Saturday 27 May 2017 – Lesson 4
• Brief recap of previous Lessons
• Who are the people who must fast? (see Lesson 1 for more detail)
• Who is allowed to miss Fasting? (see Lesson 3 for more detail)
• Traveller Recap
• The one who has the ability vs the one who does not?
• Making the choice whether or not to fast as a traveller if one is able
• When does the traveller have to make up the fast (max one year)
• What happens if you haven’t made it up even after one year (feed one poor person for every day missed and seek forgiveness)
• Making up missed fasts first before doing the 6 days of Shawwaal
• Hadith of Aisha (radiallaahu Anhaa) making up her fasts
• What happens if a person dies not having made up missed fasts?
o Difference of opinion about if a person can make up fasts on behalf of a deceased who had days left to be fasted
o Hadith mentioning the above and the opinion in favour
o Opinion that it is not permissible to fast on someone else’s behalf
o Third opinion, that obligatory fasts (e.g. Fasting for Ramadhaan) cannot be fasted on behalf of someone else, but optional fasts (e.g. due to a vow) are allowed
o Some scholars say fasting on behalf of deceased for an obligatory fast is not permissible but feeding the poor on their behalf is allowed
o Question from attendees regarding story of one companion
• When Ramadhaan finishes, are there other opportunity to fast
o There are 3 main acts of worship during Ramadhaan; Fasting, Quran recitation, and prayer
o When Ramadhaan finishes, the opportunity to carry out these good acts do not stop
o E.g fasting on day of Arafah, day of Ashura, fasting Mondays and Thursdays, full moon days, etc
• How Imam Al-Bukhari used to recite the Quran during the month of Ramadhaan
• Making the Taraweeh prayer shorter to make it easier for the people e.g. due to difficulty with timing (very short nights etc)
• Other types of people who are allowed to miss fasting
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Important additional topics:
• Laylatul-Qadr (night of Power), when in Ramadhaan could it be (e.g. Last 10 nights, odd nights in last 10 etc?
o What is Laylatul-Qadr ?
• Itikaaf (staying in the mosque),
o what does the word mean in Arabic
o how does one perform it?
o Doing Itikaaf time intervals (e.g. full days, or for 2 hours only etc)
o What area is a person confined to during itikaaf?
• How should the Women do itikaaf?
o Scholars say there is no evidence for doing itikaaf at home
o they should do itikaaf at the masjid provided family arrangements, masjid facilities are in place and that it is safe for them
• Missing fasts due to Pregnancy
Q and A:
o Question about menstruation and fasting
Homework for next week (last lesson insha allah): what are the FIVE Sunnah acts to do on Eid ul-Fitr?
