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Question:
Imam Malik rahimahullah also says that the six fasts of Shawwal are
makruh. What is the explanation for this?
Answer:
‛Allamah Ibn ‛Abd al-Barr rahimahullah says that the reason why Imam
Malik rahimahullah classified the six fasts of Shawwal as makruh is so
that ignorant people do not believe them to be essential and
obligatory. Apart from this, the six fasts of Shawwal are listed among
the mustahabb fasts in the subsidiary rulings of the Mlik3s. Yes, if they
are kept immediately after the day of ‛3d, then it is makruh.
Al-Istidhkar:
Allah ta‛ala knows best.