Is it permissible to fast on Saturday or Sunday alone?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah
The questioner : Is it permissible to fast on Saturday and Sunday?
The Shaykh : In the obligatory fast?
The questioner : Okay, in the voluntary fast?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "in the obligatory fast"?
The questioner : I mean what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has not made obligatory.
The Shaykh : If I told you "in the obligatory fast," it means not in the voluntary fast. You would then ask, "What about the voluntary fast?" If fasting were permissible in both the obligatory and the voluntary, we would have said it is permissible and the matter would have been settled. But I qualified my answer for you by saying it is permissible only in the obligatory fast.
The questioner : Meaning it is permissible.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible; it is not permissible except in the obligatory fast.
The questioner : Do you mean in Ramadan?
The Shaykh : Ramadan, or a vow, or making up a missed fast.
The questioner : The basis for this is that some people say, "O Shaykh, because Saturday is the festival of the Jews and Sunday is the festival of the Christians."
The Shaykh : These people speak without knowledge. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 13:357.
The questioner : Thank you, thank you, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with every good.
The Shaykh : You are welcome, and do not forget to greet me.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : No, you need to say "As-salamu alaykum."
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Let me hear you so I can see.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
A small child is brought to the gatheringThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him), so he made a supplication for himThe Shaykh
The Shaykh : May Allah will it, may He cause him to grow up well and make him a source of joy for his parents.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah
The questioner : Is it permissible to fast on Saturday and Sunday?
The Shaykh : In the obligatory fast?
The questioner : Okay, in the voluntary fast?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "in the obligatory fast"?
The questioner : I mean what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has not made obligatory.
The Shaykh : If I told you "in the obligatory fast," it means not in the voluntary fast. You would then ask, "What about the voluntary fast?" If fasting were permissible in both the obligatory and the voluntary, we would have said it is permissible and the matter would have been settled. But I qualified my answer for you by saying it is permissible only in the obligatory fast.
The questioner : Meaning it is permissible.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible; it is not permissible except in the obligatory fast.
The questioner : Do you mean in Ramadan?
The Shaykh : Ramadan, or a vow, or making up a missed fast.
The questioner : The basis for this is that some people say, "O Shaykh, because Saturday is the festival of the Jews and Sunday is the festival of the Christians."
The Shaykh : These people speak without knowledge. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not fast on the day of Saturday except for what is obligatory upon you, and if one of you finds nothing but the bark of a tree, let him chew it.
لا تصوموا يوم السبت إلا فيما اُفترض عليكم ، ولو لم يجد أحدكم إلا لحاء شجرة فليمضغهThe questioner : Thank you, thank you, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with every good.
The Shaykh : You are welcome, and do not forget to greet me.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : No, you need to say "As-salamu alaykum."
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Let me hear you so I can see.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
A small child is brought to the gatheringThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him), so he made a supplication for himThe Shaykh
The Shaykh : May Allah will it, may He cause him to grow up well and make him a source of joy for his parents.
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