The Ruling on Delaying Breaking the Fast Until After the Sunset of the Sun
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Brothers, the discussion is still ongoing regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Baqarah 2:187] the verse. Here, I actually wish to ask the Shaykh: when discussing the saying of Allah the Exalted and [Al-Baqarah 2:187], is there in the saying of Allah the Exalted, or is there in this, evidence that breaking the fast at the sunset of the sun is a legal ruling from which deviation is not permissible and continuation is not allowed?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, Allah has determined the end of fasting to be the sunset of the sun[Al-Baqarah 2:187]. The word "to" (ila) is a letter of limit, and what comes after it does not enter into what came before it, as is the case with limits, especially when what is after the limit is not of the same kind as what is before it; then it does not enter into it.
This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih al-Bukhari 1954. The time of his fasting has ended, whether he ate or drank or did not eat. His fasting has ended.
So breaking the fast is at the sunset of the sun, and it is not permissible for anyone to delay it until a time has passed after the sunset of the sun and consider this to be from worship. This is from excessive strictness and adding to the religion, and this is the action of the people of innovation, such as the Rafidah and others, and the Khawarij who do not break their fast until the stars intertwine. This is a religious innovation that contradicts what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has legislated.
He (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih Muslim 1718b. He (may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him) said Sunan Abi Dawud 4607Sahih (Al-Albani)
As for the one who wants to continue fasting without breaking it (wasal), wasal is from the specific characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade his Ummah from wasal, which is to fast two days, three days, or more without separating them by breaking the fast. This was from his specific characteristics (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the Ummah, they are commanded to break their fast at the sunset of the sun. And some scholars said that it is permissible for him to continue until the time of Suhoor, because it came in a narration: "Whoever is continuing (fasting), let him continue until the time of Suhoor." As for increasing beyond that, this is not permissible except in the case of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Brothers, the discussion is still ongoing regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives
أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الصِّيَامِ الرَّفَثُ إِلَىٰ نِسَائِكُمْThen complete the fast until the sunset
أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, Allah has determined the end of fasting to be the sunset of the sun
Then complete the fast until the sunset
ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِThis is from one aspect. The second aspect is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast.
إذا أقبل الليل من ها هنا وأدبر النهار من ها هنا وغربت الشمس فقد أفطر الصائم. يعنيSo breaking the fast is at the sunset of the sun, and it is not permissible for anyone to delay it until a time has passed after the sunset of the sun and consider this to be from worship. This is from excessive strictness and adding to the religion, and this is the action of the people of innovation, such as the Rafidah and others, and the Khawarij who do not break their fast until the stars intertwine. This is a religious innovation that contradicts what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has legislated.
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد.Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error.
وإياكم ومحدثات الأمور فإن كل محدثة بدعة، وكل بدعة ضلالة. وفي رواية وكل ضلالة في النار.As for the one who wants to continue fasting without breaking it (wasal), wasal is from the specific characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade his Ummah from wasal, which is to fast two days, three days, or more without separating them by breaking the fast. This was from his specific characteristics (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the Ummah, they are commanded to break their fast at the sunset of the sun. And some scholars said that it is permissible for him to continue until the time of Suhoor, because it came in a narration: "Whoever is continuing (fasting), let him continue until the time of Suhoor." As for increasing beyond that, this is not permissible except in the case of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 15 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|ثم أتموا الصيام إلى الليل|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:44)
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