Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: {Indeed, the postponing of the sacred month is only an increase in disbelief...}

Question:
We ask you to explain to us this noble verse: [Surah al-Tawbah: 37]?

Answer:
Just as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) explained in the verse itself, He said: [Surah al-Tawbah: 37]. This means: among the ways of the disbelievers is that they prohibit the postponing of the sacred month (nasi'), and the postponing of the sacred month is forbidden; they make it Safar, and they make Safar Muharram, sometimes one way and sometimes another. Sometimes they keep Muharram as Muharram and Safar as permissible, and sometimes they reverse it, making Muharram into Safar, deeming it permissible, and delaying Muharram to Safar. This is due to their ignorance, their misguidance, and their alteration. For this reason, He, the Exalted, said: [Surah al-Tawbah: 37].
They say: The months are four: Rajab, Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram. These are four. If we prohibit Safar and permit Muharram, the months are still four; we have not changed anything except that we advanced one and delayed the other. This is misguidance because they contradicted the legislation of Allah. The legislation of Allah made Muharram what it is and did not make it Safar. For this reason, He said: [Surah al-Tawbah: 37]. And He, the Exalted, made it an increase in disbelief, meaning: their alteration of the legislations of Allah is an increase in disbelief. We ask Allah for safety.
Therefore, it is obligatory that the months remain in their state, prohibited: Rajab alone between Jumada and Sha'ban, and three consecutive months: Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram. This is what is obligatory. As for delaying Muharram to Safar and advancing Safar to Muharram, this is invalid. This is due to their ignorance and their misguidance. Yes.

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