The Meaning of the Hadith: "We are advancing, so whoever wishes, let him advance"
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The questioner:
May Allah grant you success regarding the hadithSunan Ibn Majah 1647Da’if (Darussalam).
The Shaykh:
Yes, "We are advancing."
The questioner:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the pulpit before the month of Ramadan:Sunan Ibn Majah 1647Da’if (Darussalam). "We are advancing" means that we are fasting before its arrival, in accordance with his (peace and blessings be upon him) custom of fasting frequently in Sha'ban. His statement "so whoever wishes, let him advance" means let him adopt my custom and make it his own custom.
The Shaykh:
That he should anticipate, advance means to anticipate, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast in Sha'ban and fast a lot, to the extent that he would fast most of Sha'ban, except that he would not complete it.
May Allah grant you success regarding the hadith
but we are going to start fasting earlier, so whoever wants to start fasting earlier (i.e., in Sha’ban), let him do so, and whoever wants to wait until Ramadan begins, let him do so.
ونحن متقدمون فمن شاء فليتقدم ومن شاء فليتأخرThe Shaykh:
Yes, "We are advancing."
The questioner:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the pulpit before the month of Ramadan:
Fasting will begin on such and such a day, but we are going to start fasting earlier, so whoever wants to start fasting earlier (i.e., in Sha’ban), let him do so, and whoever wants to wait until Ramadan begins, let him do so.
الصيام يوم كذا وكذا، ونحن متقدمون، فمن شاء فليتقدم، ومن شاء فليتأخرThe Shaykh:
That he should anticipate, advance means to anticipate, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast in Sha'ban and fast a lot, to the extent that he would fast most of Sha'ban, except that he would not complete it.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 04-05-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:35)
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