Fasting on the Day of Ashura if it falls on a Saturday and Singling Out Saturday for Fasting
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I heard that singling out Saturday for fasting is forbidden. He says: So if I fast on the Day of Ashura, which will fall on a Saturday, will I have done something forbidden?
The Shaykh:
No, because you did not intend to fast on Saturday; you intended to fast on Ashura, and fasting on Ashura is prescribed. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Singling out Saturday for fasting is disliked, they say. It is disliked to single out Rajab, and it is disliked to single out Rajab for fasting, and it is disliked to single out Friday and Saturday. Rather, one should fast the day before and the day after. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I heard that singling out Saturday for fasting is forbidden. He says: So if I fast on the Day of Ashura, which will fall on a Saturday, will I have done something forbidden?
The Shaykh:
No, because you did not intend to fast on Saturday; you intended to fast on Ashura, and fasting on Ashura is prescribed. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Singling out Saturday for fasting is disliked, they say. It is disliked to single out Rajab, and it is disliked to single out Rajab for fasting, and it is disliked to single out Friday and Saturday. Rather, one should fast the day before and the day after. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الجواب عما احتج به أهل الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:05:52)
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