Is the hadith (May the fasting ones break their fast with you...) specific to one who breaks the fast of a fasting person?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, may Allah bless you, regarding this hadith or supplication: Some scholars, such as al-Bayhaqi for example, mention this hadith in the chapter on one who breaks the fast of a fasting person. Is this specific to one who breaks the fast of a fasting person, or to one who eats with a fasting person, or is it general for other than fasting?
The Shaykh : No, it is general.
The questioner : Where does this generality come from, my Shaykh? Since it is apparent, as you see, the apparent meaning of the hadith is an address, meaning it contains the word fasting.
The Shaykh : Okay, complete the hadith.
The questioner :Sunan Ibn Majah 1747Sahih (Darussalam) .
The Shaykh : Also, in reality, the righteous...
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : And in reality, the angels prayed for them.
The questioner : Prayed for...
The Shaykh : For the household who feed them; it is one pronoun.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : May the fasting ones break their fast with you, the household.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And what else?
The questioner : And the righteous ate your food.
The Shaykh : And the righteous of the household ate your food. Does the one who says this testify that the household are the righteous?
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : Is this permissible in Islam?
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : So, what is the answer to these things before we speak of the fasting ones? The resolution of the issue is that these are called supplicatory sentences, not declarative ones.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : They are not informative, as when you say, "May Allah have mercy on so-and-so." You are not permitted to swear by Allah and say: So-and-so—may Allah have mercy on him—is certainly [in Paradise].
The questioner : Rather, it is from the category of supplication.
The Shaykh : It is the category of supplication only. All three sentences are from one category, which is the category of supplication. Therefore, one does not look at it as if it is informing that the fasting ones broke their fast with you. No, the meaning of the three sentences is: May Allah will that the fasting ones break their fast with you, and may Allah will that the righteous eat your food, and may Allah will that the third sentence [be fulfilled].
The questioner : Peace be upon you, how are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : May Allah bless you, my Shaykh.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace... He strives. Do you know what "strives" means? If he hits the mark, good; and if he errs, our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or err.
The questioner : The girl when she comes to the newborn.
The Shaykh : What is the question, my brother?
May the fasting ones break their fast with you
أفطر عندكم الصائمونThe Shaykh : No, it is general.
The questioner : Where does this generality come from, my Shaykh? Since it is apparent, as you see, the apparent meaning of the hadith
May the fasting ones break their fast with you
أفطر عندكم الصائمونThe Shaykh : Okay, complete the hadith.
The questioner :
Aftara ‘indakumus-saimun, wa akala ta’amakumul-abrar, wa sallat ‘alaikumul- mala’ikah (May fasting people break their fast with you, may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels send blessing upon you).
أفطر عندكم الصائمون ، وأكل طعامكم الأبرار ، وصلَّت عليكم الملائكةThe Shaykh :
The righteous have eaten your food
أكل طعامكم الأبرارThe questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : And in reality, the angels prayed for them.
The questioner : Prayed for...
The Shaykh : For the household who feed them; it is one pronoun.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : May the fasting ones break their fast with you, the household.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And what else?
The questioner : And the righteous ate your food.
The Shaykh : And the righteous of the household ate your food. Does the one who says this testify that the household are the righteous?
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : Is this permissible in Islam?
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : So, what is the answer to these things before we speak of the fasting ones?
May the fasting ones break their fast with you
أفطر عندكم الصائمونThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : They are not informative, as when you say, "May Allah have mercy on so-and-so." You are not permitted to swear by Allah and say: So-and-so—may Allah have mercy on him—is certainly [in Paradise].
The questioner : Rather, it is from the category of supplication.
The Shaykh : It is the category of supplication only. All three sentences are from one category, which is the category of supplication. Therefore, one does not look at it as if it is informing that the fasting ones broke their fast with you. No, the meaning of the three sentences is: May Allah will that the fasting ones break their fast with you, and may Allah will that the righteous eat your food, and may Allah will that the third sentence [be fulfilled].
The questioner : Peace be upon you, how are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : May Allah bless you, my Shaykh.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace... He strives. Do you know what "strives" means? If he hits the mark, good; and if he errs, our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or err.
The questioner : The girl when she comes to the newborn.
The Shaykh : What is the question, my brother?
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