❌ 37. “Whoever is overwhelmed [and forced] to vomit then he does not have to make up [the fast], but whoever intentionally makes himself vomit, then he has to make up [the fast for that day].

❌ 38. The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم taught me words to say during the qunūt of the Witr, “O Allāh guide me among those You have guided, pardon me among those You have pardoned, befriend me among those You have befriended, bless me in what You have granted, and save me from the evil that You decreed. Indeed, You decree and none can pass decree upon You, and truly, he is not humiliated whom You have befriended. Blessed are You our Lord and Exalted.
[Allāhumma ihdinī fīman hadayta, wa ˋāfinī fīman ˋāfayta, wa tawallanī fīman tawallayta, wa bārik lī fīmā aˋṭayta, waqinī sharra mā qaḍayta; fa’innaka taqḍī wa lā yuqḍā ˋalayka, wa innahu lā yaṫhillu man wālayta, tabārakta rabbānā wa taˋālayta]”

Therefore, nothing is authentic from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم concerning qunūt during the Witr.

☑️ Rather, what is confirmed is qunūt from the Companions, may Allāh be pleased with them, during the second half of Ramaḍān.*

Point of benefit:
▫️Rulings concerning the qiyām [standing in night prayers] in congregation from the Prophet ﷺ

(There is no authentic ḥadīth concerning this)

It is confirmed that he صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed with them in congregation and then abandoned this.

And it is authentic that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed qiyām by praying eleven rakaˋāt.

And it is authentic that he صلى الله عليه وسلم recited al-Baqarah, Āli ˋImrān, al-Mā’idah, and an-Nisā’ during the qiyām.

And it is confirmed that the Ṣaḥābah used to prayer twenty rakaˋāt, and it is confirmed that they used to recite hundreds of āyāt [verses].

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

[☑️The confirmed & Sahīh report] “Whoever fasts Ramaḍān with faith and counting [on reward from Allāh], his pervious sins will be forgiven. And whoever stands during Laylat-ul-Qadr (in prayer) with faith and counting [on reward from Allāh], his previous sins will be forgiven.]

❌ 39. The addition to the above : “…[his
previous sins] and what come after…”

❌ 40. “Whoever stands [in prayer] on the nights of two ˋĪds, expecting reward from Allāh, his heart will not die on the Day when hearts will die."

❌ 41. ‘The month of Ramaḍān is suspended between the heavens and the earth; it will not be raised except by [paying] zakāt al-fiṭr.’

❌ 42. “Allāh azzawajal said, ‘The most beloved of My servants to Me are those who are quickest to break the fast.’*

❌ 43. “The one who fasts Ramaḍān while travelling is like the one who does not fast while [in the state of being] a resident."

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)
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* Note from Furrqat:

[☑️ The Confirmed Report]

Sahl ibn Sa’d narrated that the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

The people will not cease to be in a state of goodness as long as they rush to break the fast. [agreed upon]

Another misconception is that many households will encourage things like “don’t eat so quickly after the adhân, just make du’â’ and don’t be hasty, then after that break your fast.”

This may seem like a good act with nice intentions, but once again, it shows the importance to study the religion and not blind follow people as ignorant as us, even if they are family or older people. ~via Ahlus-Sunnah

[☑️ Confirmed Report]
‘’Abdullâh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Âs narrated that the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

The difference between our fasting and the fasting of the people of the Book is eating shortly before dawn.

[Sahîh Muslim]

Al-Allāmah, Shaykh Sulaymān al-Alwān (فرج الله عنه) stated:

Teaching the fiqh of fasting just prior to the month of Ramadan brings about the greatest benefit, and maximizes comprehension when compared to reviewing it six or eight months prior to Ramadan.

The Muslims today attentively await the month of Ramadān and so it is imperative to learn the rulings related to fasting.

❌ 44. “The sleep of one who is fasting is worship, his silence is tasbīḥ [glorifying Allāh], his supplication is answered, and his deeds are accepted."

❌ 45. “Perhaps one who is fasting, the share of his fast is [only] hunger and thirst; and perhaps the one who stands [the night in prayer], the share of his standing is [only] remaining awake.”

❌ 46. “Whoever breaks a day of fast during Ramaḍān without being due to an illness or a concession granted to him, fasting an entire lifetime will not make up for it, even if he fasted it.”

❌ 47. I asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ,or he was asked, about fasting the year, so he said, “Truly, your family has a right upon you. Fast Ramaḍān and what follows it, and every Wednesday and Thursday. If you do this, then you have fasted the year.”

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

⚠️Other Weak/Fabricated Ahādīth Related to Fasting & Ramaḍān:

❌ The virtue of the month of Ramadân over other months is like the virtue of Allâh over the people.

[Al-‘Ajalûnî and az-Zarqânî said it is fabricated]

❌ ‘Whoever feeds the fasting person from the halâl food and drink, the angels pray upon him.’ [it is narrated by ibn ‘Adî]

Ibn Hibbân said: there is no basis to it. In the chain of ibn ‘Adî there is 2 abandoned narrators, and in the chain of ibn Hibbân there is an abandoned narrator. [Al-fawâ’id al-majmû’ah fil-ahâdîth al-mawûd’ah]

Via Ahlus-Sunnah

⚠️ Hafsah, the wife of the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم narrated that the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ‘whoever does not intend to fast before fajr, then there is no fast for him.’

Al-Muhaddith ‘Abdullâh as-Sa’d said:

This hadîth was authenticatally raised [as being the words of the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم] by al-Hâkim and al-Khattâbî, but as for the major preservers such as Ahmad and others, they said that it is mawqûf (the words of Hafsah) and this is what is correct, and it has come from Hafsah and ibn ‘Umar, and I do not know anyone who differed with them from the sahâbah.

NOTE: this is only regarding the fasting that’s obligatory, like ramadân, or taking a vow to fast, etc.

As for the voluntary fasts, then the scholars differed, the minority saying it must be before fajr, whereas the majority said it can be intended after fajr, as long as the person hasn’t done anything that breaks the fast from the time of fajr, like eating etc. Ahmad and others mentioned that a person can intend to fast anytime they want (for the voluntary fasts), even if it’s just before maghrib.

Via Ahlus-Sunnah

#WEAKSTORY
Abû Salamah narrated that Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydillâh said: that two men from Balî came to the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. They had become Muslim together, but one of them used to strive harder than the other. The one who used to strive harder went out to fight and was martyred. The other one stayed for a year longer, then he passed away. Talhah said, I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of paradise and I saw them [men]. Someone came out of paradise and admitted the one who had died last, then he came out and admitted the one who had been martyred. Then he came back to me and said: “Go back, for your time has not yet come.”

The next morning, Talhah told the people of that and they were amazed. News of that reached the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and they told him the story. He said: "Why are you so amazed at that?" They said: "O Messenger of Allâh, the first one was the one who strove harder, then he was martyred, but the other one was admitted to Paradise before him. The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Did he not stay behind for a year?" They said: "Yes." He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "And did not Ramadan come and he fasted, and he offered such and such prayers during that year?" They said: "Yes." The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "The difference between them is greater than the difference between heaven and earth."

[Narrated by ibn Mâjah and Ahmad, and it was weakened by al-Wâdi’î and al-Hasanî, due to a break in the chain. Yahyâ ibn Ma’în said: Abû Salamah did not hear from Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydillâh]

Via Ahlus-Sunnah

Every year with the entrance of the month of Ramaḍān, different greetings are spread between people welcoming the month with various supplications asking Allāh (ﷻ) to accept our deeds.

In general, this is a pleasant custom and there is nothing wrong with it.

This year, however, one such greeting received was the following:

‎هذه تهنئة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لأصحابه بقدوم رمضان، وأنا أهنئكم بها. بلغنا الله وإياكم صيام هذا الشهر المبارك وقيامه:
‎اللهم أهله علينا بالأمن والإيمان والسلامة والإسلام والعون على الصّلاة والصّيام وتِلاوةِ القُرآنِ. اللهمَّ سلِّمنَا لِرمضان وسلِّمه لنا وتسلّمه منّا متقبلا يا رَبَّ العالَمِين

“This is the congratulations of the Messenger of Allāh to his Companions with the arrival of Ramaḍān: O Allāh, bring it upon us with blessings and faith, and security and Islām, and aid upon the prayer, fast, and recitation of the Qur’ān. O Allāh, deliver us to Ramaḍān and deliver it to us, and receive it from us in approval, O Lord of the worlds.”

This (or a form of it) was reported by Ibn Abī Dunyā and Ibn ‘Asākir [1] in mursal form from Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn (Abū Ja’far, Muḥammad al-Bāqir) from the Prophet (ﷺ), and this is a baseless rejected narration. The one who reports it from Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī is Jābir ibn Yazīd al-Ju’fī, and he is an abandoned liar. There is further weakness in the chain, but this is the most severe defect.

Ibn al-Jawzī also reports a form of this narration from his shaykh Aḥmad ibn Manṣūr – who is unknown - without a chain to ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib from the Prophet (ﷺ), so this narration is baseless as well. [2]

A much later report of this can be found by al-Rāfi’ī [3] attributing this to ‘Ubādah ibn aṣ-Ṣāmit from the Prophet (ﷺ), but the one who narrates this from ‘Ubādah is ‘Abd-ul-‘Azīz ibn ‘Umar who did not hear from any of the Ṣaḥābah. And the one who reports it from ‘Abd-ul-‘Azīz is Abū Ja’far ar-Rāzī who narrates munkar reports and makes many mistakes. And being that this is a much later report (al-Rāfi’ī died in the year 623 AH), the chain is riddled with those who are unknown.

The first part of this supplication can also be found in narrations attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ) that if he saw the hilāl for Ramaḍān then he would say:
‎اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْيُمْنِ وَالْإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ
“O Allāh, bring it upon us with blessings and faith, and security and Islām. My Lord and your Lord is Allāh.”

◽️These reports are munkar and no attention should be paid to those who accepted it based on supporting narrations. After reporting this ḥadīth, at-Tirmiṫhī said, “This ḥadīth is ḥasan ġarīb” – which is a phrase he uses for narrations he considered to have defects. [5]

Abū Dāwūd, after reporting a couple of aḥādīth under the chapter heading: “What a man should say if he sees the hilāl,” he then said: “There is nothing from the Prophet (ﷺ) under this chapter heading that is musnad ṣaḥīḥ.” [6]

The last portion of the narration can be found in a munkar report attributed to al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī from the Prophet (ﷺ) – and this is a mursal report as well – as reported by Abū Bakr ash-Shāfi’ī. [4]

◽️There are supplications attributed to some of the Salaf, but suffice it to say, any such attribution to the Prophet (ﷺ) is without merit.

And Allāh (ﷻ) knows best.

Abu Ubadah
April 13, 2021/1 Ramaḍān 1442

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[1] Faḍā’il Ramaḍān (20) and Tārīkh Dimashq (vol. 51, pg. 186)
[2] At-Tabṣriah (139)
[3] At-Tadwīn fī Akhbār Qazwīn (1341)
[4] Al-Fawā’id ash-Shahīr bil-Ġīlāniyyāt (185)
[5] Jāmiˋ at-Tirmiṫhī (3451)
[6] Sunan Abī Dāwūd (5093)

Saying Ramadan Mubarak:

Some scholars believe that it is lawful for Muslims to congratulate each other for the entering of Ramadan by saying "Ramadan Mubarak " and the like.
Their evidence for this is the Hadith reported by Ahmad that the Prophet peace be upon him said:

"…. A blessed (Mubarak) month has shadowed you …".

Ibn Rajab said that this Hadith is an evidence for the lawfulness of congratulating one another for the coming of Ramadan'.

https:www.islamweb.net/amp/en/fatwa/83606/
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“Giving a greeting for the start of Ramadan is (not) Bidah! The Prophet [ﷺ] greeted! Ibn Rajab, Alsuyooty, Ahmad, Shafeey and others permitted it.”

— Shaykh Ahmad Jibril

"Al-Muhaddith ‘Abdullâh as-Sa’d mentioned there is nothing authentic to say we congratulate the entrance of Ramadân, not by the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and not by his companions. But he said there is goodness in supplicating for each other, like asking Allâh to aid us in our fasting and night prayers, to make us from those whose deeds are accepted, to give victory to the muslims, and similar things" —Via Ahlus-Sunnah

#greeting

'Umar Ibn Khattab's instructions for the first of Ramadan

It is reported that on the first night of Ramaḍān, ‘Umar – رضي الله عنه– would pray Maghrib, then say (to the people):


Sit down. Then he would give a small address:


Verily the fasting of this month has been made a duty upon you, and standing in night prayer has not been made a duty upon you, but those amongst you who can stand in prayer should do so, for it is from the extra good deeds about which الله told us: so whoever cannot stand in prayer, let him sleep on his bed.


And beware of saying: I will fast if so and so fasts and I will stand in night prayer if so and so stands in prayer. Whoever fasts or stands in night prayer, he must make this for الله. And you should know that you are in prayer as long as you are waiting for a prayer.


Minimize any vain or false speech in the houses of الله (mosques; he said this two or three times).


Let none of you fast a few days before the month (in order to avoid missing the beginning of the month; he said this three times).


And do not fast until you see [the crescent of the new month] unless it is overcast. If it is overcast, count [the previous month] as 30 days. Then do not break your fasts until you see the night upon the mountain (i.e. you are sure the sun has set).


‘Abd Al-Razzāq Al-Ṣan’ānī, Al-Muṣannaf article 7748.

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