Is the hadith "The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped breaks his fast" abrogated by the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas in the Farewell Pilgrimage?
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The Shaykh : Repeat the question.
The questioner : As is known, O Shaykh, in the science of terminology,
The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead.
The questioner : One of the conditions for knowing the abrogating and the abrogated is knowing the chronology.
The Shaykh : that
The questioner : One of the conditions for knowing the abrogating and the abrogated is knowing the chronology.
The Shaykh : It is a condition for ruling on abrogation to know the chronology.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Among the hadiths reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the hadith of Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him): "The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped breaks his fast," during the 'Umrah of the Conquest. Is it not abrogated by the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, who was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Farewell Pilgrimage?
The Shaykh : Yes, he underwent cupping.
The questioner : He was cupped while in the state of ihram.
The questioner : No, that is not possible, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not travel in Ramadan except in the Battle of the Conquest, and he did not fast. And the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) has a treatise called *The Reality of Fasting*, in which he explained this ruling in the most complete manner. So refer to it.
The questioner : The treatise.
The Shaykh : *The Reality of Fasting*. Yes, on the right.
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling
The Shaykh : And in reality, it is in the interest of the person that we say he breaks his fast by cupping. Because if we say that he breaks his fast by cupping, it follows that cupping is forbidden in obligatory fasting except in dire necessity. So if he is compelled to it and undergoes cupping, it is in his interest that we tell him, "You have broken your fast, so eat and drink until you regain the strength of your body." So in truth, it is from the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)—I mean the ruling that cupping breaks the fast—from the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His mercy toward the fasting person. If we said it does not break the fast, and then he underwent cupping, and then his body weakened and collapsed, we would say, "Stay until the sun sets."
The questioner : As is known, O Shaykh, in the science of terminology,
The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead.
The questioner : One of the conditions for knowing the abrogating and the abrogated is knowing the chronology.
The Shaykh : that
The questioner : One of the conditions for knowing the abrogating and the abrogated is knowing the chronology.
The Shaykh : It is a condition for ruling on abrogation to know the chronology.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Among the hadiths reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the hadith of Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him): "The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped breaks his fast," during the 'Umrah of the Conquest. Is it not abrogated by the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, who was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Farewell Pilgrimage?
The Shaykh : Yes, he underwent cupping.
The questioner : He was cupped while in the state of ihram.
The questioner : No, that is not possible, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not travel in Ramadan except in the Battle of the Conquest, and he did not fast. And the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) has a treatise called *The Reality of Fasting*, in which he explained this ruling in the most complete manner. So refer to it.
The questioner : The treatise.
The Shaykh : *The Reality of Fasting*. Yes, on the right.
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling
The Shaykh : And in reality, it is in the interest of the person that we say he breaks his fast by cupping. Because if we say that he breaks his fast by cupping, it follows that cupping is forbidden in obligatory fasting except in dire necessity. So if he is compelled to it and undergoes cupping, it is in his interest that we tell him, "You have broken your fast, so eat and drink until you regain the strength of your body." So in truth, it is from the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)—I mean the ruling that cupping breaks the fast—from the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His mercy toward the fasting person. If we said it does not break the fast, and then he underwent cupping, and then his body weakened and collapsed, we would say, "Stay until the sun sets."