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Fiqh of Ramaḍān Series: 48 Questions on Fasting of al-Allāmah Shaykh Uthaymeen (رحمه الله)

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[01/04/2022] Ramaḍān is Here! - By Abu Hakeem Bilāl Davis حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid As-Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khutbah:

- The command to fast the month of Ramaḍān.
- How the beginning of the month is established and those who are obligated to fast.
- How the Salaf approached the month of Ramaḍān.
- The three opportunities gifted to the believers by Allāh to have their previous sins forgiven in the month of Ramaḍān.
- The need for Ramaḍān to purify the hearts.
- The chaining of the shayāṭīn.
- How to prepare for Ramaḍān.
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the guidance of the Messenger ﷺ during Ramaḍān.
- Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) on what is befitting for the fasting person.

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Points Covered:

• Introduction:
- What is this the Month of?
- What Pillar is Ramaḍān connected to?
- The Meaning of 'Fasting the Month & Standing the Night in Prayer with Eemān & Hoping for Reward' (2 Ahadīth)

• Some of the Occurrences that took place in this month explained:
1 - The Affair of the Qur'ān
- The Affair of 'Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb & the Crown of the Ruler of Persia, Khisra
- How does one receive the Aid & Victory from Allāh?
2 - The Battle of Badr
- The Caravan, Abu Sufyān & Abu Jahl
3 - The Conquest of Makkah
- The Sanctity of Makkah
- The Manners of the Messenger ﷺ

• What is Obligatory upon us to do in Ramaḍān?
- The Definition of Fasting
- What does Mufaṭṭirāt mean?
- Why do we refrain from the Mufaṭṭirāt?
- Benefit from Shaykh Abdullāh al-Bukhāri on the Definition of Fasting
- A word on Intermittent Fasting and Fasting as an Act of Worship (Ibādah)
- A word on errors in the Timetables of some of the local Masājid pertaining to Fajr

• What is the Actual Intent of Fasting? Some common misunderstandings clarified
- What are from the Nature of Mankind to love?
- What is it that we want by way of Fasting?
- What is the actual Wisdom (Ḥikmah) behind Fasting?
- The Most Comprehensive Definition of Taqwa
- How do we know what Righteous Actions are & what Sins are?
- The True Purpose of Fasting
- Explanation of saying "I am Fasting (إني صائم)" & its Wisdoms
- Some of the things to do in Ramaḍān & what this does
- What is the Purpose of Zakāt al-Fiṭr & the intent behind giving it?

Part 1 - 48 Questions on Fasting (19.03.2023)

Points Covered:

- Brief Recap of some of the points from the previous lesson
- Some of the Actions of the Salaf in Ramaḍān
- Worship in other months compared to Ramaḍān

Benefits from Zād al-Ma'ād of Imām ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله)
- What does Fasting do for a person?
- How the Prophet ﷺ was when he fasted & his teachings
- When was Fasting first legislated? 
- How many Ramaḍāns did the Prophet ﷺ fast?

Benefits from Shaykh 'Abdullāh al-Bukhāri's explanation of Umdatul-Aḥkām of Imām Abdul-Ghani al-Maqdisi
- Some Kalām from al-Wābil as-Sayyib of Ibn al-Qayyim
- The 2 Types of Fasting
- The 2 Types of Commanded Fasts
- The 2 Types of Prohibited Fasts
- Who, is Fasting (the Month of Ramaḍān), an Obligation upon?

• Question 1: What are those things that break/invalidate the fast?
- The 3 mentioned in the Qur'ān
- Does it matter if you invalidate your fast with harām food?
- Is smoking permissible for the fasting person? A similitude with pebbles & stones
- What is the correct understanding of Kaffarah (Expiation) for Sexual Intercourse? 
- Does ejaculating due to pleasure break the fast, and the difference between this and Sexual Intercourse
- Does noticing menstrual/post-natal blood after Maghrib (Sunset) mean a woman must make up her fast?
- The Correct Understanding of Cupping (Hijāmah)

• The 4 Affairs that result from Invalidating one's Fast

• The 3 Conditions that must be present for one's Fast to be considered Broken
- An example amongst the Sahābah and cloud-cover: What did the Prophet ﷺ give as a ruling?
- If someone forgets they were fasting, and food/drink is in their mouth and then they remember, can they still chew and swallow this?

Part 2 - 48 Questions on Fasting (26.03.2023)

Points Covered:

• Question no.2: Does standing in the Night Prayer for Ramaḍān have a specific number or not?
- How was the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ?
- Some of what the Imams do in Tarāwīḥ
- What should we do when performing the Qiyām?
- What is the Sunnah for Men during Ramaḍān with regards to the Night Prayers?

• Question no.3: If an Imām prayers more than 11 Rakahs (8 + 3 Witr), should one pray what the Imām prays or leave after completing 11 Rakahs?
- The Occurrence with ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān (رضي الله عنه) at Mina

• Question no.4: Is a person's fast correct if they eat whilst the Adhān is being called?
- The Matter of Yaqeen (Certainty)

• Question no.5: What advice do you (Shaykh ‘Uthaymīn) give to those whose only concern is Food & Sleep during this Month whereby they remain lazy, idle and spend time in useless affairs, especially during the Night yet they sleep during the day?
- How much food should be given at the minimum when providing others with ifṭār?

• Question no.9: The Ruling on attending particular Masājid due to the Imams reciting with nice Tilāwah

Readings from 'Faḍl as-Siyām' of Shaykh al-‘Allāmah Ahmad an-Najmi (رحمه الله)
• Laylatul Qadr & the Last 10 Nights - its Details and Virtues
- Is Laylatul Qadr set on the 27th Night or one of the Odd nights only?
- What is the Virtue given to the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ that previous nations were not given?
- Who is the deprived one? 

to be continued in the next lesson.

Part 3 - 48 Questions on Fasting (09.04.2023)

Points Covered:

• Question no.14: What is the Ruling of the one who Fasts in Ramaḍān but does not pray?
- Are their fasts accepted?
- The Statements of the Scholars on Abandoning Salah partially & completely

• Question no.23: Are the children under the age of 15 commanded to fast just like how they are commanded to pray?
- The Responsibility of the Wali (Guardian) & those under their care
- What's considered mercy towards children?

• Question no.27: Those who sleep throughout the daytime during Ramaḍān; sometimes they pray in jama'ah (Congregation) and sometimes they don't - is their fast accepted?
- What is the sign of an act of worship being accepted & rejected?

• Question no.28: We find some of the Muslims negligent & lazy in their Salah but when Ramaḍān comes, they hasten to performing Salah - Are the fasts of these people accepted? 
- Advice to such individuals
- Ibādah & Death

Advice & A Reminder on Striving in what Remains of Ramaḍān
- Why did the Prophet ﷺ instruct Ā'ishah (رضي الله عنها) to supplicate with the Du'ā of ‘Afuww?

Part 4 - 48 Questions on Fasting (16.04.2023)

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