The Fasting Person Saying "I Am Fasting" in Voluntary Fasting
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man’s fasting is voluntary fasting,
The Shaykh:
his fasting.
The questioner:
If a man’s fasting is voluntary fasting, and someone insults him, should he say, "I am fasting"? And does this contradict sincerity?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the apparent meaning of the hadith is general, applying to both obligatory and voluntary fasting. However, some scholars say that it is said in obligatory fasting, but not in voluntary fasting, out of fear of showing off (riya').
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man’s fasting is voluntary fasting,
The Shaykh:
his fasting.
The questioner:
If a man’s fasting is voluntary fasting, and someone insults him, should he say, "I am fasting"? And does this contradict sincerity?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the apparent meaning of the hadith is general, applying to both obligatory and voluntary fasting. However, some scholars say that it is said in obligatory fasting, but not in voluntary fasting, out of fear of showing off (riya').
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [16] — alfawzan.live (44:18)
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