What Has Been Related About Fasting on Saturday
Darussalam · Volume 2
6. The Chapters On Fasting From The Messenger of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 744 · Volume 2 · Page 244
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٧٢٦)
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744. 'Abdullāh bin Busr narrated from his sister that the Messenger of Allāh said: "Do not fast on Saturday except for what has been made obligatory upon you (by Allāh). If one of you does not find but a grape peal or a tree's twig, then let him chew it." (Ḥasan) Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth is Ḥasan. The dislike here applies to when a man distinguishes Saturday by fasting it, because the Jews revere Saturday.
٧٤٤ - حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ ، عَنْ أُخْتِهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تَصُومُوا يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ إِلَّا فِيمَا افْتَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيْكُمْ»، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا لِحَاءَ عِنَبَةٍ أَوْ عُودَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلْيَمْضَغْهُ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ. وَمَعْنَى كَرَاهَتِهِ فِي هَذَا أَنْ يَخُصَّ الرَّجُلُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ بِصِيَامٍ؛ لِأَنَّ الْيَهُودَ تُعَظِّمُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.
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To maintain the uniqueness and distinction of Islam, imitating non-Muslims is prohibited, because the Jews respect Saturday and regard it holy, so to single out just Saturday for fasting is to imitate them.