What is the ruling on dedicating the month of Rajab to specific acts of worship?
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Question:
I bear witness to Allah that I love you for the sake of Allah, and then I ask your eminence to comment on the Rajabiyah, since it is after a few days, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
As for the love you mentioned, we say: May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved us for, and mutual love for the sake of Allah is among the nearnesses that Allah loves , and its people are among the seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. And likewise, if a woman is invited by a man of status and beauty and she says, "Indeed, I fear Allah," she is among the seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His. And likewise, the sixth: Sahih al-Bukhari 1423, and the seventh: Sahih al-Bukhari 660
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2566, may Allah make us and you among those who love each other for His majesty, and grant us all steadfastness.
As for what concerns the Rajabiyah: I do not know of any text indicating its legitimacy, meaning: visiting the Prophet's Mosque. As for performing 'Umrah in Rajab, there is no harm in that. It is established in "al-Sahihayn" from the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed 'Umrah in Rajab. Some scholars have said that Ibn 'Umar made a mistake in that, but the original principle is the absence of mistake; the original principle for a trustworthy narrator is preservation and the absence of mistake.
And it is established from the Salaf that they recommended performing 'Umrah in Rajab: among them was 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) , and Rajab is a forbidden month, one of the four sacred months, so performing 'Umrah in it is not harmful; rather, it is among the deeds of the Salaf.
As for visiting the Prophet's Mosque in Rajab, I do not know of any text regarding it, nor do I know of anything about it from the righteous Salaf. It is attached to 'Umrah; whoever comes for 'Umrah likes to visit the Prophet's Mosque. Visiting the Prophet's Mosque is prescribed permanently at all times. So if he visits the Prophet's Mosque because Allah facilitated 'Umrah for him, or because Allah facilitated this visit for him in Rajab because it was not facilitated for him at other times, there is no harm in that. As for dedicating the visit specifically to Rajab, I do not know of a basis for it. But if he does that because he came for 'Umrah, or because he is not permitted to do so except in Rajab, or for other reasons, there is no harm in that, and there is no dislike in it, if Allah wills.
Q: And what about fasting?
A: And fasting is disliked; singling out Rajab for fasting is disliked.
I bear witness to Allah that I love you for the sake of Allah, and then I ask your eminence to comment on the Rajabiyah, since it is after a few days, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
As for the love you mentioned, we say: May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved us for, and mutual love for the sake of Allah is among the nearnesses that Allah loves , and its people are among the seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His: a just ruler, a young man who grew up in the worship of Allah, a man whose heart is attached to the mosques, two men who loved each other for the sake of Allah, they met for that and parted for that, and a man whom a woman of status and beauty invited, and he said, "Indeed, I fear Allah"
سبعةٌ يُظلهم الله في ظلِّه يوم لا ظلَّ إلا ظله: إمامٌ عادل، وشابٌّ نشأ في عبادة الله، ورجلٌ قلبه مُعلَّقٌ بالمساجد، ورجلان تحابَّا في الله، اجتمعا على ذلك، وتفرَّقا عليه، ورجلٌ دعته امرأةٌ ذات منصبٍ وجمالٍ فقال: إني أخاف اللهa person who practices charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given
رجلٌ تصدَّق بصدقةٍ فأخفاها، حتى لا تعلم شماله ما تُنفق يمينهand a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears
رجلٌ ذكر الله خاليًا ففاضتْ عيناهAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah would say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who have mutual love for My Glory's sake? Today I shall shelter them in My shadow when there is no other shadow but the shadow of Mine.
يقول الله يوم القيامة على رؤوس الأشهاد: أين المتحابُّون بجلالي؟ اليوم أُظلُّهم في ظلِّي يوم لا ظلَّ إلا ظليAs for what concerns the Rajabiyah: I do not know of any text indicating its legitimacy, meaning: visiting the Prophet's Mosque. As for performing 'Umrah in Rajab, there is no harm in that. It is established in "al-Sahihayn" from the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed 'Umrah in Rajab. Some scholars have said that Ibn 'Umar made a mistake in that, but the original principle is the absence of mistake; the original principle for a trustworthy narrator is preservation and the absence of mistake.
And it is established from the Salaf that they recommended performing 'Umrah in Rajab: among them was 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) , and Rajab is a forbidden month, one of the four sacred months, so performing 'Umrah in it is not harmful; rather, it is among the deeds of the Salaf.
As for visiting the Prophet's Mosque in Rajab, I do not know of any text regarding it, nor do I know of anything about it from the righteous Salaf. It is attached to 'Umrah; whoever comes for 'Umrah likes to visit the Prophet's Mosque. Visiting the Prophet's Mosque is prescribed permanently at all times. So if he visits the Prophet's Mosque because Allah facilitated 'Umrah for him, or because Allah facilitated this visit for him in Rajab because it was not facilitated for him at other times, there is no harm in that. As for dedicating the visit specifically to Rajab, I do not know of a basis for it. But if he does that because he came for 'Umrah, or because he is not permitted to do so except in Rajab, or for other reasons, there is no harm in that, and there is no dislike in it, if Allah wills.
Q: And what about fasting?
A: And fasting is disliked; singling out Rajab for fasting is disliked.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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