(2.3) Fasting
Fasting
Fiqh of Fasting
Part 1
Part 2 (Women)
Part 3
Blessings of Winter
Make the most out of short winter days and long winter nights
Fasting on a Saturday
Is singling out Saturday for optional fasting allowed?
A hadeeth from Tirmidhi: (gist) Do not fast on Saturday except the what is fard. It is not haraam as such, but is disliked. The context is that Saturday is an auspicious day for the Jews.
Fasting on a Friday
Is singling out Friday for optional fast permissible?