Lesson Three: The Rulings of Fasting – Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān

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[04/03/2024] Lesson Three: The Rulings of Fasting – Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

• The recompense for non-Muslims who carry out acts of kindness.
• That which is upon the one who did not fast for ten years due to sickness and also did not pay the fidyah.
• Hadith #2: ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar (رضى الله عنهما) narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying, “When you see it (the new crescent) fast, and when you see it, break your fast. And if it is obscured from your view, then estimate it.”
• Brief biography of ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar (رضى الله عنهما).
• The seven Companions who narrated the most ḥadīth, and the number of aḥādīth narrated by each of them.
• The topic of the ḥadīth: what is the obligation regarding fasting Ramaḍān and opening the fast in Ramaḍān.
• Explanation of the wording of the ḥadīth.
• The general meaning of the ḥadīth.
• Proof that Islamic months can only be twenty-nine or thirty days.
• Eight points of benefit of the ḥadīth.
• The meaning of jumhūr.
• Discussion on whether the sighting of the moon in one Muslim country suffices the entire ummah or if every country follows their own sighting.
• The position of the jumhūr.
• The evidence utilised by those who hold that one sighting suffices the entire ummah.
• Explanation of the position of Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn, Ibn Taymiyyah and Imām ash-Shāfi’ī (رحمهم الله) that each country follows their own sighting of the moon, and their evidence.

Questions:

1. Question regarding prayer timetables.
2. Is it permissible to make up obligatory fasts a day or two before Ramaḍān?
3. Is zakāh obligatory upon the one who has received money by other than working e.g. benefits?
4. What is done with ḥarām money?
5. What should an individual do if he starts fasting in one country, then travels to another country and ends up with 31 days?

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