What is the ruling on what is called takhashshub?
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Question:
What is the ruling on takhashshub? Some people sit alone in their house and forbid anyone from entering for eight days. They eat nothing but a piece or pieces of bread, as written, and eat nothing else. They deprive themselves of all things and call it takhashshub. What is the ruling on that? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is one of the forbidden religious innovations (bid'ah). It is not permissible for a person to isolate himself in his house, abandon the congregational prayer, and stop sitting with people, considering this to be an act of worship, whether he calls it takhashshub or something else. This is not permissible and is not part of the guidance of Islam. Islam asked us to go out for prayer, to go out to seek sustenance and seek knowledge, to sit with the Muslims, to enjoin good and forbid evil, to call to Allah, and to mix with people, not to isolate ourselves. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
What is the ruling on takhashshub? Some people sit alone in their house and forbid anyone from entering for eight days. They eat nothing but a piece or pieces of bread, as written, and eat nothing else. They deprive themselves of all things and call it takhashshub. What is the ruling on that? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is one of the forbidden religious innovations (bid'ah). It is not permissible for a person to isolate himself in his house, abandon the congregational prayer, and stop sitting with people, considering this to be an act of worship, whether he calls it takhashshub or something else. This is not permissible and is not part of the guidance of Islam. Islam asked us to go out for prayer, to go out to seek sustenance and seek knowledge, to sit with the Muslims, to enjoin good and forbid evil, to call to Allah, and to mix with people, not to isolate ourselves. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماحكم ما يسمى بالتخشب؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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