Is the standard for the period of exile the solar year or the lunar year?
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And she is exiled for a year, even if she is a woman". Regarding the year, is the standard the lunar year or the solar year? The standard is the lunar year, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:189], and His saying: [At-Tawbah 9:36]. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified that these twelve months are Muharram and the rest of the Arabic months. Therefore, whenever a year is mentioned in the Book or the Sunnah, the intended meaning is the lunar year.
And based on His saying:[Yunus 10:5].
His saying: "She is exiled" is in the passive voice, which includes the woman, as we mentioned in the previous lesson, or does it not? Yes, it includes the woman. However, if a mahram (relative one may not marry) is available to travel with her, that is fine. If no mahram is available to travel with her, is she exiled or not? The jurists of the school of thought (may Allah have mercy on them) hold that she is exiled even if she is alone. The second opinion, which is more correct, is that she is not exiled if she is alone, because the purpose of her exile is to remove her from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). If we exile her alone, that would be more likely to lead to fitnah and evil, because there is no one with her to restrain her. She may also need to go out and sell her goods in order to feed herself. Therefore, the correct view is that if she has no mahram, she is not exiled. But should she leave her town for a nearby town that does not reach the distance for shortening the prayer, and her family is asked to monitor her, or should she remain in the town? Some scholars said she should go to a nearby town that does not reach the distance for shortening the prayer, and her wali (guardian) should be ordered to monitor her. However, the correct view is that there is no need for that, and she should remain in the town. However, if it were said that she is placed under house arrest in her home so that no one can contact her, that would have a basis.
He said: "She is exiled for a year, even if she is a woman". Yes, he mentioned it, even if she is a woman.
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for Hajj."
يسألونك عن الأهلة قل هي مواقيت للناس والحجIndeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth
إن عدة الشهور عند الله اثنا عشر شهرا في كتاب الله يوم خلق السموات والأرضAnd based on His saying:
and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]
وقدره منازل لتعلموا عدد السنين والحسابHis saying: "She is exiled" is in the passive voice, which includes the woman, as we mentioned in the previous lesson, or does it not? Yes, it includes the woman. However, if a mahram (relative one may not marry) is available to travel with her, that is fine. If no mahram is available to travel with her, is she exiled or not? The jurists of the school of thought (may Allah have mercy on them) hold that she is exiled even if she is alone. The second opinion, which is more correct, is that she is not exiled if she is alone, because the purpose of her exile is to remove her from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). If we exile her alone, that would be more likely to lead to fitnah and evil, because there is no one with her to restrain her. She may also need to go out and sell her goods in order to feed herself. Therefore, the correct view is that if she has no mahram, she is not exiled. But should she leave her town for a nearby town that does not reach the distance for shortening the prayer, and her family is asked to monitor her, or should she remain in the town? Some scholars said she should go to a nearby town that does not reach the distance for shortening the prayer, and her wali (guardian) should be ordered to monitor her. However, the correct view is that there is no need for that, and she should remain in the town. However, if it were said that she is placed under house arrest in her home so that no one can contact her, that would have a basis.
He said: "She is exiled for a year, even if she is a woman". Yes, he mentioned it, even if she is a woman.