What is the ruling on voluntary collective fasting and breaking the fast, done regularly, so that they become accustomed to performing acts of devotion?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: What is the ruling on one who gathers with his friends, then they fast a day as a collective voluntary fast and break their fast together, and this is done regularly so that they become accustomed to performing acts of devotion?
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Gathering to break the fast and fast is a bid'ah. Fasting in itself is recommended, but gathering for it is a bid'ah. Innovations arise from these artificial efforts and these independent legal reasonings that[Yusuf 12:40]. Each person should fast alone, and they should not gather to break their fast together or fast together. This is a bid'ah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: What is the ruling on one who gathers with his friends, then they fast a day as a collective voluntary fast and break their fast together, and this is done regularly so that they become accustomed to performing acts of devotion?
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Gathering to break the fast and fast is a bid'ah. Fasting in itself is recommended, but gathering for it is a bid'ah. Innovations arise from these artificial efforts and these independent legal reasonings that
for which Allah has sent down no authority
مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [669 -954] ما حكم الصيام والافطار الجماعي تطوعا، وهذا باستمرار؛ لكي يتعودوا على فعل القرب؟ — youtube.com
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