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Sunan Abi Dawud 2421 (Book 14, Hadith 109) #22712
Fasting on Saturdays

SUMMARY: It is not necessary to fast on Saturdays, except for what has been made obligatory. If one cannot find anything to eat, they should chew on a grape skin or a piece of wood.

Narrated As-Samma' sister of Abdullah ibn Busr: The Prophet said: Do not fast on Saturday except what has been made obligatory on you; and if one of you can get nothing but a grape skin or a piece of wood from a tree, he should chew it.
حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ قُبَيْسٍ، - مِنْ أَهْلِ جَبَلَةَ - حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ أُخْتِهِ، - وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ الصَّمَّاءِ - أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَصُومُوا يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ إِلاَّ فِيمَا افْتُرِضَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلاَّ لِحَاءَ عِنَبَةٍ أَوْ عُودَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلْيَمْضُغْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ مَنْسُوخٌ

TOPICS
fasting  *  saturday  *  skin  *  wood  *  siyam  *  assabt  *  alinab  *  hadhf  *  yastimu  *  wajib  *  tafakhkhur

QUICK LESSONS:
Chew something like grape skin or wood when nothing else can be found

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that it is not necessary to fast on Saturdays, except for what has been made obligatory. This means that if there is no obligation to fast, then it is not necessary and one can choose not to do so. However, if one finds themselves in a situation where they cannot find anything else to eat or drink, then the Prophet ﷺ taught us that we should chew on something like a grape skin or a piece of wood from a tree. This teaches us the importance of being grateful for whatever we have and making use of whatever resources are available in difficult times.

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