My OperaFasting Mondays and Thursdays
By غرباء stranger garibmuhacir. Saturday, March 24, 2012 12:56:30 PM
Fasting Mondays and Thursdays
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم
It was a practice of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.
• Aa’isha, radhiallaahu `anhaa, narrated: "The Messenger of ALLAH, sallAllahu `alayhi wa sallam, used to fast Mondays and Thursdays". [an-Nasaa'ee, Saheeh]
• Abu Hurairah reported that the most the Prophet, sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam, would fast would be Monday and Thursday. He was asked about that and he said: "The deeds of people are presented to ALLAH on every Monday and Thursday. ALLAH forgives every Muslim except for those who are deserting each other. He says: "leave them for later." [Ahmad; Hasan]
• Abu Qatada Ansari (ALLAH be pleased with him) reported that ALLAH's Massenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) was asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said: It is (the day) when I was born and revelation was sent down to me. Muslim No. 2606
Muslim No. 2600 - 2605 has various reporting of fasting on Mondays, and some don't mention about Thursdays.
Merit of fasting
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (ALLAH be pleased with him) reported ALLAH's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: He who observes fast for a day in the way of ALLAH He would remove his face from the Hell to the extent of seventy years' distance.[Sahih Muslim No. 2572]
