Fasting On Yaumul Bidh (White Days) (13, 14 & 15) Hijrah

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَصُومَ مِنْ الشَّهْرِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ الْبِيضَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ وَأَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ وَخَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ 

It was narrated that Abu Dharr said:

"The Messenger of Allah commanded us to fast the three days of Al-Bid, the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth."

(HR Nasai No: 2422)

Status: Hadith Hasan (Darussalam)

https://sunnah.com/nasai:2422 

Learnings:

1. The Prophet SAW fasted the most in the month of Shaaban. Sometimes most of it except for a few days. 

2. Among the days that are encouraged to fast in each month of Hijrah is the middle of the month or called Yaumul Bidh (White Days) (13th, 14th and 15th day of Hijrah) 

3. Throughout the month of Shaaban we are encouraged to do voluntary fasting.  There are special voluntary fasts including fasting on Mondays and Thursdays as well as fasting on Yaumul Bidh (White days) (13, 14 and 15) which insyaaAllah will fall from tomorrow - Monday 6th March, Tuesday 7th March and Wednesday 8th March. 

4. Fasting three days a month equals the reward of a whole month (because the good deeds is multiplied tenfold).  Hadith of the Prophet SAW: 

...مَنْ صَامَ الْأَبَدَ صَوْمُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ الشَّهْرِ صَوْمُ الشَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ... 

"...Fasting for three days during the month is like fasting, the whole of the month...."

(HR Muslim No: 1159h)

Status: Sahih Hadith

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1159h 

Let us seize the opportunity to perform voluntary fasting in this month of Shaaban.  We can fast on Yaumul Bidh (White Days) which are Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th.