Discussion of the issue of fasting on Saturday when it coincides with a virtuous day.

The Shaykh : This reminds me of something I said on the occasion of my comment on those who did not understand his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) correctly, which is: . This hadith has been difficult for many people, both in the past and in the present. We have no connection with the ancients, because we cannot exchange words with them, but we can exchange words with some of the living, not all of them.

The questioner : Peace be upon you

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace. We can exchange words about this hadith with some of the living, not all of them, because some of the living are like the dead. Therefore, I do not mean those, but rather the first group. So, I said, or may have said, to some of them when they found the generality of this hadith difficult, and they brought other hadiths that explain the virtue of fasting on Monday, Thursday, the Day of Ashura, the Day of 'Arafah, and one of the three white days, and they said: "Do not fast on Saturday except in what is obligatory upon you, or otherwise in such and such and such." They excluded the days in which fasting is recommended. I do not want to lengthen the discussion on this point; I only want to confirm what I answered earlier, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who did not fast one day and broke the fast the next, does not mean that he has no reward for that fasting which he did not perform. It is possible to believe more than that. It is possible that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), if he broke the fast on a day, has the reward of fasting that day. Why?
The Shaykh : Because he broke the fast for a legal purpose, which is to clarify the Shari'ah for the Ummah, and we follow our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Here is the point: when the fasting of the previously mentioned days comes, Monday or Thursday or Ashura, or 'Arafah or one of the white days, and it coincides with Saturday, we leave the fasting of that Saturday because of this hadith. We hope from Allah that He will record for us the reward of fasting that day, even though we did not fast it. I think you have never heard this statement, so hear it today, and in the end times, we hope from Allah that He will record for us the fasting of the Day of Ashura or the Day of 'Arafah which we did not fast. Why? Because it coincided with Saturday. What made you hope for the favor of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? My knowledge that the scholars say that the Messenger fasted and broke the fast, prayed or did not pray, so his reward is recorded for him because it is a clarification of the Shari'ah. We say when we break the fast on Saturday and it coincides with one of those virtuous days, we desire from Allah and hope in His favor that He will record for us the fasting of that day, even though we... This is my deduction, and many may not reason it, but I will bring a proof that is detailed exactly in what we are discussing, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . If we leave the fasting of the Day of 'Arafah or Ashura because it coincides with Saturday, why? Because the Messenger said: . And this is not obligatory, so we left it for the sake of Allah. Therefore, Allah will compensate us with something better, and I think you have taken the answer, and multiplied, not just that.