White Days

أيام البيض

The 13th, 14th and 15th of each lunar month - A blessed fast

Rabi' al-Awwal

1448 H

White days this month:

13Wed 26 Aug
14Thu 27 Aug
15Fri 28 Aug

Why "white days"?

The white days (أيام البيض) are called so because the nights are illuminated by the full moon during this period. The moon is complete on the 13th, 14th and 15th of each lunar month.

Virtues of fasting

  • Prophetic Sunnah

    The Prophet ﷺ regularly fasted these days and encouraged his companions to do so.

  • Equivalent to perpetual fasting

    Fasting 3 days per month equals fasting the entire year (each good deed is multiplied by 10).

  • Health benefits

    Regular fasting has beneficial effects on the body and mind.

Hadith

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَصُومَ الْبِيضَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ وَأَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ وَخَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to fast the white days: the 13th, 14th and 15th."

Reported by An-Nasa'i