Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada , states: “Scholars have held different views on this issue. There is no authentic hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibiting fasting on Saturdays. Since there is no clear prohibition, the general rule of jurisprudence applies: Permission is the rule where there is no clear text forbidding.
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