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all.
Well i figured that since ramadan is just around the corner, that i'd post up some infomation concrning it. I figured that most of us (including myself), fast the way we have seen our parents and/or others fast. So i figured that we should fast based upon the authentic sunnah, according to how Allah and His Messenger (sallalahu aleyhi wa salam) have approved.
I had to break it down into parts so that no one loses interest by the time they get to the end.
p.s other members you may add your own information after i have finished posting all of mine. sorry to sound selfish, but i dont want the flow of the article to mess up.
jazakallahu khair.
الصِّيَامَ
As-Siyam
(Fasting)[*]Defining Fasting (As-Sawm):
As-Sawm (fasting) linguistically means to abstain. According to religious law it means to abstain from eating, drinking, sexual intercourse with women and other things that break the fast, with the intention of worshipping (Allah) from the first crack of dawn (Fajr until the setting of the sun (Maghrib).
The Obligation of Fasting Ramadhan
Fasting the month of Ramadhan is obligatory according to The Book (AI-Qur'an), the Sunnah and the Ijma' (consensus) of the Ummah (Muslim community), Verily Allah the Almighty said:
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ"
" فَلْيَصُمْهُ(The month of Ramadhan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the Criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadhan), he must observe saum (fasts) that (month)). (2: 185)
And His messenger صَلَى الله وَسَلَم said:
" بُِِنِيَ الاَْْسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةُ أنْ لَا اِلَهَ اِللهُ وَأنَ مُحَمَدًا رَسُواللهِ٬ وَاِقَامِ الصَلَا ةِ٬ وَاِيتَاءِ الزَكَاةِ٬ وَحَجِ الْبَيْتِ وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ"(Islam was built upon five (pillars): The testimony that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the establishment of the prayer, paying Zakah, pilgrimage (Hajj) to the House (the Ka'bah) and fasting Ramadhan). (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
And his statement:
"عُرَى الاْسْلَامِ وَقَوَاعِدُ الدِينِ ثَلاثة٬ عَلَيْهِنَ أسِسَ الْاِسْلَامُ٬ مَنْ تَرَكَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْهُنَ فَهُوَبِهَا كَافِرٌ حَلَالُ الدَمِ: شَهَادَةُ أنْ لَااِلَهَ اِلَا اللهُ٬ وَالصَلَاةُ الْمَكْتُوبَةُ٬ وَصَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ"
The virtue of Ramadhan
Ramadhan has great virtues and numerous merits that none of the other months have. The following Hadiths affirm this:
The Prophet's statement:
"الصَلَواتُ الخَمْسَ وَالْجُمُعَةُ اِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ٬ وَرَمَضَانُ اِلَى رَمَضَانَ مُكَفِرَاتٌ لِمَابَيْنِهِنَ٬ اِذَا اجْتَنَبَتِ الْكَبَائِرُ"
And his statement:
:And his statement
"اِذَا كَانَ أَوَلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ صُفِدَتِ الشَيَاطِينُ وَمَرَدَةُ الْجِنَ٬ وَغُلَِقََتْ أبْوَابُ النَارِ فَلَمْ يُفْتِحْ مِنْهَابَابٌ٬ وَفَتِحَتْ أبْوَابُ الْجَنَةِ فَلَمْ يُغْلَقْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ٬ وَنَادَى مُنَادٍ: يَا بَاغِيَ الْخَيْرِ أقْبِلْ٬ وَ يَابَاغِيَ الشَرِأقْصِرْ٬ وَللهِ عُتَقَََاءُ مِنَ النَارِ٬ وَذَالِكَ كُلَ لَيْلَةِ"
At-Tirmithi, who said it is Gharib. AI-Hakim also recorded it and he graded it Sahih according to the conditions of the Two Shaykhs. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Conditions that Require Fasting
The conditions for the fast being considered obligatory upon the Muslim is that the person is of sound mind ('Aqil) and they have reached the age of puberty (Baligh). This is due to the Prophet's statement:
" ُرفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: عَنْ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَى يُِِفِيقَ٬ وَعَنْ الْنَائِمَ حَتَى يَسْتَيقِظَ٬ وَعَنْ الْصَبِيِ حَتَى
يَحْتَلِمَ "(The pen is lifted from three (persons): the insane person until he regains his intellect, the sleeping person until he awakens and the child until he reaches the age of puberty)). (Ahmad and Abu Dawud, and it is Sahih)
In the case of a woman, it is also a condition for her fast to be correct that she be pure from menstrual bleeding and postnatal bleeding. This is due to the Prophet's statement in explaining the deficiency of the woman's religious practice:
Confirming the month of Ramadhan:
The beginning of the month of Ramadhan is confirmed by one of two matters: The first of them is the completion of the previous month, which is Sha'ban. Therefore, if Sha'ban completes thirty days, then the thirty-first day is the first day of Ramadhan, without a doubt. The second matter is sighting the crescent of the new moon for it (Ramadhan). So if the crescent moon of Ramadhan is seen on the thirtieth night of Sha'ban the month of Ramadhan has begun and it is obligatory to fast it. This is due to Allah the Almighty's statement,
فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ""(So whoever witnesses the month then he must fast it). (2: 185)
And the Messenger's statement,
"اِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ الْهِلَالُ فَصُومُوا٬ وَاِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا٬ فَاِنْ غَمَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاَ كْمِلُوا الْعِدَةَ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا"(When you see the crescent moon (of Ramadhan), then fast, and when you see it (jar Shawwal) then stop fasting. And if it is hidden from you by clouds, then complete the period as thirty days). (Muslim)
The witness of one or two just people is sufficient in confirming its sighting, as the Messenger of Allah صَلَى الله وَسَلَم permitted the witness of one man in sighting the crescent moon of Ramadhan. (Abu Dawud and others, and it is Sahih). However, concerning the sighting of moon of Shawwal to stop fasting, it is not confirmed except by the witness of two just men, as the Messenger صَلَى الله وَسَلَم did not allow the witness of one just man for ending the fast. (At-Tabarani and Ad-Daraqutni)
Note: Whoever sees the crescent moon of Ramadhan, it is obligatory upon him to fast, even if his witness is not accepted (by others). And whoever sees the crescent moon for ending the fast and his witness is not accepted, then he does not break his feast. This is due to the Prophet's statement:
The Pillars of Fasting:
1. An-Niyyah (Intention): It is the resolve of the heart to fast in carrying out the command of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, or to draw near to Him. This is due to the statement of the Prophet:
“The Niyyah is an action performed by the heart and has nothing to do with the tongue. It denotes the desire to do something. Thus, a person should intend to perform wudoo ́ in his heart and not with his tongue, for it has not been reported of the Prophet (صَلَى الله وَسَلَم) that he uttered his intention, neither in wudoo ́, prayer, nor any other act of worship except for the Hajj. Allâh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) is the most knowledgeable of what a person harbors in his heart. ” [2]
If the fast is an obligatory fast, then the intention must be made during the (previous) night, before Fajr time (the first crack of dawn). The is due to the Statement of the Prophet (صَلَى الله وَسَلَم):
If it is a non-obligatory fast, it is correct (acceptable) even if the intention is made after the entry of Al-Fajr (the first crack of dawn) and the progression of daytime, as long as he has not eaten anything. This is due to the statement of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her:
"The Messenger of Allah(صَلَى الله وَسَلَم) entered upon me one day and said:
We said, 'No.' He said:
2. Al·lmsak (Refraining): This is to refrain from those things that break the fast, such as eating, drinking and sexual intercourse.
3. Az-Zaman (The Time): This means the daytime, which is from the entry of Fajr (the first crack of dawn on the horizon) until the setting of the sun. So if a man fasted during the night and did not fast during the day, his fast will never be correct (i.e. acceptable). This is due to the to the statement of Allah the Almighty:
Fatwa:
The meaning of the aayah “then complete your Sawm (fast) till the nightfall”
Question:
I was wondering when I read in the quran in sura albaqara in verse 187 that allah say " and continue your fasting until the night " and most of us break our fast and the mughrib time . could u explain this situation for me please.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no contradiction between this aayah and the fact that the fast is broken after the sun sets, because night begins when the sun sets. The beginning of the night is sunset, and the end of the night is when dawn comes. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When night comes, and day ends, and the sun has set, then let the fasting person break his fast.” What the hadeeth means is that when the sun has set, night has begun and day has ended, and at that time it becomes permissible for the fasting person to break his fast. See Sharh Muslim by al-Nawawi (7/209).
And Allaah knows best. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid [3b]
all. Well i figured that since ramadan is just around the corner, that i'd post up some infomation concrning it. I figured that most of us (including myself), fast the way we have seen our parents and/or others fast. So i figured that we should fast based upon the authentic sunnah, according to how Allah and His Messenger (sallalahu aleyhi wa salam) have approved.
I had to break it down into parts so that no one loses interest by the time they get to the end.
p.s other members you may add your own information after i have finished posting all of mine. sorry to sound selfish, but i dont want the flow of the article to mess up.
jazakallahu khair.
الصِّيَامَ
As-Siyam
(Fasting)[*]
As-Sawm (fasting) linguistically means to abstain. According to religious law it means to abstain from eating, drinking, sexual intercourse with women and other things that break the fast, with the intention of worshipping (Allah) from the first crack of dawn (Fajr until the setting of the sun (Maghrib).
The Obligation of Fasting Ramadhan
Fasting the month of Ramadhan is obligatory according to The Book (AI-Qur'an), the Sunnah and the Ijma' (consensus) of the Ummah (Muslim community), Verily Allah the Almighty said:
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ"
" فَلْيَصُمْهُ
And His messenger صَلَى الله وَسَلَم said:
" بُِِنِيَ الاَْْسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةُ أنْ لَا اِلَهَ اِللهُ وَأنَ مُحَمَدًا رَسُواللهِ٬ وَاِقَامِ الصَلَا ةِ٬ وَاِيتَاءِ الزَكَاةِ٬ وَحَجِ الْبَيْتِ وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ"
And his statement:
"عُرَى الاْسْلَامِ وَقَوَاعِدُ الدِينِ ثَلاثة٬ عَلَيْهِنَ أسِسَ الْاِسْلَامُ٬ مَنْ تَرَكَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْهُنَ فَهُوَبِهَا كَافِرٌ حَلَالُ الدَمِ: شَهَادَةُ أنْ لَااِلَهَ اِلَا اللهُ٬ وَالصَلَاةُ الْمَكْتُوبَةُ٬ وَصَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ"
(The handholds of Islam and the fundamentals of the religion are three. Islam was established upon them. Whoever abandons one of them, then he is a disbeliever (Kafir) because of it and his blood is lawful: The testimony that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, the obligatory prayer and fasting Ramadhan). (Abu Ya'la in his Musnad, and its chain of narration is Hasan) The virtue of Ramadhan
Ramadhan has great virtues and numerous merits that none of the other months have. The following Hadiths affirm this:
The Prophet's statement:
"الصَلَواتُ الخَمْسَ وَالْجُمُعَةُ اِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ٬ وَرَمَضَانُ اِلَى رَمَضَانَ مُكَفِرَاتٌ لِمَابَيْنِهِنَ٬ اِذَا اجْتَنَبَتِ الْكَبَائِرُ"
(The five prayers, and Friday prayer to Friday prayer, Ramadhan (fasting) to Ramadhan (fasting) are expiatory for whatever was between them (of sins), as long as the major sins are avoided). (Muslim) And his statement:
"مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ اِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ"
(Whoever fasts Ramadhan with faith and seeking reward, he will be forgiven for his previous sins). (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) :And his statement
"اِذَا كَانَ أَوَلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ صُفِدَتِ الشَيَاطِينُ وَمَرَدَةُ الْجِنَ٬ وَغُلَِقََتْ أبْوَابُ النَارِ فَلَمْ يُفْتِحْ مِنْهَابَابٌ٬ وَفَتِحَتْ أبْوَابُ الْجَنَةِ فَلَمْ يُغْلَقْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ٬ وَنَادَى مُنَادٍ: يَا بَاغِيَ الْخَيْرِ أقْبِلْ٬ وَ يَابَاغِيَ الشَرِأقْصِرْ٬ وَللهِ عُتَقَََاءُ مِنَ النَارِ٬ وَذَالِكَ كُلَ لَيْلَةِ"
(When it is the first night of Ramadhan, the devils and the rebellious Jinns are chained up, the doors of the (Hell) Fire are closed and none of them is opened, and the doors of Paradise verify are opened and none of them is closed. A caller calls out, '0 seeker of good, advance (in your efforts), and 0 seeker of evil, restrain yourself!' And Allah will free people from the (Hell) Fire, and that is every night (of Ramadhan)).At-Tirmithi, who said it is Gharib. AI-Hakim also recorded it and he graded it Sahih according to the conditions of the Two Shaykhs. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Conditions that Require Fasting
The conditions for the fast being considered obligatory upon the Muslim is that the person is of sound mind ('Aqil) and they have reached the age of puberty (Baligh). This is due to the Prophet's statement:
" ُرفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: عَنْ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَى يُِِفِيقَ٬ وَعَنْ الْنَائِمَ حَتَى يَسْتَيقِظَ٬ وَعَنْ الْصَبِيِ حَتَى
يَحْتَلِمَ "
In the case of a woman, it is also a condition for her fast to be correct that she be pure from menstrual bleeding and postnatal bleeding. This is due to the Prophet's statement in explaining the deficiency of the woman's religious practice:
"ألَيْسَتْ اَذَاحَاضَتْ لَمْ تُصَلِ وَلَمْ تَصُمْ"
(Is it not that when she menstruates, she does not pray she does not fast?). (Al-Bukhari) [1]Confirming the month of Ramadhan:
The beginning of the month of Ramadhan is confirmed by one of two matters: The first of them is the completion of the previous month, which is Sha'ban. Therefore, if Sha'ban completes thirty days, then the thirty-first day is the first day of Ramadhan, without a doubt. The second matter is sighting the crescent of the new moon for it (Ramadhan). So if the crescent moon of Ramadhan is seen on the thirtieth night of Sha'ban the month of Ramadhan has begun and it is obligatory to fast it. This is due to Allah the Almighty's statement,
فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ""
And the Messenger's statement,
"اِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ الْهِلَالُ فَصُومُوا٬ وَاِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا٬ فَاِنْ غَمَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاَ كْمِلُوا الْعِدَةَ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا"
The witness of one or two just people is sufficient in confirming its sighting, as the Messenger of Allah صَلَى الله وَسَلَم permitted the witness of one man in sighting the crescent moon of Ramadhan. (Abu Dawud and others, and it is Sahih). However, concerning the sighting of moon of Shawwal to stop fasting, it is not confirmed except by the witness of two just men, as the Messenger صَلَى الله وَسَلَم did not allow the witness of one just man for ending the fast. (At-Tabarani and Ad-Daraqutni)
Note: Whoever sees the crescent moon of Ramadhan, it is obligatory upon him to fast, even if his witness is not accepted (by others). And whoever sees the crescent moon for ending the fast and his witness is not accepted, then he does not break his feast. This is due to the Prophet's statement:
"الصَوْمَ يَوْمَ تَصُومُونَ٬ وَالْفِطْرُيَوْمَ تُفْطِرُونَ٬ وَالْأضْحَى يَوْمَ تُضَحُونَ"
(The fast is the day that all of you fast, the end of the fast is when all of you stop fasting, and the sacrifice is the day that all of you perform the sacrifice (of animals)). (At-Tirmithi, who said it is Hasan)The Pillars of Fasting:
1. An-Niyyah (Intention): It is the resolve of the heart to fast in carrying out the command of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, or to draw near to Him. This is due to the statement of the Prophet:
"اِنَمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِيَاتِ"
(Deeds are judged by their intentions). (Al-Bukhari)“The Niyyah is an action performed by the heart and has nothing to do with the tongue. It denotes the desire to do something. Thus, a person should intend to perform wudoo ́ in his heart and not with his tongue, for it has not been reported of the Prophet (صَلَى الله وَسَلَم) that he uttered his intention, neither in wudoo ́, prayer, nor any other act of worship except for the Hajj. Allâh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) is the most knowledgeable of what a person harbors in his heart. ” [2]
If the fast is an obligatory fast, then the intention must be made during the (previous) night, before Fajr time (the first crack of dawn). The is due to the Statement of the Prophet (صَلَى الله وَسَلَم):
"مَنْ لَمْ يَجْمِعْ الصِيَام قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ فَلَا صِيَامَ لَهُ"
(Whoever does not have the intention of fasting before Fajr, there is no fast for him). Narrated by Imam Ahmad, the authors of al-Sunan, Ibn Khuzaymah and Ibn Hibbaan; they classed it as saheeh and marfoo’).[3a]If it is a non-obligatory fast, it is correct (acceptable) even if the intention is made after the entry of Al-Fajr (the first crack of dawn) and the progression of daytime, as long as he has not eaten anything. This is due to the statement of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her:
"The Messenger of Allah(صَلَى الله وَسَلَم) entered upon me one day and said:
"هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ شَيْءٌ"
(Do you have anything (to eat)?) We said, 'No.' He said:
"فَانِي صَائِمٌ"
(Then verily I am fasting)." (Muslim) 2. Al·lmsak (Refraining): This is to refrain from those things that break the fast, such as eating, drinking and sexual intercourse.
3. Az-Zaman (The Time): This means the daytime, which is from the entry of Fajr (the first crack of dawn on the horizon) until the setting of the sun. So if a man fasted during the night and did not fast during the day, his fast will never be correct (i.e. acceptable). This is due to the to the statement of Allah the Almighty:
"أَتِمُّواْ الصِّيَامَ إِلَى الَّليْلِ"
(And complete the fast until the night). (2: 187)Fatwa:
The meaning of the aayah “then complete your Sawm (fast) till the nightfall”
Question:
I was wondering when I read in the quran in sura albaqara in verse 187 that allah say " and continue your fasting until the night " and most of us break our fast and the mughrib time . could u explain this situation for me please.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no contradiction between this aayah and the fact that the fast is broken after the sun sets, because night begins when the sun sets. The beginning of the night is sunset, and the end of the night is when dawn comes. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When night comes, and day ends, and the sun has set, then let the fasting person break his fast.” What the hadeeth means is that when the sun has set, night has begun and day has ended, and at that time it becomes permissible for the fasting person to break his fast. See Sharh Muslim by al-Nawawi (7/209).
And Allaah knows best. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid [3b]
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