In His saying, the Exalted: “So whoever among you is ill…” What excludes the illness that does not cause hardship, despite its falling under the general term for illness?
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The questioner : The Shaykh said, Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:184] And we said that the illness that does not cause hardship for a person is not permissible to break the fast for.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And “a sick person” is an indefinite noun in the context of a condition… So what excludes it from the general meaning?…?
The Shaykh : It excludes it from that meaning because this fasting is an obligation, and an obligation cannot be dropped except for a cause, and mere illness is not a cause.
The questioner : And if someone says, “This is Allah, Mighty and Majestic, who conditioned it on illness, and the illness was found?”
The Shaykh : The illness that prevents fasting or makes fasting difficult.
The questioner : What is the evidence for that?
The Shaykh : The evidence is this: I told you the meaning, because dropping an obligation is not possible except for a cause, and mere illness is a transient description that does not establish a ruling and has no operative cause.
The questioner : You gave a reason in another place, saying, “If breaking the fast is easier for him.”
The Shaykh : Yes, no, no, that is not it; that is possible in travel. Yes? We go to the safe place, because, yes?
The questioner : Is it permissible for a student…?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it permissible for the brother to cheat…?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Is it not permissible?
The Shaykh : If you direct a question to a person, does the other person cheat him? Did Sa'd cheat you?
The questioner : No. He is discussing… .
The Shaykh : Is it Musa?
There is no god but Allah. O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad. O Allah, Lord of this perfect call. Yes?
So whoever among you is ill
فمن كان منكم مريضاThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And “a sick person” is an indefinite noun in the context of a condition… So what excludes it from the general meaning?…?
The Shaykh : It excludes it from that meaning because this fasting is an obligation, and an obligation cannot be dropped except for a cause, and mere illness is not a cause.
The questioner : And if someone says, “This is Allah, Mighty and Majestic, who conditioned it on illness, and the illness was found?”
The Shaykh : The illness that prevents fasting or makes fasting difficult.
The questioner : What is the evidence for that?
The Shaykh : The evidence is this: I told you the meaning, because dropping an obligation is not possible except for a cause, and mere illness is a transient description that does not establish a ruling and has no operative cause.
The questioner : You gave a reason in another place, saying, “If breaking the fast is easier for him.”
The Shaykh : Yes, no, no, that is not it; that is possible in travel. Yes? We go to the safe place, because, yes?
The questioner : Is it permissible for a student…?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it permissible for the brother to cheat…?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Is it not permissible?
The Shaykh : If you direct a question to a person, does the other person cheat him? Did Sa'd cheat you?
The questioner : No. He is discussing… .
The Shaykh : Is it Musa?
There is no god but Allah. O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad. O Allah, Lord of this perfect call. Yes?