[Machine] Ibn Abbas and a group of companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ sent me to Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, to ask her which days the Prophet ﷺ used to fast the most. She replied, "He used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays." So I went back and informed them, but they disagreed with me and doubted that I had correctly remembered. They sent me back to her, and she gave them the same answer. They then agreed that I had spoken the truth, and they said, "We were sent to you with this question, and you claimed that he said this and that." Umm Salamah replied, "He spoke the truth. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays more than any other days because they were considered holidays for the non-believers, and he wanted to differentiate himself from them."  

أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهَا أَيُّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَكْثَرُهَا صَوْمًا؟ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَيَوْمُ الْأَحَدِ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَأَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ فَظُنُّوا أَنِّي لَمْ أَحْفَظْ فَرَدُّونِي فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكِ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَزَعَمَ أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَيَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ وَيَقُولُ «إِنَّهُمَا عِيدَانِ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمُ»  

[Machine] He informed him that Ibn Abbas and some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sent me to Umm Salamah to ask her on which days did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fast the most. She replied, "On Saturdays and Sundays." I returned and informed them, and it appeared that they denied that. So, they all went to her and said, "We have been sent to you about this matter, and you mentioned that he said such and such." She said, "Indeed, it is true that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast the most on Saturdays and Sundays, and he would say, 'These are the feasts of the pagans, and I want to be different from them.'"  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثُونِي إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أُسَائِلُهَا عَنْ أَيِّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ لِصِيَامِهَا؟ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا إِنَّا بَعَثْنَا إِلَيْكِ هَذَا فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَذَكَرَ أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرُ مَا كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ «إِنَّهُمَا عِيدَانِ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمْ»  

[Machine] Ibn Abbas and some of the Prophet's companions sent me to Umm Salamah and asked, "Which days did the Prophet ﷺ fast the most?" She replied, "He used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays." They criticized me and thought that I didn't remember correctly, so they sent me away. Umm Salamah repeated the same answer to them, and I informed them. They all got up and said, "We sent you to her, and she claimed that you said this and that." Umm Salamah replied, "She is telling the truth. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays more than any other days, and he used to say, 'Those are days of celebration for the disbelievers, so I prefer to differ from them.'"  

أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَيُّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَكْثَرَهَا صِيَامًا؟ قَالَتْ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ فَأَنْكَرُوا عَلَيَّ وَظَنُّوا أَنِّي لَمْ أَحْفَظْ فَرَدُّونِي فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكِ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَزَعَمَ هَذَا أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَتْ صَدَقَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ أَكْثَرَ مَا يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّهُمَا يَوْمَا عِيدٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمْ  

[Machine] "Mawla ibni 'Abbasin wa nasan min ashabi Rasulillah ﷺ ba'athunii ila Ummi Salamah, as'aluha 'an ayyi al-ayyami kana an-nabiyyu ﷺ akthara laha siyaman. Faqalat yomu as-sabti wal-ahadi. Farajatu ilayhim fa-akhabar-tuhum fa-ka'annahum ankaru dhalika fa-qaamu bi-ajma'ihim ilayha fa-qaluu inna ba'athna ilayki hadha fi kadha wa kadha. Fa-dhakar-a annaki qulte kadha wa kadha fa-qalat sadaqa inna Rasulallahi ﷺ akthara ma kana yasumu mina al-ayyami yomu as-sabti wal-ahadi wa kana yaqulu innahuma yawma 'eedin lil-mushrikeena wa ana ureedu an ukhalifahu."  

مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثُونِي إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ؓ أَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ أِيِّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ لَهَا صِيَامًا فَقَالَتْ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا إِنَّا بَعَثْنَا إِلَيْكِ هَذَا فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَذَكَرَ أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُمَا يَوْمَا عِيدٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمْ