What is the ruling on welcoming those who wake people up for the pre-dawn meal with drumming? And what is the ruling on giving them money for waking the people up?
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The questioner: O our Shaykh, during the month of Ramadan, if Allah wills, it will be good for the Muslims.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner: The first thing we welcome is the one who wakes people for the pre-dawn meal.
The Shaykh: First, what?
The questioner: We do not welcome the drumming and the waking for the pre-dawn meal... One person volunteers to be a waker and drummer, so at the end of Ramadan they collect money for him; so is there, for example, anything forbidden in the money he takes?
The Shaykh: First, do you still have drummers? You ask, is drumming lawful or forbidden? If you know that it is forbidden, then what is built upon the forbidden is forbidden. But let us assume a waker who is not a drummer, okay, a waker who is not a drummer; meaning, "O sleepers, remember the oneness of Allah," meaning it is one of the means; this would be a religious innovation, and the reward he imposes on the people, he has no right to it. If someone volunteers for him, from the perspective of his volunteering, it is lawful for him, but from the perspective of helping him in his profession, it is not lawful; did I make it clear to you?
The questioner: I mean, for example, if it happens with us, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: You did not answer me.
Another questioner: Answer him.
The questioner: You asked me a question.
The Shaykh: Yes, answer me and make it clear to me, or not? If it is not clear to you, do not trouble yourself by sitting and repeating the words; I will trouble myself [The Shaykh laughs!].
The questioner: O our Shaykh, but I came to ask you a question on the phone, and he says to me: O my brother, may Allah preserve you, ask him yourself.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Because the Shaykh sometimes... and after... and I do not know how to answer, you find me coming out and saying to him: Ah, ah, ah, I understood.
The Shaykh: [ The Shaykh laughs! ] .
The questioner: So this is one of those who...
The Shaykh: Yes, indeed, the truth is that people tire us a lot on the phone; because we have allocated two hours of time after the night prayer for answering what? Questions. One person asks a question and goes around and around, I say, my brother, ask directly, and they waste our time. The last thing I remember is that the examples are countless, but—praise be to Allah—they evaporate from my mind. But what happened yesterday? Perhaps one of the group, I mean, says to me: O Professor, is wearing the dishdasha obligatory or a recommended practice? Is wearing the dishdasha obligatory or a recommended practice? I said to him: It is neither obligatory nor a recommended practice; because if one person does not wear the dishdasha and wears trousers that cover his private parts, then he has fulfilled the obligation, or—for example—wears an izar like the pilgrims do, covering his private parts, so there is no specific obligation to wear the dishdasha... But—my brother—I feel that this is not your question; you want to ask about the trousers. He said: Yes, by Allah. I said to him: Why did you not ask about the trousers from the beginning?
Those present : [Everyone laughs!]
The Shaykh: Why are you going around and around? And we answered him... about the trousers, and similar to that are many!!
The questioner: All right, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Let us return to this point; if the waker is a drummer, he is using a forbidden instrument, so his work is not permissible, obviously; right or not?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So if we give him money, we are helping him in this misguidance, this is clear. We said: Even if he is not a drummer, but just calling out words to wake the people; so the money you give him, if you give it to him from your own pocket, it will not be forbidden; because the money that is taken—as the common people say—by the sword of shame is forbidden, but there is a sound hadith on this matter; and it is His saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan ad-Daraqutni 13:78. So this waker, if he shames people to take money from them by the sword of shame, this is forbidden and not lawful for him, but if you volunteer to give him money, it is lawful; because he did not take it from you by the sword of shame, okay? Is this understood?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: The last point; but you do not have to give him because you would be helping him in his religious innovation, did you understand now?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I think after you understood, you will be at ease from the talk.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Is that right or not?
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh: So we have relieved you... I do not tell them: Do not go out or stay, but they must cooperate with each other and stir it up; meaning, now, just as our friend here, the Arabic subject teacher, Abu what?
The questioner: Abu Hamzah.
The Shaykh: Abu Hamzah. Okay; these are from the acquaintances, approximately closer to this European approach than a legitimate scientific institute.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Did you understand how? And yet, this proposal almost failed. These brothers announced that they would ask some lawyers or such, and so on: How do we want to know this issue? And I do not think it is possible that such a public proposal would be imposed on them, this is first. Second, this talk that "..." is saying—may Allah have mercy on you—with Shaykh Ahmad, this is also talk that is at the extreme of foolishness. Now, suppose these people responded to this misguidance, and took off the dishdashas and wore trousers, then every person would be wearing trousers in a different shape. One, for example, trousers might be military, one might be simple, one might be striped, one ironed, one not ironed, and so on, one tight, one wide.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Once, may Allah reward you, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
I mean, they will not escape this problem and the observations. Then I do not imagine... How many students are there, for example, there are twenty, forty?
Another questioner: Who wear trousers and dishdashas?
The Shaykh: No, all of them; meaning the total number of students.
The questioner: Ah, this one is not idle.
The Shaykh: Okay; are they all on the same level in terms of wealth and poverty?
The questioner : No, no, no.
The Shaykh: Of course, they are completely different; so some people will come well-dressed, ironed shirts and trousers, and some people might never iron; because they are poor, and barely live with their fathers; how can this system be imposed on them?
The questioner : By action.
The Shaykh: No, I mean, neither religion nor intellect!!
Another questioner: Shaykh, I have a question.
The Shaykh : Hello.
Another questioner: Welcome.
The Shaykh: How are you? If Allah wills, you are well?
Another questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner: The first thing we welcome is the one who wakes people for the pre-dawn meal.
The Shaykh: First, what?
The questioner: We do not welcome the drumming and the waking for the pre-dawn meal... One person volunteers to be a waker and drummer, so at the end of Ramadan they collect money for him; so is there, for example, anything forbidden in the money he takes?
The Shaykh: First, do you still have drummers? You ask, is drumming lawful or forbidden? If you know that it is forbidden, then what is built upon the forbidden is forbidden. But let us assume a waker who is not a drummer, okay, a waker who is not a drummer; meaning, "O sleepers, remember the oneness of Allah," meaning it is one of the means; this would be a religious innovation, and the reward he imposes on the people, he has no right to it. If someone volunteers for him, from the perspective of his volunteering, it is lawful for him, but from the perspective of helping him in his profession, it is not lawful; did I make it clear to you?
The questioner: I mean, for example, if it happens with us, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: You did not answer me.
Another questioner: Answer him.
The questioner: You asked me a question.
The Shaykh: Yes, answer me and make it clear to me, or not? If it is not clear to you, do not trouble yourself by sitting and repeating the words; I will trouble myself [The Shaykh laughs!].
The questioner: O our Shaykh, but I came to ask you a question on the phone, and he says to me: O my brother, may Allah preserve you, ask him yourself.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Because the Shaykh sometimes... and after... and I do not know how to answer, you find me coming out and saying to him: Ah, ah, ah, I understood.
The Shaykh: [ The Shaykh laughs! ] .
The questioner: So this is one of those who...
The Shaykh: Yes, indeed, the truth is that people tire us a lot on the phone; because we have allocated two hours of time after the night prayer for answering what? Questions. One person asks a question and goes around and around, I say, my brother, ask directly, and they waste our time. The last thing I remember is that the examples are countless, but—praise be to Allah—they evaporate from my mind. But what happened yesterday? Perhaps one of the group, I mean, says to me: O Professor, is wearing the dishdasha obligatory or a recommended practice? Is wearing the dishdasha obligatory or a recommended practice? I said to him: It is neither obligatory nor a recommended practice; because if one person does not wear the dishdasha and wears trousers that cover his private parts, then he has fulfilled the obligation, or—for example—wears an izar like the pilgrims do, covering his private parts, so there is no specific obligation to wear the dishdasha... But—my brother—I feel that this is not your question; you want to ask about the trousers. He said: Yes, by Allah. I said to him: Why did you not ask about the trousers from the beginning?
Those present : [Everyone laughs!]
The Shaykh: Why are you going around and around? And we answered him... about the trousers, and similar to that are many!!
The questioner: All right, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Let us return to this point; if the waker is a drummer, he is using a forbidden instrument, so his work is not permissible, obviously; right or not?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So if we give him money, we are helping him in this misguidance, this is clear. We said: Even if he is not a drummer, but just calling out words to wake the people; so the money you give him, if you give it to him from your own pocket, it will not be forbidden; because the money that is taken—as the common people say—by the sword of shame is forbidden, but there is a sound hadith on this matter; and it is His saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
The wealth of a Muslim man is not lawful except with his contentment.
لا يحلُّ مالُ امرئٍ مسلم إلا بطيب نفسهThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: The last point; but you do not have to give him because you would be helping him in his religious innovation, did you understand now?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I think after you understood, you will be at ease from the talk.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Is that right or not?
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh: So we have relieved you... I do not tell them: Do not go out or stay, but they must cooperate with each other and stir it up; meaning, now, just as our friend here, the Arabic subject teacher, Abu what?
The questioner: Abu Hamzah.
The Shaykh: Abu Hamzah. Okay; these are from the acquaintances, approximately closer to this European approach than a legitimate scientific institute.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Did you understand how? And yet, this proposal almost failed. These brothers announced that they would ask some lawyers or such, and so on: How do we want to know this issue? And I do not think it is possible that such a public proposal would be imposed on them, this is first. Second, this talk that "..." is saying—may Allah have mercy on you—with Shaykh Ahmad, this is also talk that is at the extreme of foolishness. Now, suppose these people responded to this misguidance, and took off the dishdashas and wore trousers, then every person would be wearing trousers in a different shape. One, for example, trousers might be military, one might be simple, one might be striped, one ironed, one not ironed, and so on, one tight, one wide.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Once, may Allah reward you, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
I mean, they will not escape this problem and the observations. Then I do not imagine... How many students are there, for example, there are twenty, forty?
Another questioner: Who wear trousers and dishdashas?
The Shaykh: No, all of them; meaning the total number of students.
The questioner: Ah, this one is not idle.
The Shaykh: Okay; are they all on the same level in terms of wealth and poverty?
The questioner : No, no, no.
The Shaykh: Of course, they are completely different; so some people will come well-dressed, ironed shirts and trousers, and some people might never iron; because they are poor, and barely live with their fathers; how can this system be imposed on them?
The questioner : By action.
The Shaykh: No, I mean, neither religion nor intellect!!
Another questioner: Shaykh, I have a question.
The Shaykh : Hello.
Another questioner: Welcome.
The Shaykh: How are you? If Allah wills, you are well?
Another questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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