This excerpt is taken from Kitab al-Sawm, compiled by Sheikh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amanpuri, may Allah preserve him.
Question:
Can a fasting person smell perfume?
Answer:
There is no harm.
Question:
What is said about making up missed fasts from old age?
Answer:
On the occasion of Jumu'ah al-Widaa in Ramadan, an innovation has been fabricated, called Qaza-e-Umri. A prayer has been invented and a hadith has been fabricated to prove it.
This is against the belief and practice of the Imams of Hadith.
To give the status of religion to any opinion contrary to the unanimous understanding and consensus of the scholars of the Ummah is actually to cause disruption in Islam.
❀ Allama Mulla Ali Qari Hanafi, may Allah have mercy on him
Reference: (1014 AH)
, says:حديث من قضى صلاة من الفرائض في آخر جمعة من شهر رمضان كان ذلك جابرا لكل صلاة فائتة في عمره إلى سبعين سنة باطل قطعا لأنه مناقض للإجماع على أن شيئا من العبادات لا يقوم مقام فائتة سنوات ثم لا عبرة بنقل النهاية ولا ببقية شراح الهداية فإنهم ليسوا من المحدثين ولا أسندوا الحديث إلى أحد من المخرجين
"The hadith 'Whoever prays the Qaza prayer on the last Friday of Ramadan, it will be an expiation for all the missed prayers of his lifetime up to seventy years' is absolutely false, because it is established by consensus that missed acts of worship cannot be compensated, and this is against that consensus. Secondly, the narration attributed to the author of Hidayah and the commentators of Hidayah is unreliable; these people were neither hadith scholars themselves, nor did they attribute the narration to any hadith scholar."
Reference: (Al-Asrar Al-Marfoo'ah, p. 356, Hadith: 519)
❀ Allama Shawkani, may Allah have mercy on him
Reference: (1250 AH)
, says:هذا موضوع لا إشكال فيه ولم أجده في شيء من الكتب التي جمع مصنفوها فيها الأحاديث الموضوعة ولكنه اشتهر عند جماعة من المتفقهة بمدينة صنعاء في عصرنا هذا وصار كثير منهم يفعلون ذلك ولا أدري من وضعه لهم فقبح الله الكذابين
"There is no other opinion about its fabrication. It is not even found in books written on fabricated hadiths; it has become famous among the jurists of Sana'a in that era. Many of them act upon it. I do not know who fabricated it? Anyway, may Allah destroy the liars."
Reference: (Al-Fawaid Al-Majmoo'ah, p. 54, Hadith: 115)
Conclusion:
Repentance is required for missed prayers. There is no such prayer called Qaza-e-Umri in Islam, so avoid this innovation yourself and also inform others.
Question:
How is lighting and decoration in the mosque on the completion of the Quran in Ramadan?
Answer:
Lighting the mosque on the occasion of completing the Quran in Ramadan is an innovation and a reprehensible act. It is not found in the best of generations; it is a later invention. It is a waste of time and wealth and resembles the practices of the Magians.
❀ Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy on him
Reference: (597 AH)
, says:صاروا يوقدون النيران الكثيرة للختمة فيجمعون بين تضييع المال والتشبه بالمجوس والتسبب إلى اجتماع النساء والرجال بالليل للفساد ويريهم إبليس أن في هذا إعزازا للإسلام وهذا تلبيس عظيم لأن إعزاز الشرع باستعمال المشروع
"On the occasion of completing the Quran, they arrange dazzling lights, which cause waste of wealth, resemblance to the Magians, and many corruptions such as the mixing of men and women at night. Satan deceives them into thinking that this act is a cause of the elevation of Islam. This is Satan's embellishment because the elevation of Islam is only possible through legitimate means."
Reference: (Talbis Iblees, p. 138)
❀ Allama Ibn al-Hajj, may Allah have mercy on him
Reference: (737 AH)
, says:لا يزاد في ليلة الختم شيء زائد على ما فعل في أول الشهر لأنه لم يكن من فعل من مضى بخلاف ما أحدثه بعض الناس اليوم من زيادة وقود القناديل الكثيرة الخارجة عن الحد المشروع لما فيها من إضاعة المال والسرف والخيلاء سيما إذا انضاف إلى ذلك ما يفعله بعضهم من وقود الشمع وما يركز فيه فإن كان فيه شيء من الفضة أو الذهب فاستعماله محرم لعدم الضرورة إليه وإن كان بغيرهما فهو إضاعة مال وسرف وخيلاء
"Whatever is done at the beginning of Ramadan, nothing more than that can be done on the night of completing the Quran, because this opposes the predecessors of the Ummah. Nowadays, some people have started arranging these lanterns and lights, which violate the Shariah limits because they involve waste of wealth, extravagance, pride, and arrogance. Some people specifically light candles, etc., and various things are embedded in these candles, which is an even more reprehensible act. If gold or silver is embedded, it is forbidden and unlawful, and if any other valuable thing is embedded, it causes waste of wealth, extravagance, and boasting."
Reference: (Al-Madkhal: 2/302)
This act follows false religions, so it is necessary to avoid it.
Question:
Can a fasting person break their fast while traveling?
Answer:
During travel, fasting can be ended because a traveler is permitted to break the fast and make it up after Ramadan.
❀ Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates:
إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صام عام الفتح حتى إذا بلغ الكديد أفطر
"The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) fasted during the year of the conquest of Mecca (while traveling), and when he reached a place called Kadeed, he broke his fast."
Reference: (Sahih al-Bukhari: 1944, Sahih Muslim: 1113, Al-Muntaqa li Ibn al-Jarood: 398)
Question:
How is the following narration?
❀ It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
إن شهر رمضان معلق بين السماء والأرض لا يرفع إلا بزكاة الفطر
"Indeed, the month of Ramadan remains suspended between the heavens and the earth until the Zakat al-Fitr is paid; it does not ascend above."
Reference: (Al-‘Ilal al-Mutanahiyah li Ibn al-Jawzi: 2/8)
Answer:
The chain is weak.
➊ Muhammad bin Ubaid Basri is unknown.
❀ Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy on him, has said he is unknown.
➋ It is a narration from Ismail bin Abi Khalid.
❀ Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
هذا حديث لا يصح
"This hadith is not authentic."
Reference: (Al-‘Ilal al-Mutanahiyah: 2/8)
❀ It is narrated from our master Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
لا يزال صيام العبد معلقا بين السماء والأرض حتى تؤدى زكاة فطره
"The fasts of a servant remain suspended between the heaven and the earth until he pays his Zakat al-Fitr."
Reference: (Tarikh Baghdad by Al-Khatib: 10/175)
The chain is very weak.
➊ Baqiyah bin Walid used to practice tadlis taswiyah (concealing defects in the chain), so ultimately explicit hearing (sama‘) is required in the chain.
➋ Who is Abdul Rahman bin Uthman? It could not be identified!
➌ It is very possible that one or more intermediaries are missing between Abdul Rahman bin Uthman and our master Anas, may Allah be pleased with him.
➍ Muhammad bin Abi al-Suri al-Asqalani is "frequently mistaken."
❀ Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
هذا حديث لا يصح
"This hadith is not authentic."
Reference: (Al-‘Ilal al-Mutanahiyah: 2/8)
