Prohibition of fasting on Friday, the two Eids, fasting without the husband’s permission, and intentionally leaving fasting in Ramadan without an e…

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This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mawsili’s Arabic book Al-Awamer wal-Nawahi, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnooat.

Prohibition of fasting only on the day of Friday

① Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrates, I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say:

لا يصومن أحدكم يوم الجمعة إلا يوما قبله أو بعده

“None of you should fast only on the day of Friday, unless he fasts a day before it or a day after it as well.”

Reference: Bukhari, Book of Fasting 1985. Muslim, Book of Fasting 148 / 1144.

Prohibition of fasting on the two Eids

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade fasting on the days of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr.

Reference: Muslim, Book of Fasting 139 / 1138. Muwatta, Book of Fasting 376/1 Hadith 136.

② Sayyida Aisha رضي الله عنها states that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade fasting on both days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Reference: Muslim, Book of Fasting 1140/143.

Prohibition of a Woman Fasting Without Her Husband’s Permission

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

لا تصوم المرأة وبعلها شاهد إلا بإذنه

“A woman whose husband is present should not fast (voluntarily) without his permission.”

Reference: Bukhari, Book of Marriage 5192. Muslim, Book of Zakat 1026/84.

Prohibition of Leaving Fasting in Ramadan Without Excuse

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

من أفطر يوما من رمضان من غير علة ، ولا مرض ، لم يقضه صوم الدهر كله وإن صامه

“Whoever leaves a fast of Ramadan without any illness or excuse, even if he fasts for the rest of his life, he cannot make up for that missed fast.”

Reference: Bukhari, Al-Sawm, Muallaq 4 / 190. Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Companions of the Sunan have transmitted it as a connected narration. Abu Dawood, Al-Siyam 2396, Tirmidhi, Book of Fasting 723. In its chain, Abu al-Mutawwas bin al-Hadith and his father are unknown. Taqreeb al-Tahdheeb.