The ruling on exalting the month of Rajab through fasting and celebrations
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Question:
The questioner says: Some people exalt this month by introducing fasting in it and holding celebrations. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
No special status has been established for the month of Rajab over the other months; it is like the other months, except that it is one of the four sacred months mentioned by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The four sacred months are:[At-Tawbah 9:36] Rajab is the one that stands alone, while Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram are the three consecutive ones, as they say. The scholars differed on whether the prohibition of these four months remains or was abrogated. The correct view is that it was abrogated; after the abrogation, they were not considered sacred. In any case, the month of Rajab has no special status. It is not established that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) singled it out for fasting, nor for prayer, nor for celebrating the Isra and Mi'raj. In fact, it is not established that the Isra and Mi'raj took place in Rajab; this has not been proven. These are mere conjectures. Even if it were proven that the Isra and Mi'raj occurred in Rajab, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do anything on that night or in that month to mark the occasion of the Isra and Mi'raj, and the Companions did not do so either. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold fast to my Sunnah Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2676Sahih (Darussalam) after me." So whoever desires good should seek out the Sunnahs and act upon them, as we have mentioned. We have stated that deeds are not accepted unless two conditions are met: sincerity and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not established that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Rajab any special status over the other months.
Introducing an act of worship in it, whether prayer, fasting, celebration, preparing foods, or anything else, all of this is among the introduced innovations, and every innovation is misguidance. Yes.
The questioner says: Some people exalt this month by introducing fasting in it and holding celebrations. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
No special status has been established for the month of Rajab over the other months; it is like the other months, except that it is one of the four sacred months mentioned by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The four sacred months are:
Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌmy Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Khulafa'
بسنتي وسنة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديينIntroducing an act of worship in it, whether prayer, fasting, celebration, preparing foods, or anything else, all of this is among the introduced innovations, and every innovation is misguidance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-088-مفهود العبادة في الإسلام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:15:52)
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