The Ruling on Fasting the Day of Doubt
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. What is the best course of action on the day of doubt? If there is cloudiness or shortening of the day, is it breaking the fast or following the school of Imam Ahmad?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to break the fast; it is obligatory to break the fast.
The questioner:
In the statement of 'Amr, the one who fasts on the day he doubts has disobeyed. So who is the loser, peace and blessings be upon him?
The Shaykh:
And the statements of the scholars: what agrees with the evidence is adopted, and what contradicts the evidence is corrected. That is, the apparent opposing view is the view of Imam Ahmad, which is the relied-upon position. And what is mentioned is the apparent view of the school, the apparent view of the school.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. What is the best course of action on the day of doubt? If there is cloudiness or shortening of the day, is it breaking the fast or following the school of Imam Ahmad?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to break the fast; it is obligatory to break the fast.
The questioner:
In the statement of 'Amr, the one who fasts on the day he doubts has disobeyed. So who is the loser, peace and blessings be upon him?
The Shaykh:
And the statements of the scholars: what agrees with the evidence is adopted, and what contradicts the evidence is corrected. That is, the apparent opposing view is the view of Imam Ahmad, which is the relied-upon position. And what is mentioned is the apparent view of the school, the apparent view of the school.
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شرح زاد المستقنع [33] — alfawzan.live (21:51)
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