The Guardian in Fasting on Behalf of the Deceased and the Statement of Ibn 'Abbas
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The questioner:
Did Ibn 'Abbas and 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with them) prohibit fasting on behalf of the deceased?
The Shaykh:
What has reached us from Ibn 'Abbas is that he used to order the making up of vows, just as he ordered the making up of [missed fasts], but he mentioned [it]. However, the Sunnah is the proof over everyone, or the Sunnah is the proof over everyone, over Ibn 'Abbas and over anyone other than Ibn 'Abbas. He said: No one prays on behalf of another, and no one fasts on behalf of another. As for fasting, yes, fasting, yes, the Sunnah supports it. As for prayer, no one prays [on behalf of another], because the Sunnah did not come [with this]. Acts of worship are based on divine specification. When did the Sunnah come with prayer [on behalf of another]? Otherwise, the default is that there is no representation in acts of worship. I ask Allah to guide you. When the Sunnah is presented with the statement of any person, one does not pay attention to it if it is presented. The Sunnah is the ruling authority, not the one being ruled over. Yes.
The questioner:
And the guardian, may Allah reward you, is the intended meaning the relative, is it the heir?
The Shaykh:
The family is a relative. Allah the Exalted said:[Ad-Dukhan 44:41] Strong means a relative from a relative. The ancestor and the descendant, and not even the sons of the uncle, the ancestor and the descendant, and not even. In the other wording, if my sister.
The questioner:
The author's statement "he extracted it" or "he narrated it," is there a difference between them?
The Shaykh:
One meaning.
The questioner:
Well, if Ahmad extracted it, does it mean Shaykh Khalid did not extract it?
The Shaykh:
It is possible that the author of the book extracted it from al-Bukhari, and he made a mistake. It is possible he extracted it from Ahmad, and it is possible he extracted it from al-Bukhari. It is possible he extracted it from Muslim, and it is possible he extracted it from al-Bukhari. It is possible he extracted it from one of them, and it is possible he extracted it from the two Shaykhs, according to the knowledge of the extractor.
Did Ibn 'Abbas and 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with them) prohibit fasting on behalf of the deceased?
The Shaykh:
What has reached us from Ibn 'Abbas is that he used to order the making up of vows, just as he ordered the making up of [missed fasts], but he mentioned [it]. However, the Sunnah is the proof over everyone, or the Sunnah is the proof over everyone, over Ibn 'Abbas and over anyone other than Ibn 'Abbas. He said: No one prays on behalf of another, and no one fasts on behalf of another. As for fasting, yes, fasting, yes, the Sunnah supports it. As for prayer, no one prays [on behalf of another], because the Sunnah did not come [with this]. Acts of worship are based on divine specification. When did the Sunnah come with prayer [on behalf of another]? Otherwise, the default is that there is no representation in acts of worship. I ask Allah to guide you. When the Sunnah is presented with the statement of any person, one does not pay attention to it if it is presented. The Sunnah is the ruling authority, not the one being ruled over. Yes.
The questioner:
And the guardian, may Allah reward you, is the intended meaning the relative, is it the heir?
The Shaykh:
The family is a relative. Allah the Exalted said:
The Day when no relation will avail a relation
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًىThe questioner:
The author's statement "he extracted it" or "he narrated it," is there a difference between them?
The Shaykh:
One meaning.
The questioner:
Well, if Ahmad extracted it, does it mean Shaykh Khalid did not extract it?
The Shaykh:
It is possible that the author of the book extracted it from al-Bukhari, and he made a mistake. It is possible he extracted it from Ahmad, and it is possible he extracted it from al-Bukhari. It is possible he extracted it from Muslim, and it is possible he extracted it from al-Bukhari. It is possible he extracted it from one of them, and it is possible he extracted it from the two Shaykhs, according to the knowledge of the extractor.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب قضاء رمضان متتابعا ومتفرقا وتأخيره إلى شعبان — islamhouse.com (12:52)
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