Is the address in the saying of Allah the Exalted, “Eat and drink with pleasure for what you used to do in the days of yore,” directed at those who fast?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Haqqah 69:24], is it possible that the address in this verse is directed to those who are fasting?
Answer:
Yes. Some scholars have said that this is said to those who fasted, who abstained from food and drink in this world. On the Day of Resurrection, they are told:[Al-Haqqah 69:24] This is correct. Those who fast are among the people of righteous deeds to whom it is said, “Eat and drink.” Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِAnswer:
Yes. Some scholars have said that this is said to those who fasted, who abstained from food and drink in this world. On the Day of Resurrection, they are told:
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2549- 4717] هل الخطاب في قوله تعالى﴿كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية﴾ موجه للصائمين؟ — youtube.com
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