In sha Allah, Ta'asuha (the 9th day of Muharram) this year falls on Saturday (see here for the benefit of fasting on this day and that of Aasuroh). Based on the hadith which prohibits the fast on Saturday, should we fast on this day?

Praise be to Allaah.

It is makrooh to single out Saturday for fasting, because of the report narrated by al-Tirmidhi (744), Abu Dawood (2421) and Ibn Maajah (1726) from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Busr, from his sister, that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“Do not fast on Saturdays apart from days when you are obliged to fast. If any one of you cannot find anything other than grape stalks or the twigs of a tree, let him chew it (to make sure that he is not fasting).”Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Irwa’ (960). Abu ‘Eesa al-Tirmidhi said: This is a hasan hadeeth. What is makrooh in this case is for a man to single out Saturday for fasting, because the Jews venerate Saturday. End quote.

Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Mughni (3/52): Our companions said: It is makrooh to single out Saturday for fasting … what is makrooh is singling out that day. If he fasts another day along with it, then it is not makrooh, because of the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah and Juwayriyah. If it coincides with a day that a person regularly fasts, it is not makrooh.

What is meant by the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah is the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (1985) and Muslim (1144) from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “No one of you should fast on Friday, unless he fasts (a day) before it or after it.”

The hadeeth of Juwayriyah was narrated by al-Bukhaari (1986) from Juwayriyah bint al-Haarith (may Allaah be pleased with her), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered upon her on a Friday and she was fasting. He said; “Did you fast yesterday?” She said, “No.” He said: “Do you intend to fast tomorrow?” She said: “No.” He said: “Then break your fast.”

This hadeeth and the one before it clearly indicate that it is permissible to fast on a Saturday at times other than Ramadaan, for the one who fasts the Friday before.

It is proven in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The most beloved of fasting to Allaah is the fast of Dawood; he used to fast one day and not the next.”

In this case it is bound to happen that he will sometimes fast on a Saturday on its own. So it may be understood from this that if Saturday coincides with a day that he habitually fasts, such as ‘Arafah or ‘Ashoora’, there is nothing wrong with fasting on that day, even if it is on its own.

Al-Haafiz stated in al-Fath that an exception to the prohibition on fasting on Friday is made if a person habitually fasts on a certain day, such as ‘Arafah, and it coincides with Friday.

The same applies to Saturday. We have quoted the words of Ibn Qudaamah concerning that above.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

It should be noted that different scenarios may apply with regard to fasting on a Saturday.

1 – It may be obligatory, such as observing a Ramadaan fast during Ramadaan or making it up later on, or observing a fast as expiation (kafaarah), or instead of offering a sacrifice when performing Hajj tamattu’, and so on. There is nothing wrong with that so long as he does not single it out deliberately thinking that there is some virtue in that.

2 – If he fasts on the Friday before, there is nothing wrong with it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to one of the Mothers of the Believers who was fasting on a Friday: “Did you fast yesterday?” She said: “No.” He said: “Are you going to fast tomorrow?” She said, “No.” He said: “Then break your fast.” The words, “Are you going to fast tomorrow?” indicate that it is permissible to fast Saturday along with Friday.

3 – If it happens to be one of the days when it is prescribed to fast, such as Ayyaam al-Beed (the 13th, 14th and 15th of each hijri month), ‘Arafah, ‘Ashoora’, six days of Shawwaal for one who has fasted Ramadaan, and the ninth of Dhu’l-Hijjah. There is nothing wrong with that, because he is not fasting because it is Saturday, rather it is because it is one of the days when it is prescribed to fast.

4 – When it happens to be a day when he habitually fasts, such as a person whose habit is to fast alternate days, and the day that he fasts happens to be a Saturday, then there is nothing wrong with it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said when he forbade fasting one or two days before Ramadaan begins: “except a man who (habitually) observes a fast, in which case let him fast.” This is similar.

5 – If he singles it out to observe a voluntary fast for one day only. This is what is forbidden, if the hadeeth forbidding it is proven to be saheeh.

End quote from Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Rasaa’il al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (20/57)

And Allaah knows best.

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/81621/ruling-on-fasting-on-saturdays

Masha Allah.
Thanks for the great work,May Allah subhanahu wata'ala reward you with the best.

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Lukgaf:
In sha Allah, Ta'asuha (the 9th day of Muharram) this year falls on Saturday (see here for the benefit of fasting on this day and that of Aasuroh). Based on the hadith which prohibits the fast on Saturday, should we fast on this day?



https://islamqa.info/en/answers/81621/ruling-on-fasting-on-saturdays

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Alhamdulillah!

nice one op,jazakhumllahu Akhiran

quoting men who she'd blood is equivalent to quoting devil

Islam is incomparable with any other religion or deity.monsha Allah.

Lukgaf:
In sha Allah, Ta'asuha (the 9th day of Muharram) this year falls on Saturday (see here for the benefit of fasting on this day and that of Aasuroh). Based on the hadith which prohibits the fast on Saturday, should we fast on this day?



https://islamqa.info/en/answers/81621/ruling-on-fasting-on-saturdays

Great job. May Allah increase your knowledge and grant your wishes in this world and the world to come

Jazakumllahu khairan

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YoungLionken:
A community of "over-calculative, know-it-all" fellows bring about constant disaster.

In this forum,Nigeria,the Muslims are far more reserved, mature.

You don't see them lashing out at their clerics, neither would you see their clerics spewing rubbish online.

Christians mistake freedom for disrespect and resentment.

Majority of Christians lack basic home training...

[/s] you are very dumb, stupid and useless for this comment.

AntiChristian:
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the 9th day of Muharram) this year falls on today Friday not Saturday. However ashuroh is Saturday..

rayd4u2001:
the 9th day of Muharram) this year falls on today Friday not Saturday. However ashuroh is Saturday..

According to Sultanate count it falls on Saturday and Sunday In-Sha-Allah.

Except otherwise you have a differ opinion from his.

برك الله فيكم وشكرا جزيلا

you no go leave Christians out of ur blood sucking religion abi if we talk now na u go shout pass

YoungLionken:
A community of "over-calculative, know-it-all" fellows bring about constant disaster.

In this forum,Nigeria,the Muslims are far more reserved, mature.

You don't see them lashing out at their clerics, neither would you see their clerics spewing rubbish online.

Christians mistake freedom for disrespect and resentment.

Majority of Christians lack basic home training...

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jazakallahu khairoh

Assalamu alykum
I think it is today and tomorrow.
Reason:
The size of the moon sighted last Sunday was bigger than a 2 day crescent, it was bigger and brighter. If last Friday was 1st Muharram, that moon would have been tinier than that.

Allahu ahlam.

Assalamu alykum

perdollar:
quoting men who she'd blood is equivalent to quoting devil

No any Good Muslim will come online after one Man of God quote a quotation from the holy Bible and make such a comment on him...
I say no body....Because Muslim believe in Jesus(ISAH A.S) and they believe in Bible...

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Birchi33:

No any Good Muslim will come online after one Man of God quote a quotation from the holy Bible and make such a comment on him...
I say no body....Because Muslim believe in Jesus(ISAH A.S) and they believe in Bible...

if another religion accept another religious view on d person of Jesus even wt lots of difference it shows that Jesus earned d respect not like a destroyer that can't even save his own life bitch

perdollar:
quoting men who she'd blood is equivalent to quoting devil

And yet u are made to believe blood thirsty conquerors like Alexander, Caesar and Co are great. I guess they shed tears and water on their way to greatness and not human blood, right?

Yusman316:

And yet u are made to believe blood thirsty conquerors like Alexander, Caesar and Co are great. I guess they shed tears and water on their way to greatness and not human blood, right?

so these r men u compare mohd to, a supposedly founder of religion of peace? these men never claimed to be prophet at worst they claim to b god but no religion was attributed to them. so after all mohd mistook his role as a warlord to a prophet? guy tnx for d comparism, they all shed blood and conquered lands, enslaved women and raped them. ur prophet is a damn brutal nigga