Your Lord Gives You Everything, Answers Your Supplication, and Provides for You—How Then Can You Call Upon a Grave?!

Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Al al-Shaykh رحمه الله

This One Principle Will Transform Your Ramadan and Your Entire Life—Only If You Truly Adhere to It!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

Summary of Rulings on Issues of Fasting

Definition of Fasting:

Fasting in the language: it is al-imsaak (abstaining).

From that is His saying, the Most High: "Verily! I have vowed a fast unto the Most Beneficent (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day." [Maryam 19:26]

And in the Shariah: it is to worship Allah by abstaining from the nullifiers of fasting from the rising of dawn until sunset.

Allah, the Most High, said: "And eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night), then complete your Șawm (fast) till the nightfall." [Al-Baqarah 2:187]

Khulāṣat al-Aḥkām fī Masāʾil al-Ṣiyām by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī (p. 4)

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Summary of Rulings on Issues of Fasting

Issue: The Types of Fasting:

Shaykh al-Islām (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Kitāb al-Ṣiyām from Sharḥ al-ʿUmdah (1/26): “Fasting is of five types: the fasting obligated by the Sharʿ, and it is the fasting of the month of Ramaḍān performed and made up; the fasting obligatory in expiations; the obligatory fasting by vow; and the fasting of voluntary acts.” End quote.

Khulāṣat al-Aḥkām fī Masāʾil al-Ṣiyām by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī (p. 4)

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Summary of Rulings on Issues of Fasting

Issue: The Fasting of Ramaḍān:

Fasting Ramaḍān is obligatory upon every Muslim, mature, sane, resident, and able to fast. And the Qur’an, Sunnah, and consensus indicate this.

As for from the Qur’an: His saying, the Most High: “O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious).” [Al-Baqarah 2:183]

And His saying, the Most High: “So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month.” [Al-Baqarah 2:185]

And as for from the Sunnah: His saying ﷺ in the ḥadīth of Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both), in the two Ṣaḥīḥs: “Islam is built upon five,” and he mentioned among them: “and fasting Ramaḍān.”

And in the two Ṣaḥīḥs from the ḥadīth of Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbaydillāh (may Allah be pleased with him): A man came asking the Prophet ﷺ about Islam … and he mentioned the ḥadīth, and in it: “and fasting Ramaḍān.”

So the man said: “Is there anything upon me besides it?” So the Prophet ﷺ said: “No, unless you volunteer.”

And in the Sunnah are many aḥādīth that indicate this.

And as for consensus: the Ummah has unanimously agreed with a manifest consensus on the obligation of fasting the month of Ramaḍān, and that whoever denies its obligation is a disbeliever.

Khulāṣat al-Aḥkām fī Masāʾil al-Ṣiyām by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī (p. 4)

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Seek Righteous Companionship: The Companions Who Will Plead to Allah for You on the Day of Judgment!

Shaykh Ali bin Zayd al-Madkhali حفظه الله

Are You Truly Under Allah’s Protection? Examine Yourself Before It’s Too Late!

Shaykh Muhammad bin Ramzan Al-Hajiri حفظه الله

How Will We Receive Ramadan: With Heedlessness or Preparation? A Ramadan We Might Never See Again!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

The Calamity of Shirk in the Ummah: They Call Upon Other Than Allah and Abandon the One in Whose Hand Is Everything!

Shaykh Muhammad bin Ramzan Al-Hajiri حفظه الله

The Rulings of Ramadan: What Every Muslim Must Know

What Is the Ruling on One Who Ate While Thinking Fajr Had Not Yet Appeared—Is His Fast Still Valid?

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

What Is the Ruling on Decorating Homes for Ramadan: Is It an Innovation or a Permissible Custom?

Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

Ramadan: A Racetrack for Creation, An Arena of Competition—Racing Toward Allah’s Pleasure!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

The Enemies of the Religion Know the Value of Ramadan: This Is Why They Strive to Deprive Muslims of Its Blessings and Bounties!

Shaykh Abdurazzaq Al-Badr حفظه الله

When Hearts Understand What Tongues Cannot: A Story of a Village That Wept for the Qur’an Without Knowing Its Language!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

Refuting the False Claim that “Salafis Obligate Absolute Obedience to the Ruler”: A Clear Salafi Scholarly Response!

Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

A Warning Against the Widespread Innovations of the 15th of Sha‘bān: Clarifying the Truth About the Middle of Sha‘bān!

Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

The Magnificent Virtue of the Night of the Middle of Sha‘bān: Allah Forgives All of His Creation—Except Two Categories of People!

Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

Steps to Prepare for Ramadan:

• Sincere Repentance:

- Repent from all sins sincerely before Ramadan.

- "And whoever repents with sincere repentance, Allah washes away his sins."

- "The one who repents from sin is like one who has no sin."

- "Sins are restrictive chains, they restrain the servant from being active in obedience, and they burden his shoulders."

- If one repents and removes these burdens, they will find themselves active in worship during Ramadan.

• Sincere Intention and Firm Determination:

- "Rectification before Ramadan is achieved through sincere intention and firm determination to perform good deeds in Ramadan."

- "Whoever is granted success in two matters, let him rejoice in goodness:

1. If he is granted sincerity for Allah, exalted is He, which includes firm and truthful resolve.

2. If he is granted truthfulness with Allah, being sincere and truthful."
- "Allah will affirm his sincerity and will aid him, exalted and glorified is He."

• Increase in Worship Before Ramadan:

- Fasting: "He should strive to fast frequently in the month of Sha'ban, following the example of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him."

- Qur’an Recitation: "He should increase his recitation of the Qur'an in Sha'ban more than his usual times."

- Charity: "And increase in giving charity in Sha'ban more than his usual times, following the example of the righteous predecessors, may Allah be pleased with them."

• Reduce Distractions:

- "Among the preparations for Ramadan, which is part of rectifying oneself before Ramadan, is reducing permissible activities that consume much of one's time and distract one from striving in obedience."

- "The most important matter I advise in this regard is for a Muslim to train himself from now on to reduce his use of the phone for purposes other than necessary communication."

- "He should greatly limit his time looking at the phone, following websites, and other modern means available on our phones today."

• Develop Self-Control Over the Phone:

- "I see that what consumes most of our time today is this phone."

- "Many Muslims become preoccupied from goodness in Ramadan due to these phones."

- "One of them does not complete a single recitation of the Qur'an in Ramadan because the phone consumes their time entirely."

- "I advise myself and my brothers to train ourselves from today to reduce our phone usage."

- "Dedicate only a limited time to the phone, perhaps an hour or so, then refrain from it."

- "Train yourself not to turn to the phone except in the allocated time, so that when Ramadan arrives, you are already accustomed to this practice."

• Recognise the Value of Ramadan:

- "Indeed, the month of Ramadan is a season of goodness, a season for acquiring rewards, a great opportunity."

- "Whoever reaches Ramadan and is not forgiven, then he has truly lost."

- "Thus, the believer should be keen to prepare himself for beneficial striving in Ramadan, by the permission of our Lord, exalted is He."

• Dua for Reaching and Benefiting from Ramadan:

- "I ask Allah, exalted is He, to bless the remaining days of Sha'ban for us, and to allow us to reach Ramadan in health and well-being, with security and iman."

- "And to aid us in remembering Him, thanking Him, and worshipping Him excellently, as He loves and is pleased with."

- "And to make us in Ramadan among those who race towards Paradise, hasten towards good deeds, and to protect us from negligence and shortcomings in this blessed month."

- "May Allah bless and assist everyone."

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📖 الدروس العلمية لفضيلة الشيخ أ.د. سليمان بن سليم الله الرحيلي
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