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Question 470) - Is there any leeway for anyone not to fast during Ramadan?
A: Yes, someone who is a traveller of Qasr distance; or is sick and fears that the fast will worsen the sickness, then they are allowed not to fast during Ramadan. They must fulfil the missed days thereafter. It.
is however better for the traveller to fast if he will not experience difficulty by it.
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What is the meaning of sawm linguistically and in Shari'ah? What are the beginning and ending times? |
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Question 469) - What is the meaning of sawm linguistically and in Shari'ah? What are the beginning and ending times?
A: Sawm means abstention linguistically. ln Shari'ah it means to abstain from food, drink and sex from true dawn until sunset with the intention of fasting.
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Question 467) - How much is a Sa'?
A: It is 8 'Iraqi Ritl according to Imaam Abu Hanifa RAH. and Imaam Muhammed " RAH. According to Imaam Abu Yusut RAH. it is 5 and a third Ritl.
*Sharhul Qiqayah: "A Sa' equals 8 Ritl of Majj or lentils because these two seeds are the most uniform unlike other seeds which differ greatly in size and other qualities.... Know that this Sa' is the 'Iraqi one not the Hijazi which is 5 and a third Ritl...."The Sa' was a bowl used to measure during the time of Rasulullaah (S.A.W.) As Islaam spread to the corners of the world the Muslims started using weights to calculate the Sadaqatul Fitr. Because of the differences in weights of different items, the calculations of the 'Ulama differed. Each gave his own Fatwa according to his research. Currently kilograms are used in the markets and in trade. I have questioned the 'Ulama and read their books, and their answers differ greatly. What I conclude is that someone who gives 2kg of wheat as Sadaqatul Fitr will have fulfilled it according to the Ahnaf; because a half Sa' is not more than 2kg when calculating according to the Sa' Baghdadi Ritl.
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What is the ruling of fasting in Islaam? |
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Question 468) - What is the ruling of fasting in Islaam?
A: The fast of the month of Ramadan is Fard upon every mature Muslim, male and female. Allaah says, "o you who believe! Fasting has been prescribed upon you just as it was prescribed upon those before you that you may acquire Taqwa." [al-Baqarah:183] The fasts besides the fast of Ramadan are voluntary and one gets rewarded for them just as in other voluntary worship. However, if one has made nazr [vow]of a fast then it becomes Wajib to fulfil it.
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What is the ruling if he paid with something else, such as Dirhams, money, rice or corn? |
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Question 465) - What is the ruling if he paid with something else, such as Dirhams, money, rice or corn?
A: It is fulfilled if he paid with something of equal value to one of the above and intended it as Sadaqatul Fitr.
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