The Permissibility of Fasting on Saturday Absolutely
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Question:
This questioner from Jordan sent a set of questions, saying: O His Eminence the Shaykh, if the day of Ashura falls on a Saturday, is it permissible for us to fast on it?
Answer:
There is no harm in a person fasting on Saturday absolutely, whether for an obligatory fast or a voluntary one. The hadith containing the prohibition against fasting on Saturday is a weak, confused, and anomalous hadith, contrary to the authentic hadiths. So there is nothing wrong with a Muslim fasting on Saturday, whether it is for an obligation or a voluntary fast, even if he does not fast with anyone else. The hadith containing the prohibition against fasting on Saturday except for an obligation is not authentic; rather, it is weak and anomalous, contrary to the authentic hadiths. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
This questioner from Jordan sent a set of questions, saying: O His Eminence the Shaykh, if the day of Ashura falls on a Saturday, is it permissible for us to fast on it?
Answer:
There is no harm in a person fasting on Saturday absolutely, whether for an obligatory fast or a voluntary one. The hadith containing the prohibition against fasting on Saturday is a weak, confused, and anomalous hadith, contrary to the authentic hadiths. So there is nothing wrong with a Muslim fasting on Saturday, whether it is for an obligation or a voluntary fast, even if he does not fast with anyone else. The hadith containing the prohibition against fasting on Saturday except for an obligation is not authentic; rather, it is weak and anomalous, contrary to the authentic hadiths. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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