Postponing the making up of Ramadan fasts until the following Ramadan
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The questioner:
I have three questions, Shaykh Khalid, and then...
The presenter:
We are here, Jimi, so that the connection does not drop.
The questioner:
May Allah make you happy. The first question, may Allah prolong your life. We now observe a large number of questions from the brothers who have fasts to make up from the previous Ramadan, and they are making them up in Sha'ban now, having left behind many seasons of fasting the six days of Shawwal, as well as the day of... what is it called, the Hajj? I mean the Day of 'Arafah, days and seasons of virtue. This is the first question. Yes. The second question, may Allah bless you. We now observe that some supermarkets or hypermarkets have a discount card; if you want to buy goods, for example, for thirty riyals, and you have the card, they reduce it by twenty riyals. Is this permissible or not? Good. The third question. We now observe that some teachers, may Allah reward them with good and forgive them, say, meaning, on the occasion of my engagement, or on the occasion of such and such, meaning, all the students are passing, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
And where is he? Where are these teachers?
The questioner:
This is present, may you live long, and it is widespread on social media. May Allah preserve you, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
Are you sure?
The questioner:
Yes, indeed. Confirm it and send it to me later, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
Good. May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh Salih. The brother Abdullah asks, saying that many people now have fasts to make up from the past Ramadan, the past one, but they delay until this Ramadan comes, even though they fast, for example, the six days of Shawwal, or for example, the tenth of Muharram, the tenth, yes, of Muharram, or the white days, and they are lazy in that. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for the Muslim to maintain the fasting of the month of Ramadan, either by performing it in its proper time, and if he has an excuse and cannot fast due to travel or illness, he breaks the fast and makes up the days from other days,[Al-Baqarah 2:185], so he should hasten to make them up. And if there remains of the coming of the new Ramadan only the number of days he owes from the previous Ramadan, then it is obligatory for him to fast what he owes from the previous Ramadan so that his conscience is clear and he welcomes the new Ramadan by fasting it. This is what is obligatory for the Muslim. Fasting is a pillar; fasting Ramadan is a pillar of the pillars of Islam, and it is not permissible to be negligent in it. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
I have three questions, Shaykh Khalid, and then...
The presenter:
We are here, Jimi, so that the connection does not drop.
The questioner:
May Allah make you happy. The first question, may Allah prolong your life. We now observe a large number of questions from the brothers who have fasts to make up from the previous Ramadan, and they are making them up in Sha'ban now, having left behind many seasons of fasting the six days of Shawwal, as well as the day of... what is it called, the Hajj? I mean the Day of 'Arafah, days and seasons of virtue. This is the first question. Yes. The second question, may Allah bless you. We now observe that some supermarkets or hypermarkets have a discount card; if you want to buy goods, for example, for thirty riyals, and you have the card, they reduce it by twenty riyals. Is this permissible or not? Good. The third question. We now observe that some teachers, may Allah reward them with good and forgive them, say, meaning, on the occasion of my engagement, or on the occasion of such and such, meaning, all the students are passing, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
And where is he? Where are these teachers?
The questioner:
This is present, may you live long, and it is widespread on social media. May Allah preserve you, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
Are you sure?
The questioner:
Yes, indeed. Confirm it and send it to me later, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
Good. May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh Salih. The brother Abdullah asks, saying that many people now have fasts to make up from the past Ramadan, the past one, but they delay until this Ramadan comes, even though they fast, for example, the six days of Shawwal, or for example, the tenth of Muharram, the tenth, yes, of Muharram, or the white days, and they are lazy in that. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for the Muslim to maintain the fasting of the month of Ramadan, either by performing it in its proper time, and if he has an excuse and cannot fast due to travel or illness, he breaks the fast and makes up the days from other days,
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَThe presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 21-08-1438هـ — af.org.sa (13:00)
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