What is your opinion of the one who says that abstaining from food and drink is not obligatory for a disbeliever when he becomes a Muslim?
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The Shaykh : What is your opinion of the one who cited the following evidence for the claim that abstaining from food and drink is not obligatory for a disbeliever when he becomes a Muslim during the day of Ramadan? He said, he said: When the Bedouin asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sahih al-Bukhari 63... the hadith, he then argued that it is established in the end of the hadith that the Bedouin became a Muslim, and yet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order him to make abstaining from food and drink obligatory. He also said that clarification at the time of need is an obligatory matter. What is your response to that?
Our response to that, O Anas, where is it? Did this man arrive during Ramadan?
The questioner : Shaykh, what in the question indicates that Allah ordered you to fast this month?
The Shaykh : No, it does not indicate that, because this is a reference to something known in the mind. You know that a reference can be incidental, commemorative, or mental. As long as there is ambiguity, the argument is invalid. However, in any case, there is disagreement on this issue; there are three opinions. One opinion is that neither abstaining from food and drink nor making up the fast is obligatory. Another opinion is that abstaining from food and drink is obligatory, but making up the fast is not. A third opinion is that both abstaining from food and drink and making up the fast are obligatory. The correct opinion is that abstaining from food and drink is obligatory, but making up the fast is not. This is the correct opinion. All right.
Has Allah ordered you to observe fasts during this month of the year (i.e. Ramadan)?" He replied, "By Allah, Yes."
قال الله آمرك أن نصوم هذا الشهر ، فقال اللهم نعمOur response to that, O Anas, where is it? Did this man arrive during Ramadan?
The questioner : Shaykh, what in the question indicates that Allah ordered you to fast this month?
The Shaykh : No, it does not indicate that, because this is a reference to something known in the mind. You know that a reference can be incidental, commemorative, or mental. As long as there is ambiguity, the argument is invalid. However, in any case, there is disagreement on this issue; there are three opinions. One opinion is that neither abstaining from food and drink nor making up the fast is obligatory. Another opinion is that abstaining from food and drink is obligatory, but making up the fast is not. A third opinion is that both abstaining from food and drink and making up the fast are obligatory. The correct opinion is that abstaining from food and drink is obligatory, but making up the fast is not. This is the correct opinion. All right.