What is the ruling on fasting on the day of 'Ashura if it falls on a Saturday?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on a person who fasts voluntarily on a day on which fasting is prohibited, such as fasting on the day of 'Ashura when it falls on a Saturday?
Answer:
There is nothing preventing the fasting on a Saturday. The hadith regarding the prohibition of fasting on that day is a hadith that cannot be used as evidence. Is there any prohibition against singling out a Saturday for fasting?
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on a person who fasts voluntarily on a day on which fasting is prohibited, such as fasting on the day of 'Ashura when it falls on a Saturday?
Answer:
There is nothing preventing the fasting on a Saturday. The hadith regarding the prohibition of fasting on that day is a hadith that cannot be used as evidence. Is there any prohibition against singling out a Saturday for fasting?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صيام عاشوراء لو وافق يوم السبت؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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