The Wisdom Behind Designating the Sacred Months
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is there a wisdom behind designating the sacred months as Dhul-Qa'dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab?
Answer:
In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), the prohibition of fighting in these months was established for the sake of Hajj and 'Umrah, to enable people to perform Hajj and 'Umrah. This was because they used to fight each other, plunder one another, and cut off the roads. So these sacred months were designated for Hajj and 'Umrah to enable people to perform them. When Islam came, and safety and goodness came, praise be to Allah, the prohibition of fighting in these months and the wars were abrogated, and fighting was legislated permanently. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is there a wisdom behind designating the sacred months as Dhul-Qa'dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab?
Answer:
In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), the prohibition of fighting in these months was established for the sake of Hajj and 'Umrah, to enable people to perform Hajj and 'Umrah. This was because they used to fight each other, plunder one another, and cut off the roads. So these sacred months were designated for Hajj and 'Umrah to enable people to perform them. When Islam came, and safety and goodness came, praise be to Allah, the prohibition of fighting in these months and the wars were abrogated, and fighting was legislated permanently. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 167 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الجامع/البر والصلة/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:43)
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