Is there any virtue mentioned regarding fasting the nine days of Dhul-Hijjah?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : And I ask you, may your life be long, about fasting the nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, was it reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions?
The Shaykh : I repeat, I repeat.
The questioner : Fasting the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, was it reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : It was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : He said: There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days. They said: And I ask you, and I ask others who have caused doubt among many people regarding the fasting of the nine days, I ask you: is fasting included in righteous deeds or not? Yes.
The questioner : Yes, yes, what?
The Shaykh : Fine, is there any evidence that excludes fasting from this generality?
The questioner : No, by Allah.
The Shaykh : The answer is no.
The questioner : Yes, but it is a deviation.
The Shaykh : And when a text comes as a statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the default is that the Companions acted upon it, whether we know of their action or not, because we are obligated to follow what is conveyed to us from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : Did I understand?
The questioner : Yes, yes, Shaykh, fine, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So why do we tell people that fasting them was not reported? First, the negation is severe. For the negation requires complete knowledge, and this is difficult or impossible. Second, we have with us a generality from the most truthful of people, the most knowledgeable of people, and the most sincere of people, MuhammadMishkat al-Masabih 1460.
The questioner : Fine, the Companions, may your life be long.
The Shaykh : This is what we do not know about them; we did not follow them.
The questioner : I mean, you do not want.
The Shaykh : Does Allah ask us on the Day of Resurrection? Did the Companions act or not? Or does He ask us: did we act upon what we heard from the Messenger of Allah? I find, yes, I find.
The questioner : No, no, we acted; we did not treat the one who acted with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Did we not hear from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as He the Exalted said:[Al-Qasas 28:65]
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : As for the claim of these people who liken the Companions to workers, I say: Do we know that the Companions acted upon every statement the Messenger made? It is difficult or impossible. We say the default is that for every statement the Messenger made, the Companions were the quickest of people to do good in it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Do you fast the nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, the last of which is the best, which is the Day of 'Arafah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about fasting the Day of 'Arafah, and he said: I hope that Allah will expiate for me the year before it and the year after it. And this is for those who are not performing Hajj, as for those performing Hajj, they do not fast on the Day of 'Arafah.
The presenter : Yes, yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : And I ask you, may your life be long, about fasting the nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, was it reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions?
The Shaykh : I repeat, I repeat.
The questioner : Fasting the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, was it reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : It was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : He said: There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days. They said:
And jihad in the cause of Allah? He said: And jihad in the cause of Allah, except for a man, or he said: except for a man who went out with his person and his wealth and did not return with anything from it.
ولا الجهاد في سبيل الله؟ قال ولا الجهاد في سبيل الله إلا رجل أو قال إلا رجلا خرج بنفسه وماله فلم يرجع من ذلك بشيءThe questioner : Yes, yes, what?
The Shaykh : Fine, is there any evidence that excludes fasting from this generality?
The questioner : No, by Allah.
The Shaykh : The answer is no.
The questioner : Yes, but it is a deviation.
The Shaykh : And when a text comes as a statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the default is that the Companions acted upon it, whether we know of their action or not, because we are obligated to follow what is conveyed to us from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : Did I understand?
The questioner : Yes, yes, Shaykh, fine, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So why do we tell people that fasting them was not reported? First, the negation is severe. For the negation requires complete knowledge, and this is difficult or impossible. Second, we have with us a generality from the most truthful of people, the most knowledgeable of people, and the most sincere of people, Muhammad
God's Messenger as saying, “There are no days in which a good deed is more pleasing to God than these ten days.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم ما من أيام العمل الصالح فيهن أحب إلى الله من هذه الأيام العشرةThe questioner : Fine, the Companions, may your life be long.
The Shaykh : This is what we do not know about them; we did not follow them.
The questioner : I mean, you do not want.
The Shaykh : Does Allah ask us on the Day of Resurrection? Did the Companions act or not? Or does He ask us: did we act upon what we heard from the Messenger of Allah? I find, yes, I find.
The questioner : No, no, we acted; we did not treat the one who acted with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Did we not hear from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as He the Exalted said:
And [mention] the Day He will call them and say, "What did you answer the messengers?"
وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَا أَجَبْتُمُ الْمُرْسَلِينَThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : As for the claim of these people who liken the Companions to workers, I say: Do we know that the Companions acted upon every statement the Messenger made? It is difficult or impossible. We say the default is that for every statement the Messenger made, the Companions were the quickest of people to do good in it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Do you fast the nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, the last of which is the best, which is the Day of 'Arafah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about fasting the Day of 'Arafah, and he said: I hope that Allah will expiate for me the year before it and the year after it. And this is for those who are not performing Hajj, as for those performing Hajj, they do not fast on the Day of 'Arafah.
The presenter : Yes, yes, may Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1554- هل ورد فضل في صيام التسة أيام من ذي الحجة /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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