Monday, December 10, 2012

Why do we yawn in Ramadaan when the devils have been chained up? And is the transmission of television pictures haraam?

It is well known that the devils are chained up in Ramadaan and that
yawning comes from theShaytaan, so why do we yawn in Ramadaan?
And it is known that making images of human beings is haraam, so is
the transmission of television pictures regarded as haraam?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Al-Bukhaari (6226) and Muslim (2994) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may
Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah likes sneezing and dislikes yawning,
so if one of you sneezes and praises Allaah (by saying Al-hamdu
Lillaah), it is a duty upon every Muslim who hears him to say to him,
Yarhamuk Allaah (may Allaah have mercy on you). With regard to
yawning, it is from the Shaytaan so if one of you feels like yawning,
let him suppress it as much as he can, for if one of you yawns the
Shaytaan laughs at him.
Concerning the meaningof that, it was said that the Shaytaan likes to
seea person yawning because it makes him look different and so he
laughs at him. It does not mean that the Shaytaan is the one whomakes
him yawn. And it was said that yawning isattributed to the Shaytaan
because yawning comes from fullness of the stomach, which generates
laziness, which happens under the influence of the Shaytaan.
Al-Nawawi(may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Yawning is attributed to
the Shaytaan because it promotes whims and desires, because it stems
from heaviness of the body, excessive relaxation and fullness of the
stomach. So what is meant is a warning against the thing that leads to
that, which is eating too much.
Al-Manaawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:It is attributed to him
because he is the one who calls for giving the self its share of
desires. What is meant here is to warn against the things that lead to
that, which is eating too much and eating one's fill, which makes the
body feel too heavy and tired to do acts of worship.
There should be no confusion stemming from the fact that peopleyawn
during Ramadaan even though the devils are chained up at that time,
because what is meant by saying that it isfrom the Shaytaan is that he
likes it. The fact that he likes it and approves of it does not mean
that he is not chained, rather that could happen even if he was
chained.
Based on the view that this is caused by the influence of the
Shaytaan, either directly or indirectly, it was said that the ones who
are chained up during Ramadaan are the maarids among the devils (i.e.,
the strong evil ones) only, and that others remain as they are, so
yawning may be caused by those who arenot chained up.
But based on the view that what is meant by the chaining up of the
devils is that their influence on the believers is less during that
month than in othermonths, perhaps yawning results from thelittle
influence that they are still able to have during Ramadaan.

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