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Fasting a Friday, Saturday or Sunday on its own

إفراد الجمعة أو السبت أو الأحد بالصوم

A question about fasting a Friday, Saturday or Sunday on its own, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that for an unrestricted voluntary fast it is disliked to single out any of these days, and that there is no dislike if a day before or after is added or the day coincides with a day it is sunna to fast. The Department answered that for an unrestricted voluntary fast it is disliked to single out a Friday, a Saturday or a Sunday for fasting. It said there is no harm if one fasts a day before or after the Friday, and likewise with Saturday and Sunday, and no dislike in fasting Friday, Saturday and Sunday together. It added that if one of these days coincides with a day it is sunna to fast, such as the day of Arafa or Ashura, there is no dislike in fasting it on its own.

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A question about fasting a Friday, Saturday or Sunday on its own, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that for an unrestricted voluntary fast it is disliked to single out any of these days, and that there is no dislike if a day before or after is added or the day coincides with a day it is sunna to fast. 1

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The questioner asked about fasting a Friday, a Saturday or a Sunday on its own. 1

The answer

The Department answered that for an unrestricted voluntary fast it is disliked to single out a Friday, a Saturday or a Sunday for fasting. 1 It said there is no harm if one fasts a day before or after the Friday, and likewise with Saturday and Sunday, and no dislike in fasting Friday, Saturday and Sunday together. 1 It added that if one of these days coincides with a day it is sunna to fast, such as the day of Arafa or Ashura, there is no dislike in fasting it on its own. 1

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Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4175, dated 4 February 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.

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  1. Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4175

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islam.museum contributors. “Fasting a Friday, Saturday or Sunday on its own”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-fasting-only-on-a-friday-saturday-or-sunday/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.

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A question about fasting six days of Shawwal, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that it is a sunna, relying on a hadith reported by Muslim that whoever follows Ramadan with six days of Shawwal is as if he had fasted the whole year. The Department answered that fasting six days of Shawwal is a sunna, relying on a hadith reported by Muslim that whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal is as one who fasts the whole year. It explained that the reward of fasting Ramadan is like that of fasting ten months and the reward of the six days is like that of sixty days, which together complete the year.