What is the ruling on fasting Saturday voluntarily, and is it permissible to fast Saturday along with Friday, given the difference in opinions regarding the prohibition of fasting it?
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The correct view among scholars is that it is reprehensible to single out Saturday for fasting, unless it coincides with a habitual fast, or is a fast to make up for a missed one (qada'), or a vow, or something similar. This is based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Do not fast on Saturday, unless it is for what has been made obligatory upon you." The meaning of it being reprehensible to single it out is for a man to specifically choose that day for fasting because the Jews venerate it.
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