{"id":15045,"date":"2022-04-17T06:46:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T05:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/?p=15045"},"modified":"2022-04-17T06:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T05:46:59","slug":"ayyam-al-bid-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/15045\/ayyam-al-bid-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayyam al-Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ayy\u0101m al-B\u012b\u1e0d<\/b>\u00a0(Arabic:\u0627\u06cc\u0651\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u06cc\u0636, lit. the White Days) are 13th, 14th and 15th of each\u00a0lunar month<\/a>.\u00a0Hadiths<\/a>\u00a0have emphasized on\u00a0fasting<\/a>\u00a0in these days. Ayyam al-Bid of the month of\u00a0Rajab<\/a>\u00a0followed by that of\u00a0Sha’ban<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ramadan<\/a>\u00a0are very important for\u00a0Shi’a<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Etymology<\/span><\/h2>\n

“Bid”, in Arabic, means white. One of the ancient Arab traditions was naming the days of a month according to the moon’s brightness. Since the moon is in its brightest phases during these days, they were called\u00a0Ayyam al-Bid<\/i>\u00a0(white days).[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The other names of these days are\u00a0Awadih<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Ghurr<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Fasting in Ayyam al-Bid<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to narrations\u00a0fasting<\/a>\u00a0three days of each month was a admirable act before\u00a0Islam<\/a>\u00a0and was called “the Prophet\u00a0Ibrahim (a)<\/a>‘s fasting”.[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0Prophet (s)<\/a>\u00a0encouraged people to continue this tradition and fast during Ayyam al-Bid.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Multiple hadiths that denote fasting three days in a month is\u00a0recommended<\/a>\u00a0suggest different days in a month. Some just counted fasting the 13th of each month as recommended,[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0the other narrates from\u00a0Imam al-Sadiq (a)<\/a>\u00a0that the Prophet (s) fasted three days of a\u00a0lunar month<\/a>: “the first and the last Thursday and the first Wednesday from the second ten-day.”[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0There are also neutral hadiths that only denote the\u00a0Istihbab<\/a><\/i>\u00a0of fasting three days in a month.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Anyway, based on those hadiths,\u00a0jurists<\/a>\u00a0have different opinions specifying the three days in which fasting is recommended, whether they are Ayyam al-Bid or not.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Significance of Ayyam al-Bid of Rajab<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Ayyam al-Bid of the month of\u00a0Rajab<\/a>\u00a0followed by that of\u00a0Sha’ban<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ramadan<\/a>\u00a0are very important among Shi’a.[8]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0I’tikaf<\/a>\u00a0is one of the recommended acts that are prevalent during Ayyam al-Bid of Rajab in\u00a0Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Notes<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. Jump up<\/span>\u2191<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Farr\u0101\u02be,\u00a0al-Ayy\u0101m wa l-lay\u0101l\u012b wa l-shuh\u016br<\/i>, p. 58; Ibn Kath\u012br,\u00a0Tafs\u012br al-Qur\u02be\u0101n<\/i>, vol. 3, p. 573.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Jump up<\/span>\u2191<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Nas\u0101\u02be\u012b,\u00a0Sunan al-Nas\u0101\u02be\u012b<\/i>, vol. 4, p. 222-223.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Jump up<\/span>\u2191<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Ibn Sa\u02bfd,\u00a0al-\u1e6cabaq\u0101t al-kubr\u0101<\/i>, vol. 7, p. 43; A\u1e25mad b. \u1e24anbal,\u00a0Musnad<\/i>, vol. 5, p. 27-28, 150-152.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Jump up<\/span>\u2191<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Ibn Sa\u02bfd,\u00a0al-\u1e6cabaq\u0101t al-kubr\u0101<\/i>, vol. 7, p. 43; A\u1e25mad b. \u1e24anbal,\u00a0Musnad<\/i>, vol. 5, p. 27-28, 150-152.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Jump up<\/span>\u2191<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u1e62ad\u016bq,\u00a0Man l\u0101 ya\u1e25\u1e0duruh al-faq\u012bh<\/i>, vol. 2, p. 84.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Jump up<\/span>\u2191<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Nas\u0101\u02be\u012b,\u00a0Sunan al-Nas\u0101\u02be\u012b<\/i>, vol. 4, p. 222-223.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Jump up<\/span>\u2191<\/a><\/span>\u00a0See: \u1e62ad\u016bq,\u00a0Man l\u0101 ya\u1e25\u1e0duruh al-faq\u012bh<\/i>, vol. 2, p. 84; \u1e6c\u016bs\u012b,\u00a0Tahdh\u012bb al-a\u1e25k\u0101m<\/i>, vol. 4, p. 296; Ibn \u1e6c\u0101w\u016bs,\u00a0al-Dr\u016b\u02bf al-w\u0101q\u012bya<\/i>, p. 66.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Jump up<\/span>\u2191<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Malik\u012b Tabr\u012bz\u012b,\u00a0al-Mur\u0101qib\u0101t<\/i>, p. 62; Qumm\u012b,\u00a0Maf\u0101t\u012b\u1e25 al-jin\u0101n<\/i>, p. 201-202.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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