The virtue of Voluntary fast

February 2, 2026
Shaʻban 14, 1447 AH

The Virtue of Voluntary Fasting

🌙 Lesson Objectives
1. What fasting (Sawm) means.

2. Name the good things (virtues) of voluntary fasting.

3.Tell which days Muslims are encouraged to fast and which days they should not fast

The Virtue

of

Voluntary

Fasting

Multiple Choice

Fasting is one of the 5 pillars of ...............................

• Iman

• Islam

Multiple Choice

Muslims fast in the month of................................

• 
  Shaʻban

• Rajab

• Sawwal

• Ramadan

Multiple Choice

Ramadan is the ..............................in the Islamic calender

• sixth month
• twelfth month
• ninth month
• first month

​Key words.
Voluntary.
The sake of Allah.
Reward

Hadeeth

عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال : 

قال رسول الله – صلي الله عليه وسلم :

" من صامَ يوماً في سبيلِ اللهِ بَعَّدَ اللهُ وجهَه عن النارِ سَبْعيْنَ خَريَفْاً  "  رواه البخاري

​Activity 1
 Do Muslims fast only during Ramadan?
What other days can a Muslim fast?

​Activity 2
Please view the video and create a summary of it

Hadeeth

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Whoever fasts one day for the sake of Allah (swt), Allah (swt) will remove his face seventy years’ distance from the Fire.

What did you understand from
the Hadith?
The Hadith encourages us to
Fast more days after fasting
the month of Ramadan

What is Sawm?

Fasting means to abstain "completely"
from eating or drinking from dawn
until sun set.

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The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Whoever ​

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one day for the ​

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(swt), Allah (swt) will ​

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his face ​

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’ distance from the​

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What is the difference between the fard and
the voluntary fasting?

Fard fasting is to fast the month of Ramadan or the days you missed from Ramadan.

 Voluntary fast is to fast on any other day other than the month of Ramadan. 

Multiple Choice

In which year did Allah make the fasting obligatory?

• 10 th year Hijrah

• 8 th year Hijrah

• Second year hijrah

The virtue of voluntary fasting.

1. It saves us from the hell
fire.
2.It teaches us to be patient.
3. It trains to be thankful to
Allah (swt) for his blessing.

​Activity 2
Which days are recommended by the prophet (pbuh) to fast?

Which days are recommended by the prophet (pbuh) to fast?

1.To Fast three days every month. Preferably, the
white days (13, 14, 15 where the moon is full)
2. The Day of ‘Arafah.(9th of Thull-Hijjah)

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah
was asked about fasting the day of ‘Arafah (for the non-pilgrim). He said:"It expiates (forgive)the sins of
the previous year and of the coming year." [Sahih Muslim]

3.To fast Mondays and Thursdays from the week.

ضﯾﺑﻟا مﺎﯾﻷا

13
14
15

جﺎﺣﻟا رﯾﻐﻟ ﺔﻓرﻋ موﯾ

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of Voluntary?

• Permissible

• Disliked

• Obligatory

• Optional

Multiple Choice

Which day Arafa is coming?

• 9th day of Muharram

• 9th day of Ramadan

  
  

• 9th day of Dhul HIjjah

Multiple Choice

It is recommended that a Muslim fast the days .......................of .every month

• 10.11.12

• 11.12.13

• 13.14.15

Multiple Choice

It is recommended by the Prophet for the muslim to fast on Mondays and Thursdays during the week

• True

• False

The virtue of fasting on Mondays and Thursdays
It was narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of
Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Deeds are shown (to Allah) on
Mondays and Thursdays, and I like my deeds o be shown when I am fasting.
The Virtue of Fasting the white days (13, 14,
15 where the moon is full) of each Arabic month.

Narrated Abu Huraira:
My friend (the Prophet) advised me to do three things and
I shall not leave them till I die, these are: To fast three days every month, to offer the Duha prayer, and to offer Witr before sleeping.

Which days are we not allowed to
fast?

The First day of Eid
The three days following

'Eidul-Adha)

Sunnah days of fasting.
Fasting Mondays and Thursdays, or fasting

every 13th, 14th and 15th of every arabic
month and the day of Arafah

The value of the lesson.
Worshipping Allah(swt).
Always try to fast extra sunnah fasting

after the month of Ramadan

Multiple Choice

Deeds of people are presented to Allah on ______________________________.

• Sundays and Fridays

• Sundays and Mondays

• Mondays and Thursdays.

  
  

Multiple Choice

There are no days during which righteous deeds are so pleasing to Allah than these days” Which are these days?

• The first 9 days sha'ban

• The first 9 days of Dul Hijja

• The first 9 days sha'ban

Multiple Choice

Which day Arafah is coming?

• 9th day of Muharram

• 9th day of Ramadan

  
  

• 9th day of Dhul HIjjah

Facts of the lesson

1. Fasting means to abstain "completely" from eating or drinking from dawn until sunset.

2. There are differences between the fard and sunnah fasting

3. The virtue of voluntary fasting.

1. It saves us from the hellfire.

2. It teaches us to be patient.

3. It trains to be thankful to Allah (swt) for his blessing

Multiple Choice

“The messenger of Allah forbade the fasting on .

• second day of Eid 

  The three days following 'Eidul-Adha)

• The First day of Eid 

  The three days following 'Eidul-Adha)

• second day of Eid 

  The four days following 'Eidul-Adha)

• Third day of Eid 

  The three days following 'Eidul-Adha)