Some scholars cite the hadith, "Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allah has no need for him to give up his food and drink," as evidence that false speech is among the things that invalidate fasting.
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The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Your Eminence, some scholars cite the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1903 as evidence that false speech is among the things that invalidate fasting. Is this appropriate?
The Shaykh : This is not correct.
The questioner : How is the hadith explained, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The explanation of the hadith is like the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): and the like. The meaning is that the complete fast is one in which a person fasts from false speech, acting upon it, and ignorance. As for fasting itself, it is known, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:187].
This is the fast: to fast from these things and what is similar to them.
As for fasting from forbidden speech and forbidden actions, there is no doubt that it is more complete and better, and this is the wisdom of fasting. However, it is not a condition of it. Imam Ahmad said: "If backbiting invalidated the fast, we would have no fasting. Who is free from backbiting?"
The questioner : What is the wording of the hadith, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh :Sunan Abi Dawud 2362Sahih (Al-Albani) He did not say: "So his fast is not accepted." Rather, he said: : meaning that this is not the wisdom of fasting. The wisdom of fasting is to fast from what Allah has forbidden.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Your Eminence, some scholars cite the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink
من لم يدع قول الزور والعمل به، فليس لله حاجة في أن يدع طعامه وشرابهThe Shaykh : This is not correct.
The questioner : How is the hadith explained, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The explanation of the hadith is like the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
A person may pray, but what is recorded for him of his prayer is only half of it, or a quarter of it, or a tenth of it
إن الإنسان ليصلي وما كتب له من صلاته إلا نصفها إلا ربعها إلا عشرهاSo now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset.
فَالْآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِThis is the fast: to fast from these things and what is similar to them.
As for fasting from forbidden speech and forbidden actions, there is no doubt that it is more complete and better, and this is the wisdom of fasting. However, it is not a condition of it. Imam Ahmad said: "If backbiting invalidated the fast, we would have no fasting. Who is free from backbiting?"
The questioner : What is the wording of the hadith, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh :
If anyone does not abandon falsehood and action is accordance with it
من لم يدع قول الزور والعمل بهAllah has no need
ليس لله حاجةThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.