Is it permissible to single out Friday for fasting in the six days of Shawwal?
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : Is it permissible to single out Friday for fasting in the six days of Shawwal?
The Shaykh : If a person fasts on Friday because it is his day of leisure and it is difficult for him to fast on any day other than Friday, then there is no blame on him for fasting, because he did not single out Friday because it is Friday, but rather he singled it out because it is his day of leisure. As for if he singles it out for no reason, then we say: either fast a day before it or fast a day after it. Likewise, one should not single out Saturday for fasting; either fast a day before it or a day after it, or else leave off fasting on it. However, if he says, "I have no leisure except on Saturday, and I like to fast the six days," we say there is nothing wrong with it, because in that case you did not single it out because it is Saturday. Yes.
The Shaykh : If a person fasts on Friday because it is his day of leisure and it is difficult for him to fast on any day other than Friday, then there is no blame on him for fasting, because he did not single out Friday because it is Friday, but rather he singled it out because it is his day of leisure. As for if he singles it out for no reason, then we say: either fast a day before it or fast a day after it. Likewise, one should not single out Saturday for fasting; either fast a day before it or a day after it, or else leave off fasting on it. However, if he says, "I have no leisure except on Saturday, and I like to fast the six days," we say there is nothing wrong with it, because in that case you did not single it out because it is Saturday. Yes.