1. Opinion of Shaykh al-Muhaddith Abū 'Alī al-Hārith ibn 'Alī al-Hasanī:
Sufficing with the testimony of one person in seeing the new moon: There is nothing authentic concerning it
❌ “The people looked for the new moon, so I informed the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ that I had sighted it. So, he fasted and commanded the people to fast.”
❌ “A Bedouin man came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, I have seen the new moon tonight.’ He said: ‘Do you bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘O Bilal, announce to the people that they should fast tomorrow.’”
"And what is correct is that it is not accepted except by the sighting of two just people. And this is what is confirmed from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم."
(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)
Sufficing with the testimony of one person in seeing the new moon: There is nothing authentic concerning it
❌ “The people looked for the new moon, so I informed the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ that I had sighted it. So, he fasted and commanded the people to fast.”
❌ “A Bedouin man came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, I have seen the new moon tonight.’ He said: ‘Do you bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘O Bilal, announce to the people that they should fast tomorrow.’”
"And what is correct is that it is not accepted except by the sighting of two just people. And this is what is confirmed from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم."
(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)
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2. Opinion of Shaykh al-Muhaddith Sulayman al 'Alwān
Shaykh al 'Alwān, however is of the opinion that it is enough if one just man sees the new moon, and what is looked at is his truthfulness and justness. This is based on the hadith of Ibn 'Umar which was narrated by Abū Dawūd. When he witnessed the moon, he reported the news to Prophet ﷺ and Prophet ﷺ commanded others to fast. Shaykh 'Alwān considers the chain of this narration to be strong. He also mentions that there are a group of scholars who say that two witnesses are needed instead of one, and that they take as dalīl the hadith of 'Abur-Rahmān ibn Zayd ibn Khattāb which says: "So if two witnesses witness, fast and break the fast." In its chain is al-Hajjāj ibn Artā who is weak (Daīf), and every other chain of this Hadīth without the mention of al-Hajjāj is wrong and weak. Indeed there is no doubt that two witnesses are needed to end every month and to begin the rest. The only exception for this is Ramaḍān for which only one witness is enough. For the rest of the months, however, without a doubt two witnesses are needed.
See: 50 benefits from the Fiqh of Fasting by Shaykh Al-Muhaddith Sulaymān al-'Alwān (compiled by Dr. 'Abdullah ibn Khamūdul Farīh)
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Our Note:
We have mentioned the opinion of two scholars of Hadīth regarding the strength of narration in Abū Dawūd and their respective opinions on whether one or two witnesses suffice for the sighting of the moon for Ramadān.
Shaykh Abū Alī does not consider it to be Sahīh (rather he says it is Munkar) and that two witnesses are needed, while Shaykh al 'Alwān says the chain is strong and Ramadān moon sighting is the exception to the rule that two witnesses are needed (one is enough for Ramadān). This is absolutely fine for scholars to have some differences of opinion [we stated both to clarify]
Ahamdulillahi
Shaykh al 'Alwān, however is of the opinion that it is enough if one just man sees the new moon, and what is looked at is his truthfulness and justness. This is based on the hadith of Ibn 'Umar which was narrated by Abū Dawūd. When he witnessed the moon, he reported the news to Prophet ﷺ and Prophet ﷺ commanded others to fast. Shaykh 'Alwān considers the chain of this narration to be strong. He also mentions that there are a group of scholars who say that two witnesses are needed instead of one, and that they take as dalīl the hadith of 'Abur-Rahmān ibn Zayd ibn Khattāb which says: "So if two witnesses witness, fast and break the fast." In its chain is al-Hajjāj ibn Artā who is weak (Daīf), and every other chain of this Hadīth without the mention of al-Hajjāj is wrong and weak. Indeed there is no doubt that two witnesses are needed to end every month and to begin the rest. The only exception for this is Ramaḍān for which only one witness is enough. For the rest of the months, however, without a doubt two witnesses are needed.
See: 50 benefits from the Fiqh of Fasting by Shaykh Al-Muhaddith Sulaymān al-'Alwān (compiled by Dr. 'Abdullah ibn Khamūdul Farīh)
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Our Note:
We have mentioned the opinion of two scholars of Hadīth regarding the strength of narration in Abū Dawūd and their respective opinions on whether one or two witnesses suffice for the sighting of the moon for Ramadān.
Shaykh Abū Alī does not consider it to be Sahīh (rather he says it is Munkar) and that two witnesses are needed, while Shaykh al 'Alwān says the chain is strong and Ramadān moon sighting is the exception to the rule that two witnesses are needed (one is enough for Ramadān). This is absolutely fine for scholars to have some differences of opinion [we stated both to clarify]
Ahamdulillahi
Forwarded from Holdfasttotherope
And he ﷺ said: “Whoever spend the nights of Ramadān in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.”
•Agreed upon•
I do not know of any specific way of welcoming Ramadān, but the Muslim should welcome it with joy and happiness and thanking Allāh for enabling him to reach Ramadān, for He has caused him to be among the living who compete in doing righteous deeds. Reaching Ramadān is a great blessing from Allāh.
Hence the Prophet ﷺ used to give his companions the glad tidings of the arrival of Ramadān and explain its virtues, and the great reward that Allāh has prepared for those who fast and who spend the night in prayer. It is prescribed for the Muslim to welcome this blessed month with sincere repentance and preparations to fast and pray qiyaam, with a sound intention and sincere resolve.
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#HoldfasttotheropeofAllāh
#MonthOfRamadan
•Agreed upon•
I do not know of any specific way of welcoming Ramadān, but the Muslim should welcome it with joy and happiness and thanking Allāh for enabling him to reach Ramadān, for He has caused him to be among the living who compete in doing righteous deeds. Reaching Ramadān is a great blessing from Allāh.
Hence the Prophet ﷺ used to give his companions the glad tidings of the arrival of Ramadān and explain its virtues, and the great reward that Allāh has prepared for those who fast and who spend the night in prayer. It is prescribed for the Muslim to welcome this blessed month with sincere repentance and preparations to fast and pray qiyaam, with a sound intention and sincere resolve.
Source
#HoldfasttotheropeofAllāh
#MonthOfRamadan
Forwarded from Holdfasttotherope
🔻What is recommended in Ramadān❓
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It is desirable to recite the Qur’ān a lot in Ramadān, (and to spend time in) remembrance, (dhikr Allāh) and charity. It is a month of diligence in
worship and obedience, and it came in Al-Sahīhain, on the authority of Ibn Abbās, who said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) was the most generous of all the people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadān when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night during Ramadān to revise the Qur'ān with him. Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) then used to be more generous than the fast wind.
•Shaykh Abdullah as'Sad•
#HoldfasttotheropeofAllāh
#MonthOfRamadan
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It is desirable to recite the Qur’ān a lot in Ramadān, (and to spend time in) remembrance, (dhikr Allāh) and charity. It is a month of diligence in
worship and obedience, and it came in Al-Sahīhain, on the authority of Ibn Abbās, who said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) was the most generous of all the people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadān when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night during Ramadān to revise the Qur'ān with him. Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) then used to be more generous than the fast wind.
•Shaykh Abdullah as'Sad•
#HoldfasttotheropeofAllāh
#MonthOfRamadan
Most Famous and Important WEAK Ahādīth Related to Fasting by Shaykh al-Muhaddith Abū 'Alī al-Hārith ibn 'Alī al-Hasanī
❌ 1. “Do not say ‘Ramaḍān’, as Ramaḍān is a name from the names of Allāh. However, say ‘the Month of Ramaḍān.’”*
❌ 2. “Battle and you will obtain spoils of war; fast and you will be healthy; and travel and you will be self-sufficient."
❌ 3. “If the servants knew what there was in Ramaḍān, my ummah [nation] would wish that Ramaḍān was the whole year.”
❌ 4. ‘Fasting is half of patience.'
(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)
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*Note from Furrqat:
This hadîth was rejected by Ibn ‘Adî, al-Bayhaqî, al-Jawzaqânî, Ibn al-Qaysarânî, Ibn al-Jawzî, an-Nawawî, ibn al-Mulaqqin, ibn al-Qattân, ibn Kathîr, Ibn Hajr, as-Suyûti, ash-Shawkânî, Sulaymân al-‘Alwân, Abû ‘Alî al-Hasanî, ‘Abdullâh as-Sa’d, ‘Abdul ‘Azîz at-Tarîfî and others.
The meaning of the hadîth also contradicts what is narrated in the sahîhayn, where the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ‘whoever fasts Ramadân...’ and he صلى الله عليه وسلم did not say ‘whoever fasts the month of Ramadân...’ ~Via Ahlus-Sunnah
❌ 1. “Do not say ‘Ramaḍān’, as Ramaḍān is a name from the names of Allāh. However, say ‘the Month of Ramaḍān.’”*
❌ 2. “Battle and you will obtain spoils of war; fast and you will be healthy; and travel and you will be self-sufficient."
❌ 3. “If the servants knew what there was in Ramaḍān, my ummah [nation] would wish that Ramaḍān was the whole year.”
❌ 4. ‘Fasting is half of patience.'
(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)
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*Note from Furrqat:
This hadîth was rejected by Ibn ‘Adî, al-Bayhaqî, al-Jawzaqânî, Ibn al-Qaysarânî, Ibn al-Jawzî, an-Nawawî, ibn al-Mulaqqin, ibn al-Qattân, ibn Kathîr, Ibn Hajr, as-Suyûti, ash-Shawkânî, Sulaymân al-‘Alwân, Abû ‘Alî al-Hasanî, ‘Abdullâh as-Sa’d, ‘Abdul ‘Azîz at-Tarîfî and others.
The meaning of the hadîth also contradicts what is narrated in the sahîhayn, where the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ‘whoever fasts Ramadân...’ and he صلى الله عليه وسلم did not say ‘whoever fasts the month of Ramadân...’ ~Via Ahlus-Sunnah