The Ruling on Indecent Speech and Loud Noise for the Fasting Person
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1240. Honorable Shaykh, please clarify this hadith?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the fasting person to respect his fast, and not to be in the same state as when he is not fasting, where Satan overcomes him and the soul that commands evil overpowers him. Rather, it is obligatory for the fasting person to overcome his own self. Satan has been chained and kept away from him in this month, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us, but the soul that commands evil remains, so he must overcome it. He should not engage in the bad deeds that Satan used to make attractive to him before, and that his own soul makes attractive to him. Indeed, in this month Allah helps him to overcome his self. Fasting is undoubtedly a cure, a cure and what a cure it is, from sins and disobedience. Also, the honor of this month and what it brings about in terms of the softening of hearts, turning to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and staying in the mosques, this also helps the sinner to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And as for the tongue that is accustomed to cursing, insulting, and speaking forbidden words, Ramadan trains it to leave off forbidden speech, because the Muslim respects his fasting. Even if someone attacks him with words, he does not respond to him. He does not train his self to do this thing. He does not respond to him, but says, "I am fasting." Yes.
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When any one of you is observing Saum (fasting) on a day, he should neither indulge in obscene language nor should he raise the voice; and if anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him he should say: 'I am observing fast
إذا كان يوم صوم أحدكم فلا يرفث، ولا يصحب، فإن سابه أحد، أو قاتله فليقل إني صائمAnswer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the fasting person to respect his fast, and not to be in the same state as when he is not fasting, where Satan overcomes him and the soul that commands evil overpowers him. Rather, it is obligatory for the fasting person to overcome his own self. Satan has been chained and kept away from him in this month, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us, but the soul that commands evil remains, so he must overcome it. He should not engage in the bad deeds that Satan used to make attractive to him before, and that his own soul makes attractive to him. Indeed, in this month Allah helps him to overcome his self. Fasting is undoubtedly a cure, a cure and what a cure it is, from sins and disobedience. Also, the honor of this month and what it brings about in terms of the softening of hearts, turning to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and staying in the mosques, this also helps the sinner to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And as for the tongue that is accustomed to cursing, insulting, and speaking forbidden words, Ramadan trains it to leave off forbidden speech, because the Muslim respects his fasting. Even if someone attacks him with words, he does not respond to him. He does not train his self to do this thing. He does not respond to him, but says, "I am fasting." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 9 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|كلمة توجيهية عن التوبة في رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:44)
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