The White Days
أَيَّامُ الْبِيضِ
The 13th, 14th and 15th of every Hijri month — the nights the moon rises full and white. Fasting these three days is like fasting the entire month.
Year at a glance
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All dates follow the calculated Umm al-Qura calendar and may vary by a day depending on location and the sighting of the moon.
Days the Prophet ﷺ cherished
Sunnah fasting
Mondays & Thursdays
Deeds are presented to Allah on these two days, and the Prophet ﷺ loved for his deeds to be presented while he was fasting.
Day of Arafah
9 Dhul Hijjah. For those not on Hajj, fasting it expiates the sins of the year before and the year after.
Day of Ashura
10 Muharram, ideally paired with the 9th. Its fast expiates the sins of the previous year.
Six of Shawwal
Six days after Eid al-Fitr. Together with Ramadan, it is as if one fasted the whole year.