Is consecutive fasting required for the seven days of Hajj Tamattu?

Chapter on the Description of Hajj

Al-Mughni

Book of Hajj

Book 11 · Issue 6 · Bab 5

Open in Qurani

Primary text

Consecutive fasting is not required, which implies neither aggregation nor separation is mandated. This is the position of Al-Thawri, Ishaq, and others, and no dissenting opinion is known regarding this.

Supporting text

There are two narrations from Abu Abdullah (Ahmad). The other narration states that one does not fast the days of Mina and fasts the following ten days, in which case a dam (sacrifice) is incumbent upon him.