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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الصوم
The Book of Fasting
(مُخَالَفَةُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فِي صَوْمِ يَوْمَيْ السَّبْتِ وَالأَحَدِ)
(Not fasting on Saturday and Sunday opposes the polytheists)
Mishkat al-Masabih 2068 — Not fasting on Saturday and Sunday opposes
وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَيَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ أَكْثَرَ مَا يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ وَيَقُولُ: «إِنَّهُمَا يَوْمَا عِيدٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَن أخالفهم» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Umm Salama said that God's messenger used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays more than on other days, and he used to say, “They are days of festival for the polytheists, and I like to act contrary to them.” Ahmad transmitted it.
