Mishkat
al-Masabih

مشكاة المصابيح

07

Fasting

كتاب الصوم

 

Chapter 7a: Voluntary Fasting - Section 1

باب القضاء - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 2045

He said that when Allah's Messenger ﷺ was asked about fasting on Monday he said, “On it I was born and on it the revelation was first sent down to me.”* *The meaning seems to be that as this day is so distinguished, one could not choose a better one. Muslim transmitted it.

وَعَن أَبِي قَتَادَةَ قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ صَوْمِ الِاثْنَيْنِ فَقَالَ: «فِيهِ وُلِدْتُ وَفِيهِ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيَّ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ