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Monday, 12 June 2017

[Quote] Two types of Jihad in Ramadan

The great Imam, al-Hafidh Ibn Rajab (رحمه الله) said:

Know that there are for the believer in the month of Ramadan two types of Jihad (striving, performing great efforts) which come together:

A Jihad at daytime by way of fasting.

And a Jihad at night by way of standing in prayer.

Thus the one who gathers between these two types of Jihad, fulfills what they require and is patient upon them will receive his reward in full without reckoning.

[Lataaif-ul-Ma'arif, page 171]

Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.

Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.

قال الحافظ ابنُ رجَب رحمه الله

«اعلَمْ أنَّ المؤمنَ يجتَمعُ له في شَهر رمضَان جهادَان لنَفْسِه

▪ جهادٌ بالنَّهار على الصِّيام

▪وجهادٌ باللَّيل على القِيام؛

فمَن جمعَ بينَ هذَيْن الجهادَيْن، ووَفَّى بحُقُوقهما، وصَبَر عليهما، وفَّى أجرَه بغَير حسَابٍ»

لطائف المعارف ص:171

Saturday, 3 June 2017

[Article] The Fasting Person Should Open His Fast with a Few Small Bites, Then Get up to Pray and then Come Back to Eat Without Being Excessive / Shaykh Al-Albaani

The Imaam said, “It has been related from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that he said, “There are three people who will not be called to account regarding what they eat, as long as it is halal: a fasting person, and the person eating the suhoor meal and the one guarding the frontier in the way of Allaah.” [Hadith grading:] Fabricated.

The Imaam said, “And maybe one of the bad effects of this [fabricated] hadith is the [resultant] state of the Muslims today—for when they sit to break their fast in Ramadan, a person won’t know to get up [and step away] from the food except just before Ishaa due to how many various types of food, drink, fruit and desserts he devours! And how can this not be the case when the hadith says that such a person is one of those who will not be called to account over what he eats!

So due to that they combined the excessiveness which one has been prohibited from in the Book and the Sunnah with the delaying of Maghrib which has [also] been prohibited in his saying, “My nation will remain in good …” or he said, “… upon the Fitrah, as long as they do not delay Maghrib until the stars appear.” (Al-Haakim declared it to be authentic and adh-Dhahabi agreed with him and it is as they both said, for it has other paths and supporting proofs which I pointed to in Saheeh Sunan Abi Daawood, no. 444).

An encouragement to hasten in opening the fast has also been reported in many hadiths, like, “The people will continue to be fine as long as they hasten the opening of the fast.” So both hadiths must be implemented in a manner where one doesn’t negate the other, and that is done by starting iftaar with a few small bites of food by which one’s hunger is calmed down, and then he gets up to pray and then, if he wants, he can come back to the food until he fulfils his need therefrom.

Some of this has been demonstrated in the practical Sunnah, for Anas said, “The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to break his fast before praying with some fresh dates, but if there were no fresh dates, he had a few dry dates, and if there were no dry dates, he took some mouthfuls of water.” (Reported by Abu Daawood and at-Tirmidhi and he said it was hasan, and it is in Saheeh Abi Daawood, no. 2040, and the one before it is agreed upon and it has been checked in Al-Irwaa, 899).”

Ad-Da’eefah, 2/92-93.

[Fatawa] On Fasting While Travelling / Shaykh Al-Albaani

The Imaam said, “And the scholars have differed about fasting while on a journey in Ramadaan, there being a number of opinions, and there is no doubt that not fasting during a journey is allowed, and doing that is the preferred option in our opinion if the person not keeping it doesn’t find it difficult to make it up [later], otherwise [i.e., if he does find it difficult to make up later] we prefer that he fasts, and Allaah knows best. And whoever wants to delve further into this topic should refer to Nailul-Awtaar or other books of the people of knowledge.”

Ad-Da’eefah, vol. 2, pp. 336-337.

Commenting on al-Mundhiri’s statement on whether or not to fast when on a journey, the Imaam said, “And he, may Allaah have mercy on him, spoke the truth [when he said], ‘And the better of the two options is the one that is easier.’ People’s strength and circumstances differ, let each one do what is easier for him, and that is why it has been authentically reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, when asked about fasting on a journey, said, ‘Fast if you want, or break it if you want.’ (Reported by Muslim 3/145). And from another authentic path [of narration] with the wording, ‘Whichever is easier for you, do it,’ and it has been checked in As-Saheehah, 2884.”

At-Ta’leeq alat-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb, 1/456.

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

[Article] Condition for fasting the six days of Shawwal in presence of the husband

The third question of Fatwa no. 19541

Q 3: I am a religiously committed woman; I observe Sawm (Fast) in Ramadan, the six days of Shawwal, the White Days (13th, 14th, and 15th of every Hijri month), in addition to Mondays and Thursdays. When I intend to observe Sawm during such days, I ask for my husband’s permission first. At the beginning he agrees, but after a while he gets angry about that and exclaims, “Every day Sawm, Sawm!” In this case, is it permissible for me to observe Sawm or not?

A: It is not permissible for you to observe supererogatory Sawm in the presence of your husband without his permission, for his right as a husband over you. May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

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Member	Member	Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
Bakr Abu Zayd	Salih Al-Fawzan	`Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan	`Abdul-`Aziz Al Al-Shaykh	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

[Article] Is fasting the Day of ‘Arafah and the six days of Shawwal suffice instead of an expiatory fast?

Fatwa no. 10812

Q: Is fasting the six days of Shawwal, the Day of ‘Ashura’ (10th of Muharram), and the Day of `Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah) sufficient

(Part No. 23; Page No. 38)

to expiate for the broken oaths which one cannot remember?

A: The Kaffarah (expiation) for breaking an oath is to free a believing slave, feed ten poor people, or clothe them. If you are unable to do any of that, you should fast for three days for each broken oath.

As for your inability to count the oaths, you should try as hard as possible to remember them and give an approximate number, and then expiate for the broken ones. That would be sufficient to discharge the obligation on your part, In sha’a-Allah (if Allah wills). Furthermore, it is insufficient to fast the Day of ‘Ashura’, the Day of `Arafah and the six days of Shawwal for expiating for the broken oaths, unless a person intends to fast them as Kaffarah, not as voluntary fasting.

May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’

Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan	`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

Thursday, 9 June 2016

[Article] Does involuntary vomiting necessitate making up for the day?

The first, second and third questions of Fatwa no. 9517

Q: If a fasting person vomits involuntarily during the daytime in Ramadan, should they make up for that day?

A: Involuntary vomiting does not invalidate Sawm (Fasting); therefore, the one who experiences it does not have to make up for the day, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever vomits involuntarily is not required to make up the fast, but whoever vomits deliberately, must make up the missed fast. (Related by Imam Ahmad and the Compilers of the Sunan [Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhy, Al-Nasa’y and Ibn Majah] through an authentic Isnad [chain of narrators])

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’

Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

Wednesday, 8 June 2016

[Article] Sawm in the case of a seriously ill person

Fatwa no. 1447

Q: I suffered from a serious disease in the last ten days of Ramadan, 1395 A.H. I broke the Sawm (Fast) for four days in this blessed month because of my sickness. I hoped that I could make up for these days when I restore my health, but I am still ill up to now and the coming Ramadan is about to start. I am unable to make up for these days and to fast the next Ramadan. Additionally, I am not sure that I will restore my health later. Would you please tell in writing what I should do and the cash value of feeding at present? If there are a few poor persons in our village, shall I repeat paying this value to these poor people?

A: If the case is as you have mentioned, you have to be patient until Allah cures you of your illness.

(Part No. 10; Page No. 198)

You then can make up for the days you missed in the months of Ramadan. The basic rule in this respect is the Saying of Allah (Exalted be He): ...and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other days. Your uncertainty of recovery cannot be a basis for deciding that your healing is hopeless or set you free from liability for making up and permit you to the act of feeding the poor for the missed fasts. Rather, you should think good of Allah and hope for recovery while getting ready for the Hereafter. May Allah cure you of every disease and help you perform the obligations. When the doctors decide that your sickness which render you unable to fast is incurable, then you should feed one poor person for every day (past or coming) missed of Ramadan half a Sa‘ (1 Sa‘ = 2.172 kg) of the local staple food, dates or something else. If you give a poor person dinner or lunch for the number of days that you did not fast, that will be sufficient. As to paying in cash, it does not discharge the obligation.

May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’

Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan	`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

[Article] Fifteen-year-old youth breaks Sawm during the daytime in Ramadan

The first question of Fatwa no. 6355

Q 1: What is the ruling on a 15-year-old youth who breaks his Sawm (Fast) during Ramadan, under the excuse that he is very tired and cannot complete his Sawm on that day? If he is required to make up for that day, can he make up for it after yet another Ramadan passes?

(Part No. 10; Page No. 237)

A: It is prohibited for a Mukallaf (person meeting the conditions to be held legally accountable for their actions) - someone who is a sane, adult, healthy, resident (non-traveling) Muslim - to break their Sawm during the daytime in Ramadan. If they experience hardship and are forced by to break their Sawm, exactly as someone who is forced by necessity to eat dead meat, they may only eat as much as is needed to remove the hardship. Then they have to abstain from all that breaks Sawm (Fast) for the rest of the day, and make up for that day after Ramadan. If they delay making up for it until the following Ramadan with no legitimate excuse, then they have to make up for that day and also feed a needy person for every day not fasted. Anyone who has fully attained fifteen years of age is an adult person. The same is true for a boy who discharges Maniy (sperm) out of desire in wet dreams or the like or has coarse hair around his pubic region. A girl has an additional fourth sign of puberty, which is menstruation.

May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’

Member	Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdullah ibn Qa`ud	`Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan	`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

Tuesday, 7 June 2016

[Audio] Explanation of Book of Fasting from Bulugh Al-Maram / Dr Saleh As Saleh (رحمه الله)

Explanation of Book of Fasting from Bulugh Al-Maram, explain by Dr Saleh As Saleh (رحمه الله)

Original source: www.understanding-islam.net/

[Article] Experiencing Istihadah during the daytime in Ramadan

Istihadah

The second question of Fatwa no. 6495

Q: What is the ruling on the blood that comes out of a woman outside the menstrual or post-partum period? Should she make up later for the days in which she experiences such blood during the daytime of Ramadan?

A: All praise be to Allah Alone, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family and Companions.

(Part No. 5; Page No. 404)

If the blood referred to above comes out of her during the daytime in Ramadan and it is not menstrual blood or postpartum blood, she is obliged to observe Sawm (Fasting) and Salah (Prayer). She must not stop observing Sawm or Salah, and she does not need to make up later for the days in which she observed Sawm and Salah while having Istihadah (abnormal vaginal bleeding outside the menstrual or post-partum period). May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’

Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan	`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source: Ramadan Fatwas

Sunday, 5 June 2016

[Article] Q: Does fasting expiate both minor and major sins committed by a Muslim? Is the sin of an evil action committed in Ramadan augmented?

Fatwas of Ibn Baz (رحمه الله)

Sins are multiplied in a sacred place or time in terms of quality not quantity

Q: Does fasting expiate both minor and major sins committed by a Muslim? Is the sin of an evil action committed in Ramadan augmented?

A: What is prescribed for a Muslim in Ramadan, and in other times, is to strive against his self that is inclined towards evil until it becomes tranquil and inclined towards goodness.

(Part No. 15; Page No. 447)

Muslims must fight against the enemy of Allah, Satan, until they are safe from his evil and his whispers. In this world, the Muslims are engaged in a great ongoing struggle against their selves, their desires, and Satan. Therefore, they must repent often and pray for forgiveness at all times. However, times vary one from another. So, Ramadan is the best month of the year, for it is the month of forgiveness, mercy, and salvation from the Fire. If the month is special and the place is special, the rewards for good deeds performed therein are multiplied and the recompense for misdeeds is also multiplied. An evil deed done in Ramadan is more heinous than one done at any other time, just as an act of worship done in Ramadan brings a greater reward from Allah than the one done at any other time. As Ramadan has such a great status, an act of worship done during this month is especially rewarded and its reward is greatly multiplied, while a sin committed during this month is worse and more grievous than a sin committed at any other time. Hence, the Muslim has to make use of this blessed month by performing acts of worship and righteous deeds, and refraining from bad deeds, so that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) may bless him by accepting his good deeds and help him remain steadfast in adhering to the Truth. But a bad deed receives only one sin and is not multiplied in terms of quantity, either in Ramadan or at other times. On the other hand, the reward for a good deed may be multiplied tenfold or more. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states in Surah Al-An`am: Whoever brings a good deed (Islâmic Monotheism and deeds of obedience to Allâh and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever brings an evil deed (polytheism, disbelief, hypocrisy, and deeds of disobedience to Allâh and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall have only the recompense of the like thereof, and they will not be wronged. There are

(Part No. 15; Page No. 448)

many Qur'anic verses in this regard. Similarly in special places, such as Al-Haramayn Al-Sharifayn (the Two Sacred Mosques: the Sacred Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah), good deeds are multiplied greatly in quantity and quality, while evil deeds are multiplied in quality, but not in quantity, when done at special times or in special places, as is referred to above. May Allah grant us success.

Source: Obligatory Sawm

Monday, 23 May 2016

[Article] Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays after the 15th of Sha‘ban

The fourth question of Fatwa no. 7912

Q 4: Is it permissible to observe Sawm (Fasting) on Mondays and Thursdays of Rajab and Sha‘ban? Is it permissible to observe Sawm after the fifteenth of Sha‘ban?

A: Observing Sawm on Mondays and Thursdays is not only restricted to Rajab or Sha‘ban, rather it is a Mandub (commendable) act during all the months of the year. It is also permissible for whoever is in the habit of fasting them all year to observe fasting them after the fifteenth of Sha‘ban, even if one of these days coincides with the Day of Doubt (so called because there is doubt concerning it - is it the last day of Sha‘ban or the first day of Ramadan), for the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not observe fast for a day or two days ahead of Ramadan, except a person who is in the habit of observing a particular Sawm; they may fast on that day. (Agreed upon its authenticity by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’

Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

[Article] Reconciliation of two Hadiths on fasting after Sha‘ban is halfway over

Reconciling the Hadith: “When Sha‘ban is half over, do not fast” with the Hadith stating that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to join the Sawm of Sha‘ban with Ramadan

Q: I read in "Sahih Al-Jami‘" Hadith no. 397

(Part No. 15; Page No. 385)

verified by Al-Albany and reported by Al-Suyuty no. 398, which he ranked as Sahih (authentic), on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: When Sha‘ban is half over, do not fast until the advent of Ramadan. There is also another Hadith reported by Al-Suyuty no. 8757, ranked as Sahih and verified by Al-Albany in "Sahih Al-Jami‘" no. 4638 on the authority of `Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: The most beloved of months for him (peace be upon him) to fast in was Sha‘ban which was continuous with his Sawm (Fasting) in Ramadan. How can we reconcile the two Hadiths?

A: Bismillah [In the Name of Allah], and all praise be to Allah, to proceed; the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to fast the whole of Sha‘ban except for a few days, as authentically reported from the Hadith of `Aishah and Um Salamah. As for the Hadith that prohibits observing Sawm after the middle of Sha‘ban, it is Sahih as mentioned by the knowledgeable brother, Shaykh Nasir Al-Din Al-Albany. What is meant is that it is not permissible to start fasting after halfway through the month of Sha‘ban, but if a person fasts most of or all of the month, they will be acting upon the Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet). Allah is the Grantor of success!

Source: Fatwas of Ibn Baz

[Article] Permissibility to delay making up for Ramadan until Sha‘ban, without an excuse

The second question of Fatwa no. 4909

Q 2: Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to delay the Sawm (Fasting) of Ramadan to the following year because of her menses or being in the state of postpartum period during Ramadan? Does she have the right to delay it to the following year? If it is difficult for her to observe Sawm in the following year, does she have the right to fast it after two years for having excuses like sickness, inability to endure Sawm or make up for the missed days of Sawm?

(Part No. 10; Page No. 338)

May a Muslim woman who cannot bare Sawm and it is hard for her to make up for the missed days of Sawm to pay a Fidyah (ransom) instead of Sawm or what should she do? Could you kindly advise; may Allah reward you with the best!

A: It is permissible to delay making up for Ramadan until Sha‘ban even without an excuse, but it is better to hasten in making up for these days. It is permissible for those women who break the Sawm during Ramadan due to excuses such as menstruation or postpartum period to delay making up for these days because of sickness or general weakness which do not enable them to fast. If the period is long, and she delays Sawm for one or two years, when she is cured and her strength is regained, she should hasten to make up for the missed days. If she has despaired of her ability to make up for these days, she should feed a needy person for each day she did not fast by paying half a Sa‘ (1 Sa‘ = 2.272 kg.) of the staple food of the country such as barley, dates, rice, corn or the like for each day they did not fast. If she gathers all the required amounts of food and gives them to one poor person or more for the whole of Ramadan, there is nothing wrong with this. May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

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