البارئ
(البارئ): اسمٌ من أسماء الله الحسنى، يدل على صفة (البَرْءِ)، وهو...
Voluntary fast
(صَوْمُ التَّطَوُّعِ)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
Any type of fast legislated by Allah other than the obligatory fast.
الشرح المختصر
"Sawm tatawwu‘" (voluntary fast) is to draw closer to Allah through voluntary fasting, which is also called Sunnah fasting and recommended fasting. It is of two types: 1. Absolute "sawm tatawwu‘", is that which Shariah texts without being restricted to a certain time. 2. Restricted "sawm tatawwu‘", is that which is mentioned in Shariah texts restricted to a certain time, such as fasting the six days of (the month of) "Shawwāl", Mondays and Thursdays, the day of ‘Arafah, and the ninth and tenth of the month of "‘Āshoorā’".