Ruling on Hadiths Regarding the Virtue of Rajab
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Question:
From one of the female listeners in Riyadh, who indicated her name with the letters (R. A. S). Our sister listed a number of hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), all concerning the virtue of Rajab and the virtue of fasting in it. I do not know, Your Eminence, should I read what I wrote? Or do you suffice—may Allah reward you with good—with the answer?
Answer:
There is no need to read them; they are all weak, and none of them are authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There is no authentic hadith regarding the virtue of Rajab. The people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance used to single it out for fasting, but in Islam, it is not singled out for anything. However, it is one of the sacred months; it is one of the four sacred months. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) counted them, he said: These are the four sacred months. So it is one of the preferred sacred months, but there is no authentic hadith regarding its being preferred through fasting, charity, or prayer. It is simply one of the sacred months, and it is not prescribed to single it out for fasting, and it is disliked to single it out for that.
However, if a person performs the lesser pilgrimage in it, there is no harm. Some of the Salaf used to perform the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab. In the two Sahihs, it is narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)—in the two Sahihs from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)—that "the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab." So if one performs the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab, this is good, as it was the practice of the righteous Salaf, and Ibn 'Umar narrated it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Even though Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and others denied that from him and said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab, but rather in Dhu al-Qa'dah. However, Ibn 'Umar is trustworthy, and he narrated this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It may have been hidden from Aisha and others, or the one who denied it may have forgotten it, and Ibn 'Umar preserved it.
So the conclusion is: if one performs the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab, this has come in this hadith, and many of the Salaf did it; so there is no harm in that. This is an exception to what is singled out for Rajab; this came from the Sunnah. So if one performs the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
From one of the female listeners in Riyadh, who indicated her name with the letters (R. A. S). Our sister listed a number of hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), all concerning the virtue of Rajab and the virtue of fasting in it. I do not know, Your Eminence, should I read what I wrote? Or do you suffice—may Allah reward you with good—with the answer?
Answer:
There is no need to read them; they are all weak, and none of them are authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There is no authentic hadith regarding the virtue of Rajab. The people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance used to single it out for fasting, but in Islam, it is not singled out for anything. However, it is one of the sacred months; it is one of the four sacred months. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) counted them, he said:
It is Rajab of the Mudar tribe, which is between Jumada and Sha'ban, and Dhu al-Qa'dah, and Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram
هي رجب مضر الذي بين جمادى وشعبان، وذو القعدة، وذو الحجة، والمحرمHowever, if a person performs the lesser pilgrimage in it, there is no harm. Some of the Salaf used to perform the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab. In the two Sahihs, it is narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)—in the two Sahihs from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)—that "the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab." So if one performs the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab, this is good, as it was the practice of the righteous Salaf, and Ibn 'Umar narrated it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Even though Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and others denied that from him and said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab, but rather in Dhu al-Qa'dah. However, Ibn 'Umar is trustworthy, and he narrated this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It may have been hidden from Aisha and others, or the one who denied it may have forgotten it, and Ibn 'Umar preserved it.
So the conclusion is: if one performs the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab, this has come in this hadith, and many of the Salaf did it; so there is no harm in that. This is an exception to what is singled out for Rajab; this came from the Sunnah. So if one performs the lesser pilgrimage in Rajab, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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