![]() ![]() The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) also said, “The fasting person has two joys: one when he breaks his fast, and the other when he meets his Lord.”Īs for voluntary night prayer (qiyam al-layl), it is superior to voluntary prayer during the day because it is closer to secrecy, and nearer to sincerity (ikhlas).Īllah Most High said, “Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.” This is why Allah Mighty and Exalted says,, ” Every action of the son of Adam is his, except for fasting. Given that Allah ascribed fasting, between all spiritual works, to Himself it was suitable that this month, which is also ascribed to Allah, be selected for this particular form of worship.įasting is a secret between the servant and his Lord. The virtue and honor of this month can be attested to by the fact that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) called it, the Month of Allah.’ ( Shahr Allah) Such ascription is only made by Allah to the most special of His creation, such as the ascription of the Prophets Muhammad, Ibrahim, Ishaq, Ya`qub, and others to his slavehood (Allah’s peace and blessings be on them all), and His ascription of the House (Ka`ba) and the camel to himself. This refers to general voluntary fasts according to Imam Ibn Rajab (Allah have mercy on him): These are best in the month of Muharram, just as the best general voluntary prayer is night prayer. And the best of prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer.” Muslim reported from Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “The best of fasts after the month of Ramadan are in the Month of Allah, which you call Muharram. The Virtues of Fasting in the Month of Muharram and Its First Ten Days It is also virtuous to give in charity on this day.Įxtracts from Ibn Rajab’s Lata’if al-Ma`arif, regarding the month of Muharram: It is especially recommended to fast the 10 th of Muharram (known as the Day of `Ashura’), with a day before it or after it. It is the best of months for general voluntary fasts, after Ramadan.Ģ. Only a small handful of the vast oceans of this wisdom is translated, because of the large size of the work, which is close to 600 pages in length.ĭetails relevant to Hanafi fiqh will be added to this, inshaAllah.ġ. Imam Ibn Rajab filled his magnificent work with hadiths, sayings of the righteous, and treasures of knowledge and wisdom. This is the first of a regular series of posts, inshaAllah, giving the fiqh of the months of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar, based on the comprehensive work by Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (Allah have mercy on him, 736-790 AH), Lata’if al-Ma`arif fi ma li Mawasim al-`Am min al-Wadha’if. In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Extracted from Lata’if al-Ma`arif of Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (Allah have mercy on him)
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