Forbidden Days for Fasting
Total Hadiths 71
Authentic Hadiths on Forbidden Days for Fasting
In Islam, fasting is a beautiful act of worship, but the Prophet Muhammad specified certain days when voluntary fasting is not allowed. According to these authentic prophetic narrations, you should not single out Friday for fasting unless you also fast the day before or the day after it. In fact, when the Prophet visited his wife Juwairiya and found her fasting on a Friday alone, he explicitly instructed her to break her fast. Additionally, fasting is strictly forbidden on the festive days of Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha. According to Islamic scholars, these days are meant for celebration, feasting, and enjoying meals with family, rather than abstaining from food.
Sahih Bukhari : 1914
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 1914
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَتَقَدَّمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمَهُ فَلْيَصُمْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ ".
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should fast a day or two before the month of Ramadan unless he has the habit of fasting (Nawafil) (and if his fasting coincides with that day) then he can fast that day."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1914In-book reference : Book 30, Hadith 24USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 138
Sahih Bukhari : 1984
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 1984
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ. زَادَ غَيْرُ أَبِي عَاصِمٍ أَنْ يَنْفَرِدَ بِصَوْمٍ.
Narrated Muhammad bin `Abbas: I asked Jabir "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) forbid fasting on Fridays?" He replied, "Yes." (Other narrators added, "If he intends to fast only that day.")
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1984In-book reference : Book 30, Hadith 91USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 205
Sahih Bukhari : 1985
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 1985
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ يَصُومَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، إِلاَّ يَوْمًا قَبْلَهُ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ ".
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "None of you should fast on Friday unless he fasts a day before or after it."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1985In-book reference : Book 30, Hadith 92USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 206
