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Is it permissible to fast on Saturday if it falls on the white days?

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The questioner : Hello, yes, Shaykh Muhammad, yes, how are you?

The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.

The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Wadan.

The Shaykh : May Allah welcome you.

The questioner : I say: We fasted these three white days of the month, and they told us that it is not permissible to fast on Saturday except for obligatory fasts.

The Shaykh : No, it is not in any state.

The questioner : There is a hadith that says: Do not fast on Saturday except for obligatory fasts.

The Shaykh : Some scholars have weakened this hadith.

The questioner : Pardon me.

The Shaykh : And some said that it is abrogated.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And those who said it is authentic say that the meaning is: do not single out Saturday for fasting, but if you fast a day before it or a day after it, there is no harm.

The questioner : There is no harm, yes, but this hadith is weak.

The Shaykh : I say some of the scholars have weakened it.

The questioner : They weakened it.

The Shaykh : And some said it is abrogated; some said it is not abrogated, but the meaning is singling out Saturday for fasting.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : You do not fast on Saturday by itself.

The questioner : Yes, we, the three days came as Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

The Shaykh : There is absolutely nothing wrong.

The questioner : There is no harm, meaning if he says he will fast it.

The Shaykh : If a day comes before it and a day after it, it does not prevent us.

The questioner : There is no
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 337- هل يجوز الصيام يوم السبت إذا كان في الأيام البيض 📍سؤال من حاج 🕋 📍 #ابن_عثيمين — youtube.com

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