Women and Fasting

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   Asalaamu Alaikum everyone :)

I am a fairly new revert, and I was wondering about weekly fasting.  Inshallah I will fast during Rahmadan, but I wanted to get more information on fasting weekly.  Do women fast weekly, or is this option only for the men?  I was thinking about fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, or 3 days out of the month.  I will be very grateful for any informed response.

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truebeliever510 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter Female Joined: 06 April 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote truebeliever510 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Women and Fasting Posted: 03 June 2012 at 6:12pm
	Asalaamu Alaikum everyone :) I am a fairly new revert, and I was wondering about weekly fasting. Inshallah I will fast during Rahmadan, but I wanted to get more information on fasting weekly. Do women fast weekly, or is this option only for the men? I was thinking about fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, or 3 days out of the month. I will be very grateful for any informed response.

semar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Islam Joined: 11 March 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote semar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 June 2012 at 2:14am
	Salaam, Welcome to ICforum and welcome to Islam too. Fasting Monday, Thursday and fasting 3 days on the middle (14th,15th,16th) of the hijri month (not Gregorian month) are recommended to every Muslim both men and women. Fasting Monday and Thursday were very dear to Prophet Muhammad pbuh, according to the sirah he never missed this fastings. So IMHO, this fastings are very good exercise to prepare the Ramadan fasting, because this year Ramadan and ahead will be a bit longer then previous year. Edited by semar - 04 June 2012 at 2:18am
	Salam/Peace, Semar "We are people who do not eat until we are hungry and do not eat to our fill." (Prophet Muhammad PBUH) "1/3 of your stomach for food, 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air"