Salaamun Alaykum Sister, I have a question. I have read pretty often that a lot of Muslims, especially in very hot climates, sleep during the day to make the fasting easier. To me that seems like a sort of cop-out, like cheating. What are your (and everyone elses') thoughts on this?
Aqsa Mujahidah Fisabeelillah Inshallah wrote: > > > > > Bismillaah, wal-hamdulilaah, was-salaatu was-salaamu 'alaa rasoolillaah, > Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu > > > > The Virtues of Fasting in the Summer > > <http://iskandrani.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/the-virtues-of-fasting-in-the-summer/> > > Ibn Rajab has a section in /'Lata'if al-Ma'arif'/ (p. 272-273) about > the virtues of fasting during hot days. Since Ramadan will start in > the summer this year, this will be a good encouragement: > > "...And from the acts of worship whose reward is multiplied during the > heat is fasting, and this is because of the thirst that one > experiences in the mid-day heat. > > This is why Mu'adh bin Jabal expressed regret on his deathbed that he > would no longer experience this mid-day thirst, as did other early > Muslims. > And it was related that Abu Bakr would fast in the summer and not fast > in the winter, and 'Umar advised his son 'Abdullah on his deathbed: > "Try to obtain the characteristics of faith," and the first one he > mentioned was fasting in the intense summer heat. > > And al-Qasim bin Muhammad said that 'A'ishah would fast in the intense > heat, and he was asked: "What drove her to do this?" He replied: "She > would take advantage of the days before death." And some of the > righteous women would choose the hottest days and fast them, saying: > "If the price is low, everyone will buy," meaning that she wanted to > do those actions that only a few were capable of due to how hard it > was to do them, and this is indicative of the high aspirations these > women had. > > And Abu Musa al-Ash'ari was on a boat, and he heard someone calling > out: "O passengers, stand up!" And he said this three times. So, Abu > Musa told him: "How can we stand up? Don't you see where we are? How > can we stand up?" So, the caller said: "Let me tell you of a rule that > Allah made upon Himself: whoever makes himself thirsty for Allah's > sake on a hot day has the right upon Allah to have his thirst quenched > on the Day of Resurrection." So, Abu Musa would search out the days > that were so hot that one would feel he was being cooked, and he would > fast those days. > > Ka'b said that Allah Said to Musa:/* "I made it incumbent upon Myself > that whoever is thirsty for My sake will have his thirst quenched on > the Day of Resurrection," */and others said that it's written in the > Torah: "Glad tidings for whoever makes himself hungry in anticipation > of the Great Day where he will have his hunger satisfied, and glad > tidings for whoever makes himself thirsty in anticipation of the Great > Day where he will have his thirst quenched." > > al-Hasan said: "A maiden of Paradise will speak to the /wali /of Allah > while he is laying with her on the shore of a river of honey in > Paradise while she hands him a glass of the sweetest drink, and she > will ask him: "Do you know what day Allah married me to you? He Saw > you on a long summer day while you were thirsty in the mid-day heat, > and He called the Angels and Said: */"Look at My slave. He has left > his wife and pleasure and food and drink for Me out of his desire for > what I have for him. Bear witness that I have Forgiven him,"/* and He > Forgave you on that day and married you to me."" > And when 'Amir bin 'Abd Qays went from Basrah to Sham, Mu'awiyah would > ask him to tell him what he needed. He refused to ask of him, and > eventually said: "All I need is for you to return the heat of Basrah > to me to make the fasting a bit harder, as it is too easy in your lands." > > > And al-Hajjaj was on a journey between Makkah and Madinah. He pulled > out his dinner and invited a bedouin to eat with him, and the bedouin > said: "I have been invited by One who is better than you and I have > accepted the invitation." He asked: "And who is this?" The man > replied: "Allah invited me to fast, and I fasted." al-Hajjaj asked: > "On this very hot day?" The man replied: "Yes. I am fasting it in > anticipation of a much hotter day." al-Hajjaj said: "So, eat today and > fast tomorrow." The man replied: "Only if you can guarantee that I > will live until tomorrow." al-Hajjaj said: "This isn't in my hands." > The man said: "How can you ask me to do something now when there is > something of the future that isn't in your hands?" > > > And Ibn 'Umar went on a trip once with some companions, and they saw a > sheep-herder who they invited to eat with them. He said: "I am > fasting," and Ibn 'Umar said: "You are fasting in heat like this, and > while you are between all these plants and sheep?" The herder replied: > "I'm taking advantage of my remaining days." Ibn 'Umar was impressed > by this reply and said: "Can you sell one of your sheep to us? We'll > feed you from its meat when you break your fast, and we'll also pay > you for it." The herder said: "It doesn't belong to me. It belongs to > my master." Ibn 'Umar said: "What would your master say if you told > him that it was eaten by a wolf?" The herder raised his finger to the > sky and said: "What about Allah?" Ibn 'Umar kept repeating this phrase > that the herder was saying, and when he got to the city, he went to > the herder's owner and bought him and his sheep from him. He then > freed the herder and gave him his sheep as a gift. > > > And Ruh bin Zinba' was traveling between Makkah and Madinah on a very > hot day. A herder living on a mountain approached him, and he said to > him: "O herder, come eat with me." The herder said: "I'm fasting." Ruh > said: "You're fasting in this heat?" The herder replied: "Should I let > my days pass by in vain?" ?So, Ruh said: "You have used your days > wisely, O herder, while Ruh bin Zinba' has wasted his." > > > > And Ibn 'Umar used to fast extra days until he would almost faint, and > this wouldn't cause him to break his fast. And /al-Imam/ Ahmad would > fast until he was about to pass out, and would wipe water over his > face. He was asked about fasting very hot days, and he replied: "There > is nothing wrong with wetting a towel to squeeze the water on himself > to cool down with." And the Prophet (??? ???? ???? ? ???) would pour > water over his head while fasting. > > ?And Abu ad-Darda' would say: "Fast the very hot days in anticipation > of the Day of Resurrection, and pray two /rak'at/ in the darkness of > night in anticipation of the darkness of the grave." And it's reported > in the two /'Sahih'/s that he said: "You have seen us with the > Messenger of Allah (??? ???? ???? ? ???) on some of his journeys on > very hot days, and a man would hold his hand against his head due to > the intensity of the heat, and none of them would be fasting except > the Messenger of Allah and 'Abdullah bin Rawahah." And the narration > of Muslim states that Abu ad-Darda' said: "This was during the month > of Ramadan." > > > > > When those who fast for Allah in the heat are patient despite their > intense thirst, He will set aside a specific gate of the gates of > Paradise for them. This is the gate called Rayyan, and whoever enters > through it will drink, and whoever drinks after entering it will never > be thirsty again. When they enter through it, it will be locked for > those after them, and none will enter through it except them..." > > > > http://iskandrani.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/the-virtues-of-fasting-in-the-summer/ > > > > > Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of > Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; > and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." > Ameen. > > *Transliteration :/Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni > mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n)./* > // > > Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be > pleased with him) > Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me > benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, > and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I > seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell." > Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a > tradition whose isnad is gharib. > > Transliteration:an Abi Hurairah (radiya Allahu anhu) qaal: > qaala Rasul Allah (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam):* /"Allahumma > infa'ni bima 'allamtani, wa allimni maa yanfa'oni wa zidni 'ilman, > alhamdulillahi alaa kolli haal, wa a'odtho billahi min haali ahlil > naar."/** * > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out > Yahoo! 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