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.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الصيام / 2453
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح مسلم (1160)
Hadith Takhrij« صحیح مسلم/الصیام 36 (1160)، سنن الترمذی/الصوم 54 (763)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الصیام 29 (1709)، (تحفة الأشراف: 17966)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (6/145) (صحیح) »
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