What is the ruling on fasting and breaking the fast collectively on Mondays and Thursdays?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is well known that fasting on Mondays and Thursdays is prescribed by the evidence. We hear that some of the young men advise one another, saying, "Tomorrow we will fast on Monday or Thursday," and then they break their fast collectively at so-and-so's place. Is this practice permissible?
Answer:
No, this is an innovator's act. Each person should fast alone and break his fast alone. However, if they happen to meet and break their fast together without a prior appointment or condition, there is no harm in that. But these conditions and agreements are not permissible, because they are a religious innovation (bid'ah).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is well known that fasting on Mondays and Thursdays is prescribed by the evidence. We hear that some of the young men advise one another, saying, "Tomorrow we will fast on Monday or Thursday," and then they break their fast collectively at so-and-so's place. Is this practice permissible?
Answer:
No, this is an innovator's act. Each person should fast alone and break his fast alone. However, if they happen to meet and break their fast together without a prior appointment or condition, there is no harm in that. But these conditions and agreements are not permissible, because they are a religious innovation (bid'ah).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [812 -2802] مع حكم الصيام والإفطار الجماعي ليومي الاثنين والخميس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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