None of you should fast on Friday, unless he fasts a day before it or a day after it

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Hadith text: None of you should fast on Friday, unless he fasts a da…

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «لا يَصُومَنَّ أحدكم يوم الجمعة، إلا أن يصومَ يومًا قبله أو بعده».

Explanation of the hadith: None of you should fast on Friday, unless he fasts a da…

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting on Friday, except when being coupled with fasting a day before it or a day after it, or when it is part of a regular fast.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Fasting · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Voluntary Fasting

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