13/24. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1144b — Singling Out Friday
It is disliked to single out Friday for fasting, unless it coincides with a day that one customarily fasts
Singling Out Friday for Fasting Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1144b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1144b
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، - يَعْنِي الْجُعْفِيَّ - عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، - رضى الله عنه - عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَخْتَصُّوا لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ بِقِيَامٍ مِنْ بَيْنِ اللَّيَالِي وَلاَ تَخُصُّوا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ بِصِيَامٍ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَيَّامِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي صَوْمٍ يَصُومُهُ أَحَدُكُمْ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Do not single out the night (preceding) Friday among the nights for prayer and do not single out Friday among days for fasting but only when anyone among you is accustomed to fast (on dates) which coincide with this day (Friday).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1144bIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 190USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2546
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1144b
This Hadith gives a careful instruction about Friday. Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to single out the night before Friday for prayer from among the nights, and not to single out Friday for fasting from among the days. The Hadith then mentions an exception: if Friday coincides with a fast that someone is already accustomed to observing. This is helpful for people searching for singling out Friday fasting hadith because it explains both the warning and the exception in the same text. The teaching is balanced: avoid making Friday alone a special fast, unless it falls within an existing fasting habit.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to single out Friday night for prayer.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to single out Friday for fasting.
- The exception is when Friday matches a fast someone already observes.
- The Hadith teaches balance and care in choosing special acts of worship.
