The Allegation of Imam Malik's Denial of Fasting the Six Days of Shawwal

Abstract

The research topic addressed the issue of Imam Malik's denial of fasting the six days of Shawwal, The research objectives included clear that fasting the ruling on fasting the six days of Shawwal according to scholars, and clarifying that the statements of scholars should not be taken as an argument or fabricated evidence for a ruling on a legal, Based on these objectives, it became clear that fasting the six days of Shawwal is a recommended sunnah according to the majority of scholars at any time, whether at the beginning, middle, or and of the month, Imam Malik did not deny the majority of scholars at the recommendation of fasting the six days of Shawwal, as he agreed with the scholars on this point, Rather, he disliked fasting the six days of Shawwal at the beginning of the month; that is, he disliked fasting the six days immediately after Ramadan for fear of falling into what is prohibited, so that the general public would not think that it follows Ramadan. As for the argument that Imam Malik denied and disliked fasting the six days of Shawwal, it is a false argument intended to achieve two possibilities: either to fight the pure Sunnah, or ignorance of it. And allah knows best.