He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the Prohibition of Continuous Fasting: From Abu Hurayrah and 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with them both)
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The reader: He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the Prohibition of Continuous Fasting:
From Abu Hurayrah and 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with them both):Riyad as-Salihin 1764 Agreed upon.
And from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1962 Agreed upon, and this is the wording of al-Bukhari.
Chapter on the Prohibition of Sitting on a Grave:
From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 971a Narrated by Muslim.
Chapter on the Prohibition of Plastering Graves and Building on Them:
From Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:Bulugh al-Maram 579 Narrated by Muslim ".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said -may Allah have mercy on him- in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "Chapter on the Prohibition of Continuous Fasting":
And the meaning of continuous fasting (wasal) is that a person joins two days in fasting without breaking the fast between them. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has specified fasting in His saying:[Al-Baqarah 2:187], He said: [Al-Baqarah 2:187]: So Allah has defined the beginning and the end of fasting. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 699Sahih (Darussalam).
This is what is prescribed: that a person hastens to break his fast and does not delay. It is not permissible for him to fast continuously between two days, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that and said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1967. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted continuous fasting until the pre-dawn meal, meaning that one should eat the pre-dawn meal at the end of the night. By this, it becomes clear that the fasting person has three states:
The first state: that he hastens to break his fast after the setting of the sun. This is the Sunnah, the best, and the most complete.
The second state: that he delays until the pre-dawn meal. This is permissible, but it is contrary to what is preferred.
The third state: that he does not break the fast between the two days, but fasts continuously. This is forbidden according to the view of the author (may Allah have mercy on him), and this is the closest view, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited continuous fasting. So they (may Allah be pleased with them) fasted continuously, thinking that he only prohibited it out of kindness to them and compassion for them. They said: We can bear it. So they fasted continuously, and he left them. Then they fasted continuously and continuously until the new moon appeared, the month of Shawwal. So he said:. And this indicates the prohibition.
Some scholars held the view that continuous fasting is disliked rather than forbidden, because the operative cause is kindness to the person, and a person is the master of himself. But the closest view is that continuous fasting is forbidden due to the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),.
And what some of the Salaf did, as is narrated from 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both): "that he used to fast continuously for fifteen days without breaking the fast between them", this was his independent legal reasoning and interpretation, but the correct view is what the Sunnah indicates.
From Abu Hurayrah and 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with them both):
The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited observing continuous voluntary fasts beyond one day
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن الوصالAnd from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Al-Wisal. The people said (to him), "But you practice it?" He said, "I am not like you, for I am given food and drink by Allah."
نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الوصال ، قالوا: إنك تواصل ؟ قال : إني لست مثلكم، إني أُطعم وأُسقىChapter on the Prohibition of Sitting on a Grave:
From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is better that one of you should sit on live coals which would burn his clothing and come in contact with his skin than that he should sit on a grave.
لَأن يجلس أحدكم على جمرة فتحرق ثيابه، فتخلص إلى جلده، خير له من أن يجلس على قبرChapter on the Prohibition of Plastering Graves and Building on Them:
From Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited whitening a grave with plaster, to sit on it or to build over it
نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يجصص القبر، وأن يقعد عليه، وأن يبنى عليهThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said -may Allah have mercy on him- in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "Chapter on the Prohibition of Continuous Fasting":
And the meaning of continuous fasting (wasal) is that a person joins two days in fasting without breaking the fast between them. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has specified fasting in His saying:
So 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.
فَالآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللهُ لَكُمْ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلThen complete the fast until the sunset
ثم أتموا الصيام إلى الليلThe people will remain upon goodness as long as they hasten to break the fast.
لا يزال الناس بخير ما عجلوا الفطرThis is what is prescribed: that a person hastens to break his fast and does not delay. It is not permissible for him to fast continuously between two days, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that and said:
if anyone of you intends to fast continuously day and night, he should continue till the Suhur time.
أيكم أراد أن يواصل فليواصل إلى السحرThe first state: that he hastens to break his fast after the setting of the sun. This is the Sunnah, the best, and the most complete.
The second state: that he delays until the pre-dawn meal. This is permissible, but it is contrary to what is preferred.
The third state: that he does not break the fast between the two days, but fasts continuously. This is forbidden according to the view of the author (may Allah have mercy on him), and this is the closest view, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited continuous fasting. So they (may Allah be pleased with them) fasted continuously, thinking that he only prohibited it out of kindness to them and compassion for them. They said: We can bear it. So they fasted continuously, and he left them. Then they fasted continuously and continuously until the new moon appeared, the month of Shawwal. So he said:
If the new moon had been delayed, I would have increased it for you, with his disapproval of them (peace and blessings be upon him)
لو تأخر الهلال لزدتكم كالمنكر لهم عليه الصلاة والسلامSome scholars held the view that continuous fasting is disliked rather than forbidden, because the operative cause is kindness to the person, and a person is the master of himself. But the closest view is that continuous fasting is forbidden due to the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted continuously with them for one day, and one day, and one day, until the new moon was seen, and he said: If it had been delayed, I would have increased it for you
ولأن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم واصل بهم يوما ويوما ويوما حتى رؤي الهلال وقال لو تأخر لزدتكمAnd what some of the Salaf did, as is narrated from 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both): "that he used to fast continuously for fifteen days without breaking the fast between them", this was his independent legal reasoning and interpretation, but the correct view is what the Sunnah indicates.