The wife of Hazrat Basheer (may Allah be pleased with him), "Laila," says that Hazrat Basheer (may Allah be pleased with him) once asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) whether he could fast on Friday and whether he could refrain from speaking to anyone on that day. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not single out Friday for fasting unless it falls among those days or months in which you are already fasting. As for refraining from speaking to anyone, by my life! Commanding good and forbidding evil is better than remaining silent.