The hadith: “The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped break their fast,” and what contradicts it
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The questioner:
(Peace and blessings be upon him). Do you see that the hadith regarding the one who cups and the one who is cupped is a hadith whose authenticity you see?
The Shaykh:
Yes, no, it is not, it is not.
The questioner:
And what contradicts it from the hadiths that were said to be voluntary for him.
The Shaykh:
No, that is not the authentic one; it is the people’s [version]. As for the statement that he performed cupping while fasting, this is understood as referring to one of the following states, as the resident [scholar] said: either he performed cupping while fasting during a voluntary fast, and the one performing a voluntary fast may break it; or he was traveling, and the traveler may also break his fast; or it was before the ritual, if cupping was permissible for the fasting person.
The questioner:
Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh:
Or that he was ill, and he takes the treatment and breaks his fast, yes.
(Peace and blessings be upon him). Do you see that the hadith regarding the one who cups and the one who is cupped is a hadith whose authenticity you see?
The Shaykh:
Yes, no, it is not, it is not.
The questioner:
And what contradicts it from the hadiths that were said to be voluntary for him.
The Shaykh:
No, that is not the authentic one; it is the people’s [version]. As for the statement that he performed cupping while fasting, this is understood as referring to one of the following states, as the resident [scholar] said: either he performed cupping while fasting during a voluntary fast, and the one performing a voluntary fast may break it; or he was traveling, and the traveler may also break his fast; or it was before the ritual, if cupping was permissible for the fasting person.
The questioner:
Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh:
Or that he was ill, and he takes the treatment and breaks his fast, yes.
Source
الجواب الصريح عن أسئلة التراويح — islamhouse.com (1:14:14)
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