The ruling on fasting on Friday for one who fasts the fast of Dawud (peace be upon him)
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Question:
His final question says: And if I fast one day and break the fast the next, and then my fasting day happens to be Friday, is it permissible for me to fast or not?
Answer:
Likewise, there is no harm. If you are among those who fast one day and break the fast the next throughout the year, this is the fast of Dawud (peace and blessings be upon him). Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the best of fasting isSunan Ibn Majah 1712Sahih (Darussalam), and he would fast one day and break the fast the next. The best of prayer is the prayer of Dawud; he would sleep half the night, pray for a third of it, and sleep for a sixth. If the day you fast happens to be Friday or Saturday, there is no harm in that. Yes.
His final question says: And if I fast one day and break the fast the next, and then my fasting day happens to be Friday, is it permissible for me to fast or not?
Answer:
Likewise, there is no harm. If you are among those who fast one day and break the fast the next throughout the year, this is the fast of Dawud (peace and blessings be upon him). Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the best of fasting is
the fast of Dawud, for he used to fast one day
صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5526- حكم صيام الجمعة لمن صام صيام داود عليه السلام - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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