What is the ruling on fasting the month of Ramadan?
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The questioner : Likewise, the ruling on fasting the month of Ramadan.
The Shaykh : Fasting the month of Ramadan is obligatory by the clear text of the Book and the Sunnah and the consensus of the Muslims. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:1] He commanded you to fast, just as He commanded [Al-Baqarah 2:21-22] His statement "the month" [Al-Baqarah 2:185]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Islam is built on five Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2609Sahih (Darussalam) and the pilgrimage to the House of Allah. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And the Muslims have agreed that fasting Ramadan is obligatory and that it is one of the pillars of Islam. So whoever abandons it, he has denied its obligation. He is a disbeliever, unless he is a new convert from a distant land where the rulings of Islam are not known, in which case he is taught about it. Then, if he persists after the proof is established against him, he is a disbeliever. And whoever abandons it out of negligence while acknowledging its obligation is in a state of danger. Some scholars hold that he is a disbeliever who has committed apostasy, but the stronger position is that he is not a disbeliever who has committed apostasy, but rather he is an open sinner among the open sinners, yet he is in great danger.
The presenter : Yes,
The Shaykh : Fasting the month of Ramadan is obligatory by the clear text of the Book and the Sunnah and the consensus of the Muslims. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
O you who have believed
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواand those before you, that you may become righteous - (22) [He]
وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ الَّذِيof Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it
رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُthe testimony of La Ilaha Illallah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the establishment of the Salat, giving the Zakat, fasting (the month of) Ramadan
شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله وإقام الصلاة وإيتاء الزكاة وصوم رمضانWhen you see it, fast.
إذا رأيتموه فصوموا.And the Muslims have agreed that fasting Ramadan is obligatory and that it is one of the pillars of Islam. So whoever abandons it, he has denied its obligation. He is a disbeliever, unless he is a new convert from a distant land where the rulings of Islam are not known, in which case he is taught about it. Then, if he persists after the proof is established against him, he is a disbeliever. And whoever abandons it out of negligence while acknowledging its obligation is in a state of danger. Some scholars hold that he is a disbeliever who has committed apostasy, but the stronger position is that he is not a disbeliever who has committed apostasy, but rather he is an open sinner among the open sinners, yet he is in great danger.
The presenter : Yes,
Source
ابن العثيمين - فتاوى الصيام — archive.org (53:13)
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