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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Fasting

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 746

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Fasting On Monday And Thursday

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 746

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، وَمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ السَّبْتَ وَالأَحَدَ وَالاِثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الشَّهْرِ الآخَرِ الثُّلاَثَاءَ وَالأَرْبِعَاءَ وَالْخَمِيسَ ‏

Aishah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah would fast Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays in one months, and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the next month."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 746).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( يَصُومُ مِنْ الشَّهْرِ السَّبْتَ وَالْأَحَدَ وَالِاثْنَيْنِ ) مُرَاعَاةً لِلْعَدَالَةِ بَيْنَ الْأَيَّامِ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى , وَلَا يَنْبَغِي هِجْرَانُ بَعْضِهَا لِانْتِفَاعِنَا بِكُلِّهَا. قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : وَقَدْ ذَكَرَ الْجُمُعَةَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ السَّابِقِ فَكَانَ يَسْتَوْفِي أَيَّامَ الْأُسْبُوعِ بِالصِّيَامِ قَالَ اِبْنُ مَلَكٍ : إِنَّمَا لَمْ يَصُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ السِّتَّةَ مُتَوَالِيَةً كَيْ لَا يَشُقَّ عَلَى الْأُمَّةِ الِاقْتِدَاءُ بِهِ رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ وَشَفَقَةً عَلَيْهِمْ , كَذَا فِي الْمِرْقَاةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( وَرَوَى عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ ) قَالَ الْحَافِظُ فِي فَتْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 746
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 746
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 746

Other versions

Weak chain Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 307

'A’isha said; “The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to fast on the Saturday of one month, and on the Sunday and the Monday, as well as on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of another month.”

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلانَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، وَمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالا‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ‏:‏ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله…

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2059

‘A'isha said that God’s messenger used to fast on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday one month, and on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the next. Tirmidhi transmitted it.

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ السَّبْتَ وَالْأَحَدَ وَالِاثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الشَّهْرِ الآخر الثُّلَاثَاء وَالْأَرْبِعَاء…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (694)يَصُومُ الشَّهْرَ : السَّبْتَ وَالأَحَدَ وَالاثْنَيْنِ ، وَمِنَ الشَّهْرِ الآخَرِ : الثُّلاثَاءَ وَالأَرْبِعَاءَ وَالْخَمِيسَ
  • الشمائل المحمدية للترمذي (292)يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ السَّبْتَ وَالأَحَدَ وَالاثْنَيْنَ ، وَمِنَ الشَّهْرِ الآخَرِ الثُّلاثَاءَ وَالأَرْبِعَاءَ وَالْخَمِيسَ

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Abu Dharr (RAA) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to fast for three days of every month; that is on the days of the full moon; the 13th , 14th , and 15th (of the lunar month).’ Related by An-Nasa’i and At-Tirmidhi and rendered authentic by Ibn Hibban.

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‘Abdallah b. Mas'ud said that God’s messenger used to fast the first three days every month, and he would seldom break his fast on a Friday. Tirmidhi and Nasa’i transmitted it, and Abu Dawud transmitted up to “three days every month.”

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَقَلَّمَا كَانَ يفْطر يَوْم الْجُمُعَةَ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ…

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Umm Salama said that God’s messenger used to command her to fast three days every month beginning with Monday or Thursday. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَصُومَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ أَوَّلُهَا الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيس. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد…

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