Can the hadith of Juwayriyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) be a specification for the hadith "Do not fast on Saturday except in what is obligatory upon you"?
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Al-Halabi: Also, there was a discussion with him; he did not fast, of course, but you know, it was a scholarly discussion. So he says, does not the hadith of Aishah mentioned in the two Sahihs, where she fasted the day before or after, also fall under the category of specification for the hadith "except in an obligation," meaning except in an obligation and the day before or after, meaning the day after?
The Shaykh : No, because this exception, as it is said, is comprehensive and exclusive: "Do not fast except in such and such." And therefore, we have
First... Al-Ashqar?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Muhammad Al-Ashqar, do you know him?
Al-Halabi: Yes, I know him.
The Shaykh : He came to us after 'Asr; we had a prior appointment between us. A discussion had taken place between him and Abu Malik over the phone regarding the issue. Abu Malik told me at that time that he would like us to meet with him at your place. We told him, "Welcome." The man had previously called one of us and said that Muhammad Al-Ashqar wished to visit you on Tuesday, I think after 'Asr at six o'clock. We told him there was no objection. After that, I called Abu Malik and informed him, so he came, though a little late. A conversation took place with Muhammad Al-Ashqar on various topics before Abu Malik arrived, and he attended part of it. Then Abu Malik frankly said that a discussion had taken place between him and Shaykh Muhammad on such and such. In any case, he raised the topic. Glory be to Allah, I have known this man for a long time, and he is very strong in discussion and deliberation.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : And our brother Abu Abdullah also attended part of it, in the final section. When he was cornered in the discussion, he wanted to speak as we say, "East-West, as he pleases," not in a structured way. Do you understand what I mean?
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because in that way, the one who is wrong gets cornered.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he falls into his own trap.
Al-Halabi: Correct.
The Shaykh : So when he realized this, he said, "If I do not speak..."
Al-Halabi: Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : We said, "O Shaykh, why don't you speak? Listen: if you find an error, correct it; if you find truth, support it."
Al-Halabi: Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : In the end, I really started to speak. Abu Malik had asked permission to renew his wudu because the time for Maghrib prayer had arrived. Glory be to Allah, something was cast into my mind, then another thing, or a third. This is very wonderful.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : What was cast into my mind was that the 'Id was on a Sunday, and the first day of Tashreeq, which is one of the days of the 'Id, was of course a Monday. Fasting on Monday is recommended. So I spoke. When Muhammad Al-Ashqar stopped and refused to continue the deliberation and discussion, I said, "I am amazed at those who distinguish between fasting on Saturday when it coincides with 'Arafah and permit it, despite the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and do not permit fasting on Monday because it coincides with the day of 'Id. What is the difference between this and that? Fasting on Monday has its virtue, and fasting on 'Arafah has its virtue. So what distinguished between the two virtues, allowing the fasting of 'Arafah when it coincided with Saturday, and forbidding the fasting of Monday when it coincided with the day of 'Id?"
Al-Halabi: They have a weak and flimsy argument. They say this is agreed upon.
The Shaykh : In terms of evidence, the evidence indicates the prohibition of this and the prohibition of that.
Al-Halabi: There is no doubt or ambiguity.
The Shaykh : This is it.
As for this, it is agreed upon; it is a different issue.
Al-Halabi: Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : So if this is agreed upon and that is disputed, which methodology is it carried upon? The methodology that aligns with the agreed-upon, or the one that is disputed? It also came to my mind yesterday, or the night before, that the 'Id was on a Sunday, and on Sunday they also argue that the Messenger used to fast on Sunday and Saturday. So, fast on Sunday, the day of 'Id.
No, they say this is prohibited. Well, and this is prohibited. So now, by this, three days are prohibited: the day of 'Arafah, the first day of the 'Id, and the second day, Monday. Monday has a verbal and practical Sunnah encouraging it. Sunday has a practical Sunnah, if that is established. Do you understand? So Sunday and Monday are not permissible to fast because fasting on the days of 'Id is prohibited.
And peace be upon you.
Al-Halabi: So the answer of Rabi' ibn al-Habib... he has no biography in the books of the people of the Sunnah and the like.
The Shaykh : Yes
Al-Halabi: So some of the Ibadis brought us his book titled *Tabaqat al-Mashayikh fi al-Maghrib* (Biographies of the Scholars in the Maghreb), authored by Shaykh Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Sa'id al-Darjini. In it is a biography of Rabi' ibn Habib, born in the year 150, died in the year 200 Hijri.
The Shaykh : The same author is an Ibadite.
Al-Halabi: The same author is an Ibadite.
The Shaykh : Well, when did this author die?
Al-Halabi: The author died around the year 170.
The Shaykh : 170?
Al-Halabi: 670.
The Shaykh : 670? What is the value of the second one?
Al-Halabi: I said it has no chain of narration at all and is not known to the people of the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Al-Halabi: Even in their own methodologies.
The Shaykh : Some of the meetings were held in a school in Damascus called al-Badriyyah.
Al-Halabi: Yes, it is famous.
The Shaykh : Do you remember this in history?
Another questioner: What is his name?
Al-Halabi: Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi.
The Shaykh : He is Hanafi, despite his engagement with hadith and *Mishkat al-Masabih*.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : Immediately?
Al-Halabi: Immediately, yes. That day?
The Shaykh : No, no, there was an imam of the mosque who was our friend, an Albanian.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : So I used to pray in the mosque there sometimes, and I used to meet with him.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... except for these images ... the house and in some way.
The questioner : They are erased.
The Shaykh : But there is no awareness.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Especially the images that ... today's youth, who are somewhat negligent in obeying Allah ... the image receives them, so it becomes an image of a woman with her hair down and such, meaning it is a great disgrace, and no one pays attention to these problems ... .
Abu Malik: ... but Glory be to Allah, something is strange.
The Shaykh : There is no god but Allah.
Abu Malik: ... this love that has nothing behind it at all.
The Shaykh : Wonderful, absolutely, purer than the water of the sky ... .
The Shaykh : No, because this exception, as it is said, is comprehensive and exclusive: "Do not fast except in such and such." And therefore, we have
First... Al-Ashqar?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Muhammad Al-Ashqar, do you know him?
Al-Halabi: Yes, I know him.
The Shaykh : He came to us after 'Asr; we had a prior appointment between us. A discussion had taken place between him and Abu Malik over the phone regarding the issue. Abu Malik told me at that time that he would like us to meet with him at your place. We told him, "Welcome." The man had previously called one of us and said that Muhammad Al-Ashqar wished to visit you on Tuesday, I think after 'Asr at six o'clock. We told him there was no objection. After that, I called Abu Malik and informed him, so he came, though a little late. A conversation took place with Muhammad Al-Ashqar on various topics before Abu Malik arrived, and he attended part of it. Then Abu Malik frankly said that a discussion had taken place between him and Shaykh Muhammad on such and such. In any case, he raised the topic. Glory be to Allah, I have known this man for a long time, and he is very strong in discussion and deliberation.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : And our brother Abu Abdullah also attended part of it, in the final section. When he was cornered in the discussion, he wanted to speak as we say, "East-West, as he pleases," not in a structured way. Do you understand what I mean?
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because in that way, the one who is wrong gets cornered.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he falls into his own trap.
Al-Halabi: Correct.
The Shaykh : So when he realized this, he said, "If I do not speak..."
Al-Halabi: Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : We said, "O Shaykh, why don't you speak? Listen: if you find an error, correct it; if you find truth, support it."
Al-Halabi: Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : In the end, I really started to speak. Abu Malik had asked permission to renew his wudu because the time for Maghrib prayer had arrived. Glory be to Allah, something was cast into my mind, then another thing, or a third. This is very wonderful.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : What was cast into my mind was that the 'Id was on a Sunday, and the first day of Tashreeq, which is one of the days of the 'Id, was of course a Monday. Fasting on Monday is recommended. So I spoke. When Muhammad Al-Ashqar stopped and refused to continue the deliberation and discussion, I said, "I am amazed at those who distinguish between fasting on Saturday when it coincides with 'Arafah and permit it, despite the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and do not permit fasting on Monday because it coincides with the day of 'Id. What is the difference between this and that? Fasting on Monday has its virtue, and fasting on 'Arafah has its virtue. So what distinguished between the two virtues, allowing the fasting of 'Arafah when it coincided with Saturday, and forbidding the fasting of Monday when it coincided with the day of 'Id?"
Al-Halabi: They have a weak and flimsy argument. They say this is agreed upon.
The Shaykh : In terms of evidence, the evidence indicates the prohibition of this and the prohibition of that.
Al-Halabi: There is no doubt or ambiguity.
The Shaykh : This is it.
As for this, it is agreed upon; it is a different issue.
Al-Halabi: Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : So if this is agreed upon and that is disputed, which methodology is it carried upon? The methodology that aligns with the agreed-upon, or the one that is disputed? It also came to my mind yesterday, or the night before, that the 'Id was on a Sunday, and on Sunday they also argue that the Messenger used to fast on Sunday and Saturday. So, fast on Sunday, the day of 'Id.
No, they say this is prohibited. Well, and this is prohibited. So now, by this, three days are prohibited: the day of 'Arafah, the first day of the 'Id, and the second day, Monday. Monday has a verbal and practical Sunnah encouraging it. Sunday has a practical Sunnah, if that is established. Do you understand? So Sunday and Monday are not permissible to fast because fasting on the days of 'Id is prohibited.
And peace be upon you.
Al-Halabi: So the answer of Rabi' ibn al-Habib... he has no biography in the books of the people of the Sunnah and the like.
The Shaykh : Yes
Al-Halabi: So some of the Ibadis brought us his book titled *Tabaqat al-Mashayikh fi al-Maghrib* (Biographies of the Scholars in the Maghreb), authored by Shaykh Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Sa'id al-Darjini. In it is a biography of Rabi' ibn Habib, born in the year 150, died in the year 200 Hijri.
The Shaykh : The same author is an Ibadite.
Al-Halabi: The same author is an Ibadite.
The Shaykh : Well, when did this author die?
Al-Halabi: The author died around the year 170.
The Shaykh : 170?
Al-Halabi: 670.
The Shaykh : 670? What is the value of the second one?
Al-Halabi: I said it has no chain of narration at all and is not known to the people of the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Al-Halabi: Even in their own methodologies.
The Shaykh : Some of the meetings were held in a school in Damascus called al-Badriyyah.
Al-Halabi: Yes, it is famous.
The Shaykh : Do you remember this in history?
Another questioner: What is his name?
Al-Halabi: Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi.
The Shaykh : He is Hanafi, despite his engagement with hadith and *Mishkat al-Masabih*.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : Immediately?
Al-Halabi: Immediately, yes. That day?
The Shaykh : No, no, there was an imam of the mosque who was our friend, an Albanian.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : So I used to pray in the mosque there sometimes, and I used to meet with him.
Al-Halabi: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... except for these images ... the house and in some way.
The questioner : They are erased.
The Shaykh : But there is no awareness.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Especially the images that ... today's youth, who are somewhat negligent in obeying Allah ... the image receives them, so it becomes an image of a woman with her hair down and such, meaning it is a great disgrace, and no one pays attention to these problems ... .
Abu Malik: ... but Glory be to Allah, something is strange.
The Shaykh : There is no god but Allah.
Abu Malik: ... this love that has nothing behind it at all.
The Shaykh : Wonderful, absolutely, purer than the water of the sky ... .