What is the ruling on fasting on Friday alone?
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The questioner: I mean the Day of 'Arafah and the Day of Ashura. They cite the hadith in Muslim: Sahih Muslim 1144b What is the understanding of this wording?
The Shaykh: I mean, as explained in the other hadiths, he fasts on Thursday.
The questioner: He said here that the exception has no value.
The Shaykh : How do you mean?
The questioner: He said, I mean, is he talking about fasting on Friday alone among the days?
The Shaykh: So if he fasts on Thursday before Friday, does not this text cover him?
The questioner: In their view, no, it does not cover him.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner: Because the hadith talks about fasting one day, meaning fasting on Friday alone.
The Shaykh: Okay, so if he fasts on Thursday, he did not fast on Friday alone.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh: Why are you saying that this statement does not cover them?
The questioner: Because our Shaykh, I mean, the apparent ruling is the prohibition of fasting on Friday, specifically fasting on Friday alone, except for his custom.
The Shaykh: Okay, what is the custom?
The questioner: For example, it coincides with a fast he has for 'Arafah...
The Shaykh: What is the custom, as they say, by the Sunnah? I mean, is this the custom? Or does he fast one day and break the fast the next?
The questioner: Like that, I mean, consistent practice.
The Shaykh: Yes, this is possible, but they do not want this. They want that it is his custom to fast on the Day of 'Arafah. But what comes to mind as the intended meaning of this custom is not that. Rather, it is the repeated and consecutive custom that comes to mind as the custom. As for Allah, by the Sunnah, fasting on Ashura, by the Sunnah, fasting on 'Arafah, if the Day of 'Arafah falls on a Friday, this expression in Arabic does not cover it. This is what appears to us, and Allah knows best.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner: Even though you also cite this wording This is in Ramadan So your custom is continuous.
The Shaykh: It is actually continuous. Are you finished?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
and do not single out Friday among days for fasting but only when anyone among you is accustomed to fast (on dates) which coincide with this day (Friday).
ولا تخصوا يوم الجمعة بصيام من بين الأيام إلا أن يكون في صوم يصومه أحدكمThe Shaykh: I mean, as explained in the other hadiths, he fasts on Thursday.
The questioner: He said here that the exception has no value.
The Shaykh : How do you mean?
The questioner: He said, I mean, is he talking about fasting on Friday alone among the days?
The Shaykh: So if he fasts on Thursday before Friday, does not this text cover him?
The questioner: In their view, no, it does not cover him.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner: Because the hadith talks about fasting one day, meaning fasting on Friday alone.
The Shaykh: Okay, so if he fasts on Thursday, he did not fast on Friday alone.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh: Why are you saying that this statement does not cover them?
The questioner: Because our Shaykh, I mean, the apparent ruling is the prohibition of fasting on Friday, specifically fasting on Friday alone, except for his custom.
The Shaykh: Okay, what is the custom?
The questioner: For example, it coincides with a fast he has for 'Arafah...
The Shaykh: What is the custom, as they say, by the Sunnah? I mean, is this the custom? Or does he fast one day and break the fast the next?
The questioner: Like that, I mean, consistent practice.
The Shaykh: Yes, this is possible, but they do not want this. They want that it is his custom to fast on the Day of 'Arafah. But what comes to mind as the intended meaning of this custom is not that. Rather, it is the repeated and consecutive custom that comes to mind as the custom. As for Allah, by the Sunnah, fasting on Ashura, by the Sunnah, fasting on 'Arafah, if the Day of 'Arafah falls on a Friday, this expression in Arabic does not cover it. This is what appears to us, and Allah knows best.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner: Even though you also cite this wording
Unless it is a fast that one of you is accustomed to fasting.
إلا صوماً يصومه أحدكمDo not precede the fasting of Ramadan by one or two days, unless it is a fast that one of you is accustomed to fasting.
لا تتقدموا صيام رمضان بيوم أو يومين إلا صوماً يصومه أحدكمThe Shaykh: It is actually continuous. Are you finished?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
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