Hasan raised a difficulty regarding fasting on Saturday.

Ali Hasan: There is a difficulty concerning the issue of fasting on Saturday that was touched upon in the previous session, but before that, I would like to mention a word by Imam al-Dhahabi, our Shaykh, in the biography of al-Hajjaj in *al-Sirah*.

The Shaykh: Good.
Ali Hasan: *Siyar A'lam al-Nubala* says: "His good deeds are submerged in the sea of his sins. We do not claim kinship with him, nor do we love him!"

The Shaykh: Hehehe.
Ali Hasan: This is al-Dhahabi's conclusion in the biography of al-Hajjaj. Regarding the difficulty, Shaykh, the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which you authenticated as I recall, is , so what is the explanation for this hadith, which implies that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed him of combining [fasts] rather than fasting alone?

The Shaykh : The answer is in the words of the Messenger (peace be upon him)!
Ali Hasan: Yes.

The Shaykh : It is not for you and not against you. Is this fasting a worship or not a worship for the one who fasts?
Ali: It is a worship.

The Shaykh : It is a worship without a doubt. Well, if a person worships Allah with something for which he is not rewarded, would he be following the Shari'ah?
Ali: No, it is a waste.

The Shaykh : Well, this is exactly it. I had this hadith with me, and the answer to it came to my mind immediately, like
Ali Hasan: It is not permissible.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible for him, and this is the same.
Ali: But, Shaykh, the one who raises this difficulty says that the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came because he fasted alone, but if he had fasted the day before, he would not have said this phrase.

The Shaykh : How do you mean?
Ali Hasan: I mean, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), before saying this phrase to him, said to him: .

The Shaykh : My answer to this phrase, "fasting on Saturday..."
Ali Hasan: Yes, is it clear, Shaykh?

The Shaykh: All right.
Ali Hasan: But the point is that this phrase came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the answer of the one who fasted that he did not fast yesterday or the day before, so he said: , but if he had said he fasted yesterday, meaning, according to what this objector says...

The Shaykh : I understand, I am with you now.
Ali Hasan: That is it.

The Shaykh : But this is known regarding fasting on Friday. Regarding fasting on Saturday, is there a hadith like that?
Ali Hasan: What I recall is that this wording exists!

The Shaykh : Yes, in that case...
Ali Hasan: I mean, but of course, without certainty...

The Shaykh : It is not on me, it is not on me. In that case, the research is postponed until you find that.
Ali Hasan: Yes.

The Shaykh : Within the limits of what I have read and researched, and remember with me that I mentioned several chains for this hadith in the book *al-Irwaa*. I do not recall that he said this on the occasion of fasting on Saturday, having fasted the day before and after, but rather he said this regarding...
Ali Hasan: The hadith of Juwayriyyah.

The Shaykh : Yes. So, if you find it, may Allah will it, on another occasion, show us the text and we will first verify its existence, and if it is found, verify its authenticity, and in that case, every new event has its own ruling.
Ali Hasan: May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : It is nine and a quarter. Ah, well, here, please.