Prohibition of Fasting the First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah and the Ruling on Prohibiting Without Knowledge
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The imam of our mosque every year prohibits fasting the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, and says that fasting them is a bid'ah (religious innovation). He asks: How should one deal with this, and is what he says correct?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct.Jami` at-Tirmidhi 757Sahih (Darussalam) Fasting is among them. In fact, it is reported from Hafsa in a hadith in al-Muntaqa that is with you, in a hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast the days of the first ten of Dhul Hijjah. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on going?
The Shaykh:
One of them prohibits what he does not know. If he does not know anything about it, he prohibits it; this is not permissible. The prohibition must be based on knowledge, and he must investigate and search. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The imam of our mosque every year prohibits fasting the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, and says that fasting them is a bid'ah (religious innovation). He asks: How should one deal with this, and is what he says correct?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct.
There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than those ten days.
ما من أيام العمل أحب خير وأحب إلى الله من هذه الأيام العشرThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on going?
The Shaykh:
One of them prohibits what he does not know. If he does not know anything about it, he prohibits it; this is not permissible. The prohibition must be based on knowledge, and he must investigate and search. Yes.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 04-05-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:06:52)
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