Supplication, Dought & clear, - * Ruling on gathering to offer du‘aa’ on the day of ‘Arafah

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What is the ruling on gathering to offer du‘aa’ on the day of ‘Arafah, whether that is in ‘Arafaat or elsewhere? What is meant is that one of the pilgrims recites the du‘aa’ called the “du‘aa’ for the day of ‘Arafah” that is narrated in some books of du‘aa’, or other du‘aa’s, and the other pilgrims repeat what he says, without saying Ameen. Is this du‘aa’ an innovation (bid‘ah) or not? We hope that you can clarify the matter, quoting the relevant evidence.
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Praise be to Allah
What is best for the pilgrim on this momentous day is to strive hard in du‘aa’ and beseeching Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, raising his hands, because the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) strove hard in du‘aa’ and supplication on this day until the sun set. He did that after praying Zuhr and ‘Asr together in the valley of ‘Arnah, then going to the place of standing, and he remained there beside the rocks and the mountain of supplication which is called Jabal Ilaal. He strove hard in du‘aa’ and dhikr, raising his hands, facing the direction of the qiblah, atop his camel. Allah, may He be glorified, has prescribed for His slaves that they should offer du‘aa’, with humility and in private, humbling themselves before Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, with hope and fear. This is one of the best places and times for du‘aa’, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):“Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret” [al-A ‘raaf 7:55]and“And remember your Lord within yourself” [al-A ‘raaf 7:205]. And inas-Saheehaynit is narrated that Abu Moosa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The people raised their voices in supplication and the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “O people, take it easy, for you are not calling upon One Who is deaf or absent; rather you are calling upon One Who is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. The One upon Whom you are calling is closer to one of you than the neck of his mount.” And Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, praised Zakariyya (peace be upon him) for that, as He, may He be glorified and exalted, said (interpretation of the meaning):“(This is) a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His slave Zakariya (Zachariah), When he called out his Lord (Allah) a call in secret, ” [Maryam 19:2-3]. And Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):“And your Lord said: ‘Invoke Me, (i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism)) (and ask Me for anything) I will respond to your (invocation)’” [Ghaafir 40:60]. And there are many verses and hadiths that urge us to remember Allah (dhikr) and call upon Him (du‘aa’). On this occasion in particular, it is prescribed to remember Him a great deal and call upon Him, devoting that worship solely to Him with presence of mind and hope and fear. It is prescribed to raise the voice with that dhikr and du‘aa’, and with the Talbiyah, as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did. It was narrated from him (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that he said concerning that day: “The best of du’aa’ is du’aa’ on the day of ‘Arafah, and the best that I and the Prophets before me said is ‘Laa ilaaha ill-Allah wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer(There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner or associate; His is the dominion, to Him be praise, and He has power over all things).”
But with regard to communal du‘aa’, I do not know of any basis for that, and to be on the safe side it is better not to do it, because it has not been narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), as far as I know. But if a person says du‘aa’ among a group of others and they say Ameen to his du‘aa’, there is nothing wrong with that, as in the case of du‘aa’ al-qunoot, or du‘aa’ upon completion of the Qur’an (khatm al-Qur’an), du‘aa’ for rain and so on.
But as for gathering on the Day of ‘Arafah, in ‘Arafah or elsewhere, there is no basis for that in any report from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever does a deed that is not part of this matter of ours, it will be rejected.” Narrated by Muslim in hisSaheeh. And Allah is the source of strength.

PUBLISHERM.NajimudeeN. MD,IRI

Between man and wife, Dought & clear, - * A trick to have intercourse during the day in Ramadaan by breaking the fast before hand

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I had been to my home country on a week leave. One day before flying off i had called my wife and had advised my wife not to fast on the day of my coming. This was because I am an impatient type of nature and wanted to have intercourse with the wife at the moment i reached home. she obeyed my words and we had sex during the day. Both were not fasting. Have we commited a sin?.
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Praise be to Allaah.
If what happened to you took place in a month other than Ramadaan, there is no sin on you, because naafil fasts do not have to be completed; even if a Muslim has started such a fast, he may stop the fast, according to the sound scholarly view.
But if it happened in the month of Ramadaan, it is a major sin. How can anyone take lightly the matter of stopping the fast without a valid excuse or shar’i reason, and even use trickery to transgress the sacred limits of Allaah in this manner?
Based on that, if that happened in the month of Ramadaan, it is subject to further discussion:
1 – If you arrived before the adhaan of Fajr, then you should have fasted that day, so long as your journey ended when you returned to your home. If you deliberately did not fast, and your wife broke the fast with you, so that you could have intercourse with her, then you are both sinners and you both have to make up the fast and you both have to offer the severe expiation that is required for intercourse.
2 – If you arrived during the day, the correct view is that if the traveller arrives not fasting, he does not have to refrain from eating and drinking for the rest of the day, because he cannot be required both to refrain and to make up the day. This view was narrated from Imam Ahmad, and it is the view of the Shaafa’is. [SeeSharh al-Mushayqih ‘ala Zaad al-Ma’aad, 4/282-285.] But you sinned by telling her to break the fast, and she also sinned if she obeyed you. If she did not fast so that you could have intercourse with her, then she has to make up that day, and she alone has to offer the severe expiation because of the intercourse that took place. This has already been discussed in questions no. 38023, 22938and 1672.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a man who wanted to have intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadaan, and he broke his fast with food before having intercourse, then he had intercourse. Does he have to offer expiation or not? What about the one who breaks the fast with no excuse?
He replied: Praise be to Allaah. There are two well-known scholarly views concerning this matter. The first is that it is obligatory. This is the view of the majority, such as Maalik, Ahmad, Abu Haneefah and others. The second view is that it is not obligatory. This is the view of al-Shaafa’i… Then they disputed as to whether it is essential that he have broken a valid fast (in order for the severe expiation to be required). Al-Shaafa’i and others said that that is essential, for example if he eats and then has intercourse, or he starts the day intending not to fast and then has intercourse, or he has intercourse, then offers expiation, then has intercourse again. He does not have to offer expiation, according to al-Shaafa’i, because he did not have intercourse during a valid fast. But Ahmad and others say that he does have to offer expiation in these and similar cases, because he should have refrained from eating etc during Ramadaan, so this is an invalid fast. This is like invalid ihraam. If a pilgrim who has entered ihraam for Hajj spoils his ihraam, he has to continue refraining from the things that are forbidden during ihraam, like those whose ihraam is still valid. Similarly, if a person is obliged to fast during Ramadaan, he has to refrain even if his fast is spoiled by eating or having intercourse, or by not having the intention to fast. He should still refrain from doing the things that are forbidden when fasting. But if he does not refrain, he is still subject to the same requirement of expiation as if his fast was still valid. And in either case he has to make up the fast as well.
And Allaah knows best.

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Between man and wife, Dought & clear, - * He wants his wife to break her fast and make it up later for no reason

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Fate decreed that the first week of Ramadaan should be the week of my marriage, and my husband cannot control his desire, but I do not want to break the fast.
My husband says that it does not matter if I break the fast for one day and make it up later.
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Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Saying “fate decreed” is not correct, because the One Who wills and decrees is Allaah, the One, the Subduer, may He be glorified and exalted. We have already discussed this in the answer to question no. 8621.
Secondly:
Breaking the fast in Ramadaan for no reason is a major sin, and the one who does it is afaasiq(rebellious evildoer) who has to repent to Allaah from this major sin.
It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) issued a stern warning to the one who breaks the fast in Ramadaan for no reason.
Al-Haakim narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw the punishment of the one who breaks the fast in Ramadaan for no reason, He said: “We saw some people hung up by their Achilles tendons, with the corners of their mouths torn and pouring with blood. I said, ‘Who are these?’ He said: ‘These are the people who broke their fast before it was permissible for them to do so.’”
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inal-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 3951.
Based on this, this husband has to fear Allaah and not take the matter of fasting lightly, for it is a serious matter.
You should not obey him in this matter, for there is no obedience to any created being if it involves disobedience towards the Creator.
Breaking the fast in Ramadaan and making it up later on is only prescribed for those who break the fast for a legitimate reason such as sickness, traveling etc. But if a Muslim breaks the fast in Ramadaan for no reason, he exposes himself to the wrath and punishment of Allaah. We ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound.
See also question no. 38747.
Thirdly:
Intercourse is one of the things that break the fast, and it is one of the most serious of such things in terms of sin. Hence kafaarah (expiation) must be offered for it.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said inFataawa al-Siyaam(p. 337):
The one who has intercourse during the day in Ramadaan when he is fasting and is not traveling has to offer a burdensome expiation, which is freeing a slave; if he cannot do that then he must fast for two consecutive months; and if he cannot do that then he must feed sixty poor persons. The same applies to the woman if she was willing, but if she was forced then she does not have to do anything. If they were traveling then there is no sin on them and they do not have to offer any expiation, and they do not have to refrain from eating for the rest of the day, but they do have to make up that day, because fasting is not obligatory for them (as they are traveling). If a person had intercourse when he was fasting in his own country and was one of those who are obliged to fast, five things result from that:
1- It is a sin
2- The fast is invalidated
3- He has to refrain from eating etc for the rest of the day
4- He has to make up the fast
5- He has to offer expiation.
The evidence for that is the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: Whilst we were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), a man came and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I am doomed!” He said: “What is the matter with you?” He said, “I had intercourse with my wife when I was fasting.” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do you have a slave whom you can set free?” He said, “No.” He said: “Can you fast for two consecutive months?” He said, “No.” He said, “Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?” He said, “No.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fell silent for a while, and whilst we were like that, a basket of dates was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He said: “Where is the one who was asking?’ He said, “Here I am.” He said: ‘Take this and give it in charity.” The man said: “To someone poorer than me? O Messenger of Allaah, there is no family between the two lava fields (i.e., in Madeenah) poorer than mine.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) smiled until his eyeteeth became visible, then he said: “Feed it to your family.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1936; Muslim, 1111.
If this man cannot fast or feed the poor, then the obligation to offer expiation is waived, because Allaah does not burden any soul beyond its scope, and there is no obligation if one is unable to do it. It makes no difference whether there was any ejaculation or not, so long as intercourse has taken place. This is unlike the case when ejaculation takes place without intercourse, for which no expiation is due, rather this is a sin, and the person must refrain from eating etc for the rest of the day, and make the day up.
He was also asked about a man who forces his wife to have intercourse during the day in Ramadaan, and replied:
It is haraam for her to obey her husband or to allow him to do that in this case, because she is observing an obligatory fast. She has to resist him as much as possible. It is haraam for her husband to have intercourse with her in this case, but if she cannot stop him then there is no sin on her, and she does not have to make up the day or offer any expiation, because she was forced to do it.
Fataawa al-Siyaam, p. 339.

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