About the obligation to fast before fasting Ramadan

About the obligation to fast before Ramadan fasting: Are Muslims have been required to fast before (required) Ramadan fasting, and what is the opinion of Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ash-Shabuni related to it? This essay article about Ramadan will describe it briefly.

Mafhum that the back of the argument of the obligation to carry out the fasting of Ramadan refers to the following verse. O, you who believe, are obliged to fast you as needed for people before you so that you are pious (Al Baqarah Verse 184).

Verse 184 Surah Al Baqarah above must be connected to the next verse. To get an answer to the question whether the Muslims have been required to fast before going down the order (required) Ramadan fasting?

Verse 185 Surah Al Baqarah reads: (ie) a few certain days. Therefore, who among you is sick or on the way (not fasting), (mandatory) for several days (which he does not fast) on other days.

For people who are heavy running it, must pay fidyah, (ie) feeding a poor person. Who with the willingness of heart to do virtue, it’s better for him and fasting is better for you if you know.

To get a convincing answer, I deliberately quoted the opinion of contemporary interpreters, Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ash-Shabuni. With hope, we can strengthen our faith and beliefs.

According to Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ash-Shabuni, two verses from the Al Baqarah letter above have legal content. And interestingly, Ali Ash-Shabuni placed a special discussion in the Book of Tafsir Verses of Ahkam on page 202. This special discussion arises with questions. Namely, have Muslims have been required to fast before (required) Ramadan fasting?

Ali Ash-Shabuni

Verses of Zhahir “Within a few days“This shows that fasting is needed to accelerate Ramadan. That is the opinion of most interpretations and this is narrated from Ibn Abbas and Al-Hasan and chosen by Ath Trabari

There is a history of Qatadah and Atha ‘, that fasting that is required to Muslims is three days every month, then after that it is required to fast Ramadan. While their reason is the Word of Allah SWT. “And it is mandatory for people who are hard to run it to pay fidyah”.

This shows that the obligation here is choice. While Ramadan fasting is a specified obligation. So it is certain that the fasting referred to in this verse is not Ramadan fasting.

And the argument put forward by the majority of scholars is the word of Allah SWT. Namely “required for you fasting”. This verse is “mujmal”, can be interpreted one day, two or more hearts. But then explained with His Word “on certain days”.

This can also still be interpreted a week, a month and so on. So that Allah SWT explains with His word “Ramadan.” So this is the clear reason that fasting that is required to Muslims is fasting in the month of Ramadan.

Ramadan fasting obligation

Ibn Jarir Ath-Thabarı said: The most correct opinion in my view is the opinion of scholars who say: who comes from the Great Word of God “on certain days”, these are the days of Ramadan.

Because there is not a single hadith that can be used as a hujjah, which explains that there was once fasting that was required to the Muslims before it was required for Ramadan fasting which was then official. Also because Allah SWT has explained to us in the context of verse (INı). Namely that fasting that is required to us is Ramadan fasting and not other months.

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By distinguishing the month as his words, the month in which he was expressed by the Qur’an. So this verse is: “This is mandatory for you, O people, fasting, as needed for those who before you are afraid, on certain days, Ramadan :.

Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ash-Shabuni, mentioned the reasons for descendants of verses 183 and 184 from Al Baqarah letter on the obligation of Ramadan Fasting. According to Ali Ash Shabuni, Ibn Jarir narrated from Muad Bin Jabal, he said that the Prophet Muhammad saw Medina, and held a fast day and three days every month. So Allah SWT needs Ramadan fasting, and Allah SWT also reveals a verse on the order of fasting obligations during the month of Ramadan.

Thus and that is the answer according to Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ash-Shabuni about the obligation to fast before Ramadan fasting.

Initially the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) fasting ‘Ashura while in Mecca. He did not order others to do it. However, when he arrived in Medina, and saw the Jews doing fasting ‘fun and glorifying that day.

Therefore, the Prophet Muhammad ordered his friends to do it. Fasting ‘Ashura was needed at that time, but after the order of Ramadan fasting obligations, fasting’ was determined by the Prophet Muhammad to become a sunnah fasting.