What is the ruling on fasting on a virtuous day if it coincides with Saturday?

The questioner : Is it permissible or not permissible?

The Shaykh : There are two opinions in this issue...

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : The well-known opinion among scholars is permissibility. Welcome, welcome. The first opinion is:

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : It is permissibility, and the second opinion is that one should not fast on Saturday at all, except in what Allah has made obligatory, based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): , ; therefore, the pious course is to leave what is prohibited in obedience to the Shari'ah, and whoever does so is better than the one who fasts in opposition to the Shari'ah; because it is authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that he said: , so if you leave fasting on the Day of 'Ashura or the Day of 'Arafah because this day or that day coincides with Saturday, you have not lost anything; rather, you are the gainer, because you left that fasting in order to conform to what the Messenger prohibited, and you stopped, and whoever stops is better for him than the one who does not stop, as is self-evident. And what brings this issue closer to many people who—no, let us not correct it now until we finish, my brother does not agree—...

The questioner : 'Abdullah, stop.

The Shaykh : To clarify the issue, I say: There is no difference between a Muslim leaving the fasting of the Day of 'Ashura or 'Arafah because it coincided with Saturday, and leaving the fasting of Monday or Thursday because it coincided with a day on which fasting is prohibited, such as the day of 'Id. The day of 'Id, the day of 'Id al-Fitr, is one day. If the day of 'Id coincides with Monday, does the Muslim fast? The answer is no. How is this contradiction resolved? There are hadiths in Monday encouraging fasting, and there is a prohibition in the day of 'Id against fasting. So what does the Muslim do when the prohibition conflicts with the virtue? The answer is: There is a jurisprudential rule that says: "When the prohibitive and the permissive conflict, the prohibitive is given precedence over the permissive." Just as you leave Monday and Thursday because of the coincidence with the day of 'Id, which is prohibited to fast, so exactly, and there is absolutely no difference, if you leave the fasting of the Day of 'Arafah or the Day of 'Ashura because it coincided with Saturday, there is no difference between this and that, were it not for the customs that have prevailed among many people, first of all, and especially since these customs are based on the opinion of many scholars. But Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as you all know, says: . In conclusion, I say: Whoever leaves the fasting of Monday for the sake of the 'Id, Allah will compensate him with something better than it, and whoever leaves the fasting of the Day of 'Arafah or 'Ashura because it coincided with Saturday, Allah will compensate him with something better than it. This is a reality that we live and experience in our souls, and we do not grieve or regret at all that we did not fast on the Day of 'Ashura or did not fast on the Day of 'Arafah when it coincided with Saturday, and that is enough. Now, do you want... ...

The questioner : ... .

Another questioner : ... you have wasted it on us.

Another questioner : Many of the men completed it, and not many of the women completed it.

The Shaykh : ... you... then you opened it for the sake of... my brother, be patient, Allah will guide you...

The questioner : ... O Shaykh.