Jazak’allah for bringing this to our attention. In the upcoming month, we should also make an effort to fast (Muharram), insha’allah.

Wa alikum salaam

Don’t be sad

And Allah knows best.

Ginny on August 27, 2007 at 11:23 pm said:

“Secondly, in ‘ibaadat all acts have to come from Qur’an and Sunnah. The principle in usool: Everything is haraam except that which the shari’ah texts allow.”

Assalamu alaikum, perhaps I’m getting this confused with something else, but I thouht it was the other way around, that “everything was permissible unless strictly prohibited by the Sharia”? Maybe I’m confusing acts of worship with general everyday things, but then again, everyday things can be acts of worship too.

I’d sure hate this to turn into a “debate” as to who is wrong or who is not, if you don’t believe in singling out the days of Sha’baan, then don’t! However, it’s possible that there may be a “sharia” basis for doing so.

I’m just getting the “here we go again” feeling, in that I detect this sort of slidng into fiqhi debates, etc.

But anyway…

Assalamu Alaikum Ginny,

Yes the Ulema have differed since the time of the companions. The sahabah fought and killed each other over some issues, and they are the best example for us to follow. May Allah forgive them and us.

And what you say is true: just because there is debate about an issue does not mean that both sides can be correct. What matters more is adab and akhlaq.

May Allah reward you for your sincerity.

1-All acts of worship are deemed impermissible unless proven permissible. Mundane acts (aadah) are permissible until proven impermissible. All of the Ulema agree on this. See the commentary of the fifth hadith in the 40 hadith of an-nawawi and you will find scholars from all backgrounds agreeing. This is basic knowledge.

2-Acts of aadah can be converted to Ibadah with the proper intention. Again, not a single scholar disagrees on this.

3-An aadah ibadah differs from an original mashroo’ ibadah because an aadah that is converted to an ibadah can be easily converted back to an aadah wihtout the intention. not so for actual ibadah. therefore fasting cannot be considered an aadah, unless someone wakes up in the morning, decides to fast, and makes his intention to fast before maghrib. but this has nothing to do with our discussion since we are singling out the 13th, 14th, and 15th of shaban.

4-fasting is not and never considered an aadah. therefore to single out a specific day of the year and say that it is a special day to fast without authentic proof is bid’ah according to some ulema.
other ulema have said that a person can act upon weak ahadith provided
1-that they do not believe it to be a legal ruling from the sunnah (mashroo’ min as-sunnah)
2-that they do not obligate or institutionalize it.
3-they do not seek the reward mentioned in the weak hadith.
4-That is goes back to an act of the sunnah. (Which does not include the hadhra or the mawlid in the opinion of my teachers. But it does include fasting. But again…not tangents

other scholars do not see number 2 as a requirement for acting upon weak ahadith. hence you see one camp calling to it and other camps not calling to it.

Nobody is saying not to fast on the 15th of Shaban. I am saying to follow the authentic sunnah and fast 13th, 14th and 15th as reported by the authentic sunnah. May Allah bless Mujahideen Ryder for understanding this point.

Seriously, what happened to the “being safe” that the madhabis seem to throw out at the “salafis” every time their fiqhi ideology is debated?

If you wish to base your Islam on weakness then so be it. I can do nothing but convey the message.

Did you even read the fatwa of sunnipath above? Realize that their fatwa is consistent with what I am saying, not you. Their fatwa is consistent with the third category i mentioned above.

So Luqman take MR as an example and understand what it being said before shooting off on tangents and making left-field remarks.

This is very basic knowledge. May Allah guide us all.

Assalamu alaikum, perhaps I’m getting this confused with something else, but I thouht it was the other way around, that “everything was permissible unless strictly prohibited by the Sharia”? Maybe I’m confusing acts of worship with general everyday things, but then again, everyday things can be acts of worship too.

I’d sure hate this to turn into a “debate” as to who is wrong or who is not, if you don’t believe in singling out the days of Sha’baan, then don’t! However, it’s possible that there may be a “sharia” basis for doing so.

I’m just getting the “here we go again” feeling, in that I detect this sort of slidng into fiqhi debates, etc.

But anyway…