"Fasting on Saturday is neither for you nor against you": What is the occasion of this hadith?
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The questioner : The hadith As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 13:361 I do not know if it is the primary source; I read it in Sahih al-Jami', it is in Sahih al-Jami'.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : But perhaps, I do not know if the details of its takhrij are in the book Irwa' al-Ghalil, if you remember now, I mean?
The Shaykh : No, it is not mentioned... .
The questioner : He says it is associated with an occasion; he says, "I want to ask you about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man... ."
The Shaykh : My brother, this hadith was mentioned in Sahih al-Jami' because it has a corroborating narration. We are going around in circles about "Do not fast on Saturday except in what is obligatory upon you". This discussion was discussed with me by Shaykh Ahmad al-Masakin.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And he asked this same question.
The questioner : No, I only want it to be authentic, otherwise it means nothing regarding the occasion.
The Shaykh : He asked this same question, may Allah forgive you.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : He is asking about the occasion, so I said the occasion is not correct.
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : No, I have taken it.
The questioner : Okay, but this text mentioned in Sahih al-Jami' was mentioned not because it is authentic in itself, but because a hadith... the well-known... .
The questioner : ... a Shaykh of a certain rank, and it is a corroborating narration.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Fasting on Saturday is neither for you nor against you
صيام يوم السبت لا لك ولا عليكThe Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : But perhaps, I do not know if the details of its takhrij are in the book Irwa' al-Ghalil, if you remember now, I mean?
The Shaykh : No, it is not mentioned... .
The questioner : He says it is associated with an occasion; he says, "I want to ask you about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man... ."
The Shaykh : My brother, this hadith was mentioned in Sahih al-Jami' because it has a corroborating narration. We are going around in circles about "Do not fast on Saturday except in what is obligatory upon you". This discussion was discussed with me by Shaykh Ahmad al-Masakin.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And he asked this same question.
The questioner : No, I only want it to be authentic, otherwise it means nothing regarding the occasion.
The Shaykh : He asked this same question, may Allah forgive you.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : He is asking about the occasion, so I said the occasion is not correct.
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : No, I have taken it.
The questioner : Okay, but this text mentioned in Sahih al-Jami' was mentioned not because it is authentic in itself, but because a hadith... the well-known... .
The questioner : ... a Shaykh of a certain rank, and it is a corroborating narration.
The Shaykh : Yes.