāh!