What is the ruling on breaking the fast of the worshippers in the mosque with dates?
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The questioner : And regarding the dates with which the fasting people break their fast in the mosque, is there anything wrong with that, O our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If it is individual and not collective, as happens in the Prophet’s Mosque, there is nothing to prevent it. But if it is a group gathering with mats laid out and jugs of coffee or tea brought in, such that the Prophet’s Mosque turns into a restaurant.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... Yes.
The questioner : In the Sacred Mosque, this is the case.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In the Sacred Mosque, it is the same thing.
The Shaykh : ... .
The student : Yes, the same thing.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, I mean, one of the worshippers, one of the worshippers, comes to the mosque with some dates and gives them to those present, saying to them, “Please, eat,” and feeds them. Then he says to himself, “I will bring a larger quantity since some of the worshippers are eating, so I will bring, as you say, about half a kilo, and his intention is to feed the worshippers, and he does this every day. Is there anything wrong with this, without preparing mats, water, milk, coffee, tea, and so on?
The Shaykh : I say that this kilo, or kilos, he places in a spot on the ground...
The questioner : He places it in a spot in the mosque.
The Shaykh : ...for everyone.
The questioner : Very well, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : ... .
The Shaykh : suitable for it.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, if the hadith is not according to his condition, what is the reason that led to its inclusion in this place?
The Shaykh : Because it is either authentic in itself, or at least good in itself, or authentic through other evidence, or good through other evidence, or weak but used as supporting evidence. All these reasons are possible to rely upon. And do not forget that the inclusion is suspended, as I mentioned first, that it is not according to his condition; it is authentic, but not according to his condition in Sahih, clearly.
The questioner : Clearly. And if there is a form of suspension in the chain, he includes it.
The Shaykh : If the hadith is suspended with a form of suspension, what is its status after that?
The questioner : It is good.
The Shaykh : It may be good, and it may be weak; it is not a condition.
The questioner : And it may be authentic.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : If it is individual and not collective, as happens in the Prophet’s Mosque, there is nothing to prevent it. But if it is a group gathering with mats laid out and jugs of coffee or tea brought in, such that the Prophet’s Mosque turns into a restaurant.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... Yes.
The questioner : In the Sacred Mosque, this is the case.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In the Sacred Mosque, it is the same thing.
The Shaykh : ... .
The student : Yes, the same thing.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, I mean, one of the worshippers, one of the worshippers, comes to the mosque with some dates and gives them to those present, saying to them, “Please, eat,” and feeds them. Then he says to himself, “I will bring a larger quantity since some of the worshippers are eating, so I will bring, as you say, about half a kilo, and his intention is to feed the worshippers, and he does this every day. Is there anything wrong with this, without preparing mats, water, milk, coffee, tea, and so on?
The Shaykh : I say that this kilo, or kilos, he places in a spot on the ground...
The questioner : He places it in a spot in the mosque.
The Shaykh : ...for everyone.
The questioner : Very well, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : ... .
The Shaykh : suitable for it.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, if the hadith is not according to his condition, what is the reason that led to its inclusion in this place?
The Shaykh : Because it is either authentic in itself, or at least good in itself, or authentic through other evidence, or good through other evidence, or weak but used as supporting evidence. All these reasons are possible to rely upon. And do not forget that the inclusion is suspended, as I mentioned first, that it is not according to his condition; it is authentic, but not according to his condition in Sahih, clearly.
The questioner : Clearly. And if there is a form of suspension in the chain, he includes it.
The Shaykh : If the hadith is suspended with a form of suspension, what is its status after that?
The questioner : It is good.
The Shaykh : It may be good, and it may be weak; it is not a condition.
The questioner : And it may be authentic.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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