صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب تفسير القرآنThe Book of Commentary
بَابُ: {أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الصِّيَامِ الرَّفَثُ إِلَى نِسَائِكُمْ هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَهُنَّ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَخْتَانُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنْكُمْ فَالآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ} :Chapter. “It is made lawful for you to have sexual relation with your wives on the night of As-Saum (the fasts)... (till)... and seek that which Allah has ordained for you (offspring)...” (V.2:187)
Hadith 4508
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ , عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ , عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ الْبَرَاءِ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ , حَدَّثَنَا شُرَيْحُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : " لَمَّا نَزَلَ صَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ كَانُوا لَا يَقْرَبُونَ النِّسَاءَ رَمَضَانَ كُلَّهُ ، وَكَانَ رِجَالٌ يَخُونُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَخْتَانُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنْكُمْ سورة البقرة آية 187 " .
Narrated Al-Bara: When the order of compulsory fasting of Ramadan was revealed, the people did not have sexual relations with their wives for the whole month of Ramadan, but some men cheated themselves (by violating that restriction). So Allah revealed:-- "Allah is aware that you were deceiving yourselves but He accepted your repentance and for gave you.." (3.187)
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
By "deception" is meant having intercourse with one's wives at night.
Later, open permission for this at night was granted.
By "deception" is meant having intercourse with one's wives at night.
Later, open permission for this at night was granted.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4508
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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In the early days of Islam, the ruling was that after breaking the fast, eating, drinking, and intimacy with one's wife were permitted only until the ‘Isha prayer or until one slept.
After sleeping, none of these acts could be performed.
It is evident that this restriction was very burdensome for the Arabs and extremely difficult to practice.
In this noble verse, Allah the Exalted lifted both restrictions, granting permission to eat, drink, and have intimacy with one's wife from the time of breaking the fast until the appearance of true dawn (subh sadiq).
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The ruling of refraining from intimacy with one's wife during the nights of Ramadan was self-imposed by the people themselves. Then, while harboring the thought in their hearts that it was unlawful or disliked (makruh), they would sometimes go to their wives.
This was, in a sense, a betrayal of their own conscience, and there was a risk that a criminal mindset would continue to develop within them. Therefore, Allah the Exalted first warned them regarding this betrayal of conscience, and then stated that this act is permissible for you. Thus, now do not consider it a bad deed, but rather, benefit from Allah’s permission and perform it with complete purity of heart and conscience.
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Some scholars are of the opinion that the ruling of refraining from intimacy with one's wife during the nights of Ramadan was from Allah.
The wisdom in this was that the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in), despite the intense urge for intercourse and their immense manly strength, would say “We hear and we obey” (sami‘na wa ata‘na) in obedience to Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and would not be guilty of “We hear and we disobey” (sami‘na wa ‘asayna) like the Jews. That is, they would accept Allah’s command even beyond the limits of their own ability, so that their nobility, self-sacrifice, loyalty, and obedience would be established for those who came after them.
Indeed, in such circumstances, this restriction was a great trial of patience, but they accepted it gladly.
Later, Allah the Exalted granted them permission to have intercourse during the nights of Ramadan.
And Allah knows best.
➊
In the early days of Islam, the ruling was that after breaking the fast, eating, drinking, and intimacy with one's wife were permitted only until the ‘Isha prayer or until one slept.
After sleeping, none of these acts could be performed.
It is evident that this restriction was very burdensome for the Arabs and extremely difficult to practice.
In this noble verse, Allah the Exalted lifted both restrictions, granting permission to eat, drink, and have intimacy with one's wife from the time of breaking the fast until the appearance of true dawn (subh sadiq).
➋
The ruling of refraining from intimacy with one's wife during the nights of Ramadan was self-imposed by the people themselves. Then, while harboring the thought in their hearts that it was unlawful or disliked (makruh), they would sometimes go to their wives.
This was, in a sense, a betrayal of their own conscience, and there was a risk that a criminal mindset would continue to develop within them. Therefore, Allah the Exalted first warned them regarding this betrayal of conscience, and then stated that this act is permissible for you. Thus, now do not consider it a bad deed, but rather, benefit from Allah’s permission and perform it with complete purity of heart and conscience.
➌
Some scholars are of the opinion that the ruling of refraining from intimacy with one's wife during the nights of Ramadan was from Allah.
The wisdom in this was that the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in), despite the intense urge for intercourse and their immense manly strength, would say “We hear and we obey” (sami‘na wa ata‘na) in obedience to Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and would not be guilty of “We hear and we disobey” (sami‘na wa ‘asayna) like the Jews. That is, they would accept Allah’s command even beyond the limits of their own ability, so that their nobility, self-sacrifice, loyalty, and obedience would be established for those who came after them.
Indeed, in such circumstances, this restriction was a great trial of patience, but they accepted it gladly.
Later, Allah the Exalted granted them permission to have intercourse during the nights of Ramadan.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4508
