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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the prohibition of fasting on Friday alone for the sake of prohibition or for the sake of dislike?

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Question:
What is the factor that shifts the ruling from prohibition in the hadiths prohibiting fasting on Friday?

Answer:
Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says
fasts together with the day before or the day afterيَصُومَ يَوْمًا قَبْلَهُ أَوْ يَوْمًا بَعْدَهُ
Bulugh al-Maram 5:41
, this is evidence that the prohibition is for the sake of dislike, not for the sake of prohibition, since he permitted fasting it along with other days. If fasting it were forbidden, he would not have made fasting the day before it or the day after it permissible for it. Yes, regarding fasting on the day of the festival, he did not say "fast the day before it or the day after it," but rather he (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it; he did not say "fast the day before it and the day after it." This is a prohibition for the sake of prohibition. As for when he said "fast the day before it and the day after it," this is evidence that it is for the sake of dislike. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل النهي عن صيام يوم الجمعة منفردًا للتحريم أم للكراهة؟ #صالح_الفوزان — youtube.com

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