The Fiqh of Fasting The

Month of Ramadan Al Fiqh

Al Muyassar
Show full title

Uploaded by altamimi1976

 0 ratings · 125 views · 52 pages

AI-enhanced title

Document Information 

Original Title
The FiqhDownload
of Fasting thenow
Month of Ramadan Al Fiqh Al Muyassar 
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved

Available Formats
PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

Share this document


Facebook

Twitter


Email

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate? Report this Document

AD Download to read ad-free.

T h e Fi q h O f Fa s t i n g
R a m a d An
Workbook

Taken from al-Fiqh al-Muyassar w hich has

been recom m ended by Shaykh Salih Al al-
Shaykh and review ed by Shaykh, Dr. ‘All
N asir al-Faqlhl

Translated by
Hassan Somali

AD Download to read ad-free.

T h e F iq h O f F a st in g R a m a d a n W o r kb o o k

©2015 Hikmah Publications

A l l rights reserved.

N o part of this B o o k m a y be re printed or re produ ced or u tilize d

in any form, or by any electrical, mechanical or other means
now known, or hereafter invented, including photocopying and
recording, w itho ut prior permission from the publishers.

First Edition: 1434H /M ay 2015CE

Translation: Hassan Somali

Reviewed and Edited: Hikmah Publications
Hikmah Publications
ISBN: 978-1-4951-1862-3

Address:
Hikmah Publications
P.O. Box 44121
Philadelphia, PA. 19144
[email protected]

2IPage

AD Download to read ad-free.

The Fiqli O f Fasting Ram adan W orkbook

Table o f Contents

C ha pte r 1 6
Introductory M atters C on cern ing Fasting 6

T he D efinition O f Fasting A nd Its Pillars 6

The Ruling O f Fasting Ramadan 8

Types O f Fast 10

T he Virtues O f Fasting An d Its W isdoms 11

Th e Con ditions For Th e O bligation O f Fasting 12

C onfirm ation O f Its Arrival & End 15

Th e Tim e T o Make Th e Intention And Its Ruling 17

C hapter 2 22

Valid Reasons T o Refrain From Fasting 22

Th ings T ha t Nullify T he Fast 29

C hapter 3 37

Th e Recom m ended Acts W he n Fasting 37

Th ings T ha t Are Disliked W h en Fasting 41

C hapter 4 44

M aking U p Th e Missed Days O f Fasting 45

O u r Call 48

3IPage

AD Download to read ad-free.

The Fiqh O f Fasting Ram adan W orkbook

Introduction1

In the N am e o f Allah, T he M ost Merciful, T he Bene ficent

Ind eed all praise is du e to Allah. W e praise H im , seek His aid,

ask for His forgiveness and re pe nt to H im . W e seek refuge
w ith Allah from the evil o f o ur o w n souls and fro m the evil of
ou r w icked actions. W ho m soev er Allah guides, then non e can
misguide; and whomsoever Allah misguides, then none can
guide.

I testify tha t non e has the rig ht to b e w orsh ipped except Allah,
alone without any partner; and I testify that Muhammad is His
slave and Messenger. May abundant peace and blessings be
up on him , his family an d all o f his com panions.

Th e text o f this treatise is a translation o f “T he Bo ok O f

Fasting” from the boo k “ al-Fiqh al-Muyassar .”

Shaykh Salih Al al-Shaykh said about this book in his

introduction:

“Th is book comprises o f Fiqh rulings p ertainin g to the

acts o f w orship and d ealings, alon g w ith their evidences
from the noble Book and the authentic Prophetic
Sunnah.”

1 [T N ]: T he questions at the end o f each chapter have been added by the

translator.

4 I P!age

AD Download to read ad-free.

ADVERTISING

McDonald's TTO
Sponsored

Get ready for the biggest party of the year!

Carnival is just around the corner, and
our promotions will have you dancing wit…
joy.

The Fiqh ()J Fasting Ramadan Workbook

He also stated:

“Its wording is clear and its style is simple, so that the

students o f know ledge can benefit from it and o ther than
them from the general Muslims.

T he precision o f its catego rization a nd the ease in

ben efitin g from its subject m atte r, and th is is achieved
throu gh the headings, w hich indicate the c on tent and aid
to understand it.”

These are some o f the reasons w e d ecided to translate this boo k

for the English reader, may Allah allow us and you to benefit
from it.

W e have added some questions at the end o f each chap ter to

enable the stude nt to test their understand ing.

5IPage

Trusted by over 1 million members

Try Scribd FREE for 30 days to access over 125 million

titles without ads or interruptions!

Start Free Trial

Cancel Anytime.

The Fitjh O f Fasting Ramadan Workbook

The B ook o f Fasting

This contains five chapters:

Chapter Number One: Introductory Matters

Concerning Fasting

This comprises o f a nu m be r o f issues:

The First Issue: The D efinition O f Fasting A n d A Clarification

O f Its Pillars

1. Its D efinition : Siyam in the Arabic langu ag e is to refrain

from som ething.

In the Shari ah [Islamic law] it means to refrain from food,

drink and anything that breaks the fast, with the intention,
from the appearance o f the true Fajr until the setting o f the
sun.

2. Its Pillars: Fro m the re ligiou s defin ition o f Siyam it is clear

that it has two essential pillars, which are:

i. R efraining from a ny thin g that breaks the fast from the

appearance o f Fajr until the setting o f the sun. T he p ro o f for
this pillar is the Sa yin g o f Allah:

<y !
6IPage

AD Download to read ad-free.

The Fiqh OJ Fasting Ramadan Workbook

“So now have sexual relations with them and seek that
w hic h Allah has ord aine d for yo u (offspring), and eat and
drink until the w hite thread (light) o f daw n appears to
yo u distinct from the black thread (darkness o f nigh t),
then complete your fast till the nightfall.” [Al-Baqarah:
187]

T he m ean ing o f “w hite threa d” and “black threa d” is the

w hiteness o f the day and the darkness o f the night.

ii. The Intention: The fasting person refrains from anything

that breaks the Fast with the intention that this is worship
for Allah, Th e M ighty and M ajestic. Th ro ug h the intention,
actions that are performed as worship are differentiated
from oth er actions.

Similarly, thro ug h the inte ntion acts o f wo rship are

distinguished from one another. So the fasting person
intends by his Fast either the fast o f Ram adan or o ther than
it from the various typ es o f fasts.

T he p ro o f for this pillar is his saying

“Actions are ju d g ed acco rding to the intentions and

every person will receive what they intended.”1

1Reported by Bukhari (no. l) and Muslim (no. 1907).

7IPage

AD Download to read ad-free.

The Fiqh O f Fasting Ramadan W orkbook

The Second Issue: The Ruling OJ Fasting Ramadan And The Prooj
For This

Allah, The Mighty and Majestic, made it compulsory to fast the

m on th o f Ram adan, and H e m ade it one o f the five pillars o f
Islam.

And this is in His Saying

“O yo u w ho believe! Fas ting is prescribe d for yo u as it

was prescribed for those before you, that you may
becom e rig hteous.” [A l-Baqara h: 183]

And His Saying (d\2j!oU^,):

“T he m on th o f Ramadan in w hich w as revealed the

Q u r’an, a guid anc e for m an kind and clear proofs for the
guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong).
So w ho ev er o f you sights (the crescent on the first nigh t
of) the m on th (of Ram adan), he mu st fast that m o n th .”
[Al-Baqarah: 185]

8 IP a g e

AD Download to read ad-free.

The Fiqh Of Fasting Ramadan Workbook

A nd based up on w hat was narrated by Abdullah Ibn 'Um ar

(iiijfej) w h o said th at the M ess en ge r o f Allah said:

“Islam is built upon five: the testification that none has

the right to be worshipped in truth except Allah and that
M uham m ad is the M essenger o f Allah, the establishment
o f the prayer, pay m ent o f Zakat, the Fast o f Ram adan,
and the Pilgrim age [Hajj] to the sacred house for the one
w ho is able to find a w ay .”1

A nd due to w ha t is narrated by Ta lhah Ibn ‘Ubaidallah (

that a Bedouin with unkempt hair came to the Prophet
and said:

“O M essenger o f Allah, inform m e o f the fasting wh ich

Allah has made obligatory upon me?” The Prophet said:
“T he m on th o f R am adan.” T he m an fu rther asked: “Is
there any oth er [fast] up on m e?” H e said: “No ,
unless you perfo rm the su pere roga tory fasts.. .”2

This nation has unanimously agreed upon the obligation of

fasting R am adan and that it is on e o f the pillars o f Islam, w hich
is known from the religion by necessity, and whoever denies
this is a disbeliever, an apostate from Islam.

Therefore, the obligation to fast Ramadan is established by the

Book, the Sun nah and the consensus o f the Muslims; and the
Muslims agree up on the disbelief o f the o ne w ho rejects this.

1Reported by BukharT (no. 8) and Muslim (no. 16).

2Reported by BukharT (no. 46) and Muslim (no. 11).

9IPage

AD Download to read ad-free.

The Fiqh O f Fasting Ram adan W orkbook

The Third Issue: The Types O f Fast

Fasting is divided into two categories: Supererogatory and

obligatory.

The obligatory Fast can be further divided into three

categories:

1. T he Fast o f Ram adan.

2. T he Fast o f expiations.
3. T he Fast o f a vow .

T he discussion here w ill revolve aro un d the Fast o f Ram adan

and the supererogatory Fast; as for the other categories then
they will be [spoken abo ut] at the approp riate place - if Allah
Wills.

The Fourth Issue: The Excellence O f Fasting The M onth O f

Ramadan A n d The W is dom Behind Its Legislation

1. Its V irtue

U po n the authority o f Abu H urairah that the Prophet

said:

“W ho eve r stands in prayer on the n ight o f Divine

D ecree ou t o f true faith and aw aiting his recompense,
the n his previous sins will be forg iven . W h o ev er fasts the
m onth o f Ramadan out o f true faith and aw aiting his
recom pense, th en his previous sins will be fo rgive n.”1

1Reported by Bukhari (no. 1901) and Muslim (no. 760).

10 I P a g e

AD Download to read ad-free.

Download