Is it forbidden to fast on Saturday, even if it coincides with one of our fasts?
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The questioner : Regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1726Hasan (Darussalam) ; meaning, even if it coincides with one of our fasts, for example ...
The Shaykh : Meaning, like when one of us fasts a voluntary fast.
The questioner : A voluntary fast, yes.
The Shaykh : Complete it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A voluntary fast, even and even.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is not obligatory, yes.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, does this not resemble his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 9:24 ?
The Shaykh : There is no resemblance.
The questioner : ... the end of the hadith, meaning he said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1726Hasan (Darussalam) .
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is limited, meaning a generalization followed by a specification, so there is no room for another exception, because it means ... .
The questioner : But Shaykh, regarding the practice of the Salaf, what was established in this practice.
The Shaykh : We do not have a practice of the Salaf that compels us to specify a general hadith in what was excepted from it, he said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1726Hasan (Darussalam) we do not have ...
The questioner : Meaning: does it fall under this rule that says the absence of transmission is not a transmission of absence?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is so. The absence of knowledge of something does not necessitate knowledge of its absence, O Allah.
Do not fast on Saturdays apart from days when you are obliged to fast
لا تصوموا السبت إلا فيما افترض عليكمThe Shaykh : Meaning, like when one of us fasts a voluntary fast.
The questioner : A voluntary fast, yes.
The Shaykh : Complete it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A voluntary fast, even and even.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is not obligatory, yes.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, does this not resemble his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not precede Ramadan by fasting one or two days, except a man who used to fast his fast
لا تقدِّموا رمضان بصوم يوم أو يومين ، إلا رجل كان يصوم صومهThe Shaykh : There is no resemblance.
The questioner : ... the end of the hadith, meaning he said:
apart from days when you are obliged to fast
إلا فيما افترض عليكمThe Shaykh : Yes, because it is limited, meaning a generalization followed by a specification, so there is no room for another exception, because it means ... .
The questioner : But Shaykh, regarding the practice of the Salaf, what was established in this practice.
The Shaykh : We do not have a practice of the Salaf that compels us to specify a general hadith in what was excepted from it, he said:
apart from days when you are obliged to fast
إلا فيما افترض عليكمThe questioner : Meaning: does it fall under this rule that says the absence of transmission is not a transmission of absence?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is so. The absence of knowledge of something does not necessitate knowledge of its absence, O Allah.
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