Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Translated by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If someone is in the habit of fasting the like the Prophet Dawud (Allah bless him and give him peace), meaning that he fasts every other day, then if the day that he doesn’t fast coincides with a day that is recommended to fast—such as Monday or Thursday, for example—then is it superior for him to fast or to not fast?
It is best for him to fast, and this does not vitiate the manner of fasting of the Prophet Dawud (upon him be peace), even if it means that he ends up fasting two days in a row, as stated by Imam Ramli in his Fatawa in the chapter of fasting.
السؤال: اعتاد شخصٌ صومَ سيدنا داود عليه الصلاة والسلام فيصوم يوماً ويفطر يوماً، لكن إن صادف يوم فطره يوم الاثنين أو الخميس أو ما يستحب صومه كعرفة فهل الأفضل له الفطر أم الصوم؟
الجواب: الأفضلُ له أن يصوم، ولا يخرجه ذلك عن صوم يوم وفطر يوم كما أفتى به الإمام الشهاب الرملي، وذلك في كتاب الصوم من “فتاويه“.