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RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 295 narrator was not sure whether the Holy Prophet said forty days or months or years (Bokhari and Muslim). 342. . On the Undesirability of Continuing in Voluntary Prayer after Iqamah 1765. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Once the. Iqamah is called no Prayer is permissible except the obligatory Prayer (Muslim). 343. . On the Undesirability of specially selecting Friday for Observing a Fast etc. 1766. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Do not select the night previous to Friday specially for voluntary Prayer nor select Friday specially for observing a fast unless it should happen to be one of the days on which a person normally observes a fast (Muslim). 1767. Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: No one of you should fast on Friday by itself unless he observes a fast on the preceding day or the succeeding day (Bokhari and Muslim). 1768. Muhammad ibn Abbad relates: I asked Jabir: Did the Holy. Prophet forbid fasting on Friday? He said: Yes (Bokhari and Muslim). 1769. Juwairiah bint Harith relates that the Holy Prophet visited her on. Friday and she was fasting. He asked her: Did you observe the fast yesterday?. She said: No. He asked: Do you intend to observe the fast tomorrow? She said:. No. He said: In that case give up your fast today (Bokhari). 344. . On Prohibition of Extending a Fast beyond One Day 1770. Abu Hurairah and Ayesha relate that the Holy Prophet forbade the continuation of a fast beyond one day (Bokhari and Muslim). 1771. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet forbade the continuation of a fast beyond one day. It was said to him: But you do it. He answered: I am not like you. I am given to eat and to drink (Bokhari and Muslim). 345. . On Prohibition of Sitting on a Grave 1772. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: That one of you should sit on a brand of fire by which his clothes should burn and the heat should mark his skin would be better for him then that he should sit on a grave (Muslim).