حَدَّثَنَا
مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، عَنْ
يَزِيدَ الرِّشْكِ ، عَنْ
مُعَاذَةَ ، قَالَتْ : قُلْتُ
لِعَائِشَةَ : أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ؟ قَالَتْ : نَعَمْ . قُلْتُ : مِنْ أَيِّ شَهْرٍ كَانَ يَصُومُ ؟ قَالَتْ : " مَا كَانَ يُبَالِي مِنْ أَيِّ أَيَّامِ الشَّهْرِ كَانَ يَصُومُ " .
Muadhah (al-Adawiyyah) said: I asked Aishah: Would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fast three days every month ? She replied: Yes. I asked: Which days in the month he used to fast ? She replied: He did not care which days of the month he fasted.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
In the previous chapters, the prohibition of specifying Friday or Saturday alone has already been mentioned; therefore, this must be kept in consideration.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2453