Fasting on the Day of Saturday
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The questioner:
Fasting of the one who begins, fasting of the one who begins, fasting of 'Arafah or the tenth.
The Shaykh:
And Saturday is valid, there is no harm. Its hadith is weak; the hadith regarding the prohibition of fasting on Friday and Saturday is weak.
The questioner:
He says: What happened to you?
The Shaykh:
If he fasts on Saturday alone, or with Friday, or with Sunday, there is no harm.
The questioner:
Oh people, it is no big deal, meaning, what will I get?
The Shaykh:
And the branch of that is fine, because the hadith is weak.
The questioner:
Or with you as well?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to fast it alone.
The questioner:
Even if it coincides with the Day of 'Arafah, Shaykh, even if it coincides with the Day of 'Arafah.
The Shaykh:
If he fasts on Thursday with it, or it is invalidated, or he fasts in the afternoon.
Fasting of the one who begins, fasting of the one who begins, fasting of 'Arafah or the tenth.
The Shaykh:
And Saturday is valid, there is no harm. Its hadith is weak; the hadith regarding the prohibition of fasting on Friday and Saturday is weak.
The questioner:
He says: What happened to you?
The Shaykh:
If he fasts on Saturday alone, or with Friday, or with Sunday, there is no harm.
The questioner:
Oh people, it is no big deal, meaning, what will I get?
The Shaykh:
And the branch of that is fine, because the hadith is weak.
The questioner:
Or with you as well?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to fast it alone.
The questioner:
Even if it coincides with the Day of 'Arafah, Shaykh, even if it coincides with the Day of 'Arafah.
The Shaykh:
If he fasts on Thursday with it, or it is invalidated, or he fasts in the afternoon.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، كتاب الاعتكاف — islamhouse.com (11:04)
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