Which Days Should Muslims Fast Most?
Fasting in the Sacred Months: Islamic Jurisprudence from Al-Wajeez
Summary
This lecture discusses fasting practices and virtuous times for fasting in Islam, drawing from the book "Al-Wajeez fi Fiqh al-Sunnah" (Islamic Jurisprudence). The speaker explains the significance of fasting during the sacred months, particularly Muharram, and compares fasting to night prayers based on a hadith from Abu Hurairah. The lecture covers the four sacred months (Dhu al-Qi'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab) and the concept of fasting most of these months rather than in their entirety, using analogies with the practices of Prophet Muhammad and teachings from Aisha.
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لا اله الا سند السماوات الذي يشفع الذي يعلم ما بين ايديهم وما خلفهم لا يخل شيئا من علم ان بما شاء مسيحيه والسماواتج من النار اللهم اجرني من النار اللهم اجن من النار من نافع رزقا طيبا بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله والصلاه والسلام على رسول الله وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين اما بعد كين ان الوجيز ان بوك فاست ما زلنا في كتاب الوجيز في فقه السنه والكتاب كتاب العزيز في ابواب الايام التي اي ندب الصيام اليها الايام التي حث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على صيامها او على صيام بعضها او هو صام بعضها صلى الله عليه وسلم Continuing in the chapter regarding the fasting and the days which a person or which we have been highly encouraged to fast. يقول المؤلف صيام اكثر المحرم سنه محرم محرم ذحجه ذ القعده ذو الحجه و محرم بين جماده وشعبان وهي رجب رجب and prop صلى الله عليه وسلم wasم not point wouldh fast the maority of m the maority so the month of m you find صلى الله عليه وسلم what year and two different way of seeing the so the prop محرم ابو هريره يقول المؤلف عن ابي هريره قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم افضل الصيام بعد رمضان شهر الله المحرم وافضل الصلاه بعد الفريضه صلاه الليل فجعل صيام اكثر محرم او حتى لو صام محرم كله فان الانسان يجوز له ان يفعل ذلك جعله بمنزله قيام الليل لكن المؤلف من اين اخذ صيام اكثر محرم هو لان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قارن بين قيام الليل وصيام محرم وكما قالت عائشه النبي صلى صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يقم الليل كله قط ابدا ما قام جميع الليل من بعد العشاء الى اي الى بزوغ الفجر يقوم في صلاته لا بد ان يكون له انقطاع والنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم امره الله ان يحيي اكثر الليل ولم يامره باحياء الليل كله and so ابو هريره the messenger of saidous after fast ofان fast المحرم now this word المحرم شهر المحرم understood a sachan.
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ذو القعده القعده ذو الحجه الحجه المحرمب any time is to be fasting.
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اللهران صلى الله عليه two things compares them there is a relationship that those two things share either in likeness or in ruling or in virtue or in whatever it is that the sentence is speaking about in this sentence the prophet says the best of fasting الله المحرم صلاه الليل عشاء قيام الليل صيام اكثر المحرمه المحرمه يعني اي شهر من الاشهر المحرمه maan not of monsor where did get the conclusion of fasting the majority why not fasting the entirety صلى الله عليه وسلم فام الليل what those acts of worship share they don't share likeness in the way that they performed one is performed in the day the other is performed in the عائشه رضي الله عنها صحيح مسلم صلى الله عليه وسلم ever never in all.
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سوره المزمل الله قم الليل قم الليل الا قليلا نصفه او انقص منه قليلا او زد عليه 2د of the no more not entiry of the so one act of worship is done in the day the other act of worship is done at the act of worship that is done in the day that is the most virtuous is fasting and the act of worship that is done at night that is most virtuous is praying what time or what.
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صيام اكثر المحرم اكثر محرم only محرم ال هنا اللام تدل على انها صفه يعني اكثر الشهر الموصوف بالحرمه واللام هنا للجنس يعني جنس الشهر المحرم فهذا يكون هذه الاشهر الاربعه ذقعده ذ الحجه محرم الرجب بكره نفيع بن الحارث من صحيح البخاري الله سبحانه وتعالى ساز ان عده الشهور عند الله 12 شهرا في كتاب الله يوم خلق السماوات والارض منها اربعه حرم ذلك الدين القيم فلا تظلموا فيهن انفسكم الله.
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ابو بكر صلى الله عليه وسلم ان حجت الوداع صحيح البخاري الا ان الزمان قد استدار كهيئته يوم خلق الله السماوات والارض تقول منها اربعه حرم او السنه 12 شهرا في كتاب الله يوم خلق الله السماوات والارض منها اربعه حرم ذو القعده وذو الحجه ومحرم ورجب مضر الذي بين جماده وشعبان And so there are sacred on these four sacred on virtuous time to fast but you don't fast the entir of the month and all of these sacred months because now you would make them just what that's what intend the propet was not to have was never يقول اكثر شعبان شعبان رمضان شعبان صلى الله عليه وسلم شعبان تقول عائشه ما رايت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم استكمل صيام شهر قط الا شهر رمضان وما رايته في شهر اكثر منه صياما في شعبان والحديث عند البخاري ومسلم في صحيحما عائشه never seen الله صلى الله عليه and never seen him fast more anyle of so now have and have now in chapter chapter times which a person isited from fasting anything the 15th day ofan and we talk about that and how we these two narrations together and harmon them insallah but for our in and purposes for this chapter tells صلى الله عليه وسلم.
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صلاه at night and شعبان No, it's not specified. Those are general ones in every month. So the three days in the exact midle of the month or Mondays and Thursdays or every other day and the auor will mention those towards the end of the chapter. However, these particular narrations would fast random days whatever was appropriate or whatever was convenient for what he was doing if he was traveling if he was not if he was feeling up to it if he was not just like there no specific time would always stand for at us would be at the last but not always not نعم الله اعلم وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين جزاكم الله خير ياسر ابو الشعرات دوم.