The Legitimacy of Fasting for the Previous Nations
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe and may He bless you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the month of Ramadan, was fasting prescribed for the previous nations?
Answer:
Yes, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:[Al-Baqarah 2:183] This indicates that fasting is prescribed for the previous nations, even if it differs in time or manner, but fasting in general is prescribed for all previous nations.
May Allah keep you safe and may He bless you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the month of Ramadan, was fasting prescribed for the previous nations?
Answer:
Yes, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|أعمال البر في رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:38)
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