The Shaykh’s remarks on the verbal errors of some people and errors related to fasting in Rajab and other months.
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The Shaykh : Among the errors of the common people is that they call what is prescribed (mashru') or recommended (mustahabb) "lawful" (halal). For example, they say, "Of course, fasting in Rajab is lawful." We have entered Rajab, so its fasting is lawful.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And based on that, in that state, is it permissible for a man, I mean, to have intercourse with his wife or not? I said to him, do you know the answer? Fasting in Rajab has no basis. But if a person has the habit of fasting Mondays and Thursdays, or a specific day, and Rajab comes, he fasts as he used to fast. But if he did not fast at all before, and Rajab comes and he wants to fast just for the sake of Rajab, then that has no basis.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for approaching the wife, if it is in Ramadan or in obligatory fasting, it is not permissible to approach her. But if it is in voluntary fasting, it is permissible, because the voluntary fasting person is the master of his own affairs. These two and one, do you know him? He used to come here and ask.
The questioner : Yes, it is known.
The Shaykh : Also, he often had [someone] with him, so the one who asked was the other one. May Allah guide you. Of course, this specific designation of fasting in Rajab has no basis.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And based on that, in that state, is it permissible for a man, I mean, to have intercourse with his wife or not? I said to him, do you know the answer? Fasting in Rajab has no basis. But if a person has the habit of fasting Mondays and Thursdays, or a specific day, and Rajab comes, he fasts as he used to fast. But if he did not fast at all before, and Rajab comes and he wants to fast just for the sake of Rajab, then that has no basis.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for approaching the wife, if it is in Ramadan or in obligatory fasting, it is not permissible to approach her. But if it is in voluntary fasting, it is permissible, because the voluntary fasting person is the master of his own affairs. These two and one, do you know him? He used to come here and ask.
The questioner : Yes, it is known.
The Shaykh : Also, he often had [someone] with him, so the one who asked was the other one. May Allah guide you. Of course, this specific designation of fasting in Rajab has no basis.
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