Does the application and practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of fasting on Mondays and Thursdays take precedence over what is reported from him of his saying?
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Al-Halabi : The questioner asks and says: Does the application and practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of fasting on Mondays and Thursdays take precedence over what is reported from him of his saying: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2389Sahih (Darussalam) on the grounds that the Prophet does not leave the best?
The Shaykh : No, this is weak talk. It may be that the best for the Messenger (peace be upon him) is to leave the act of worship entirely in order to clarify the Shari'ah.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he has the same reward as the one who performed that act of worship, and this reminds me of something I said on the occasion of my comment on those who did not understand his saying (peace be upon him) correctly; namely:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 13:357; this hadith was difficult for many people, both in the past and in the present. We have no connection with the ancients, because we cannot exchange words with them, but we can exchange words with some of the living, and not with all of the living.
Another questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
We can exchange words about this hadith with some of the living, and not with all of the living; because some of the others among the living are like the dead; and therefore I do not mean those, but rather I mean the first group. So we say, or I may have said to some of these people when they found the generality of this hadith difficult, and they directed other hadiths at it that clarify the virtue of fasting on Monday and the day of...
It was narrated that Muhajid said: "Abdullah bin 'Amr said to me: My father got me married to a woman from a noble family, and he used to come to her and ask her about her husband. She said: What a wonderful man he is! He never comes to my bed. And he has never approached me since he married me. He mentioned that to the Prophet and he said: Bring him to me. So he brought him with him and (the Prophet) said: How do you fast? I said: "Every day." He said: "Fast three days of every month." I said: "I am able to do better than that." He said: "Fast for two days, and break your fast for one day." He said; "I am able to do better than that". He said: "Observe the best of fasts, the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him: Fasting for one day and breaking the fast for one day." 'Ata said: "someone who heard him told me that Ibn 'Umar (said) that the Prophet said: 'Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not fasted."
أفضل الصيام صيام داودThe Shaykh : No, this is weak talk. It may be that the best for the Messenger (peace be upon him) is to leave the act of worship entirely in order to clarify the Shari'ah.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he has the same reward as the one who performed that act of worship, and this reminds me of something I said on the occasion of my comment on those who did not understand his saying (peace be upon him) correctly; namely:
Do not fast on the day of Saturday except for what is obligatory upon you; and even if one of you finds nothing but the bark of a tree, let him chew it.
لا تصوموا يوم السبت إلا فيما افتُرِضَ عليكم ؛ ولو لم يَجِدْ أحدكم إلا لحاء شجرة فليمضَغْهAnother questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
We can exchange words about this hadith with some of the living, and not with all of the living; because some of the others among the living are like the dead; and therefore I do not mean those, but rather I mean the first group. So we say, or I may have said to some of these people when they found the generality of this hadith difficult, and they directed other hadiths at it that clarify the virtue of fasting on Monday and the day of...
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