asalamualikum... * Ramadaan 1427 = 2006 * by *Shaykh Muhammad al-Maaliki حفظه الله * on Saturday, October 14th, 2006 http://albaseerah.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4377
12. *Question:* If a person is fasting and takes a pill without water for a pain due to a tooth does it break the fast? *Answer:* Swallowing anything into the stomach is considered to be an invalidator or nullifier of the siyaam (fast), so one cannot take anything through the throat into the stomach. If necessary, they can break the fast if they are ill and cannot wait until Maghrib. They can break the fast and recover it after Ramadaan, but they cannot take anything, even without water. It is not only water that can make our siyaam invalid, but anything that goes into the stomach is considered to be invalidator of Siyaam. Moderator: What about placing it under the tongue so that it will dissolve itself? Shaykh: That is different. If it is like the small tablets for the heart which those people who are suffering from a weak heart use – where they put a small tablet beneath the tongue and it melts and mixes with the saliva, this many ‘Ulamaa say doesn’t invalidate Siyaam. Wallaahu A’lam. 13. *Question:* Is it permissible to use calculated prayer schedules for five daily prayers and schedules to start your fast or break your fast? *Answer:* Wallaahi, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: نحن أمة أمية لا نكتب ولا نحسب الشهر عندنا هكذا وهكذا *“We are an illiterate Ummah, we don’t write and we don’t calculate. The month to us is like this” and he showed by his hand 29 and then he said “or this” meaning 30 days. *[42] So the month is either 29 or 30 days. And he صلى الله عليه وسلم said: صوموا لرؤيته وأفطروا لرؤيته So we have to fast on sighting the moon and break fasting (for ‘Eed) on sighting the moon.[43] For the prayer, *Jibreel عليه السلامcame one day and led the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for five prayers in their times at the beginning of the time of each prayer. And the second day he came and led him at the end of the time of each prayer, and he said prayer is in between these two times.*[44] So we are supposed to follow the natural indicators of times for salaah and fasting, but if the calculation for salaah is made perfectly and is exercised (verified) and known then it is okay. However, for fasting we don’t accept calculations because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم specifically mentioned fasting and said *“we don’t count (calculate)” *[42] and he said that it is either 29 or 30 and he صلى الله عليه وسلم also said * “fast on sighting the moon and break fast on sighting the moon.” *[43] Wallaahu A’lam. 14. *Question:* We have some questions about brushing the teeth after the fasting has closed i.e. after Fajr. *Answer:* Using toothpaste is allowed with the condition that none of it is swallowed. The taste which remains in the saliva or the mouth doesn’t harm and doesn’t break the fast. However, it is better to leave it until after Maghrib or to do it before Fajr. However, if someone does it between these two times and he avoids swallowing any of it (the toothpaste) then his Siyaam is Saheeh. Wallaahu A’lam. 15. *Question:* Is there a difference in the reward for praying Taraaweeh at home versus praying Taraaweeh in Jama’ah? Is one recommended over the other? Also is it true that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab didn’t always lead the Taraaweeh Salaah? *Answer:* Na’am we have mentioned that previously. We have answered this question. We said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم encouraged the Sahaabah to do the Taraaweeh in the masjid with the people. ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab also gathered them and encouraged them to do it in the masjid. When *Imaam Ahmad* رحمه الله was asked by *Abu Dawood As-Sijistaani* whether it is better for a man to pray at home in the last third of the night or to pray Taraaweeh after ‘Eesha with the people in the masjid, he replied that the Sunnah of the Muslims is more beloved to him than what the man wanted to do. So it is best to pray with the Jama’ah in the masjid. This is for the man, and for the woman surely it is best for her to pray in the house. Wallaahu A’lam. 16. *Question:* Is it okay to leave the children with diapers soiled with defecation as a lesson (as a punishment) while potty training? *Answer:* Wallaahi, taking care of children is given to (the responsibility of) the parents but they must not show harshness against the children as they are a weak creation and as you know, they don’t intend to do things, they don’t mean it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم guided the children, for example, *When he sent Anas bin Maalik for something to bring he found Anas was late, so he came out of the house and found Anas playing with the kids. He patted him on his head and he said: yaa Anas he said smiling. He was smiling yaani the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He said Yaa Anas did you go for what I sent you to do? Anas said no Yaa RasoolAllaah.*[45] He didn’t tell him anything and that’s why Anas said that he served Rasoolullaah for ten years. He never responded to anything that he did by asking ‘why you did this or why you didn’t do this?’ Also, he صلى الله عليه وسلم used to lead the Jama’ah and *while in sujood, in prostration Hasan or Hussayn came and climbed over his shoulder and he remained there until the Sahaabah would think that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is dying due to the long prostration he made, until the boy left. And after Salaah the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to tell the Sahaabah: my grandson was playing over my shoulder and I didn’t want to disturb him.*[46] Subhanallaah, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was praying and he didn’t want to disturb the child who is playing, and he صلى الله عليه وسلم was leading the Jama’ah. But today people’s chests are very narrow – they don’t want to have mercy with the children. This is the way that the children are created – they like playing and sometimes they destroy things; you should just guide them and show them mercy, they like it. They like mercy, and if you show them some respect and you speak to them like the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم spoke to Abdullah ibn Abbas: يا غلام ‘O lad’. He said to ‘Umar ibn Abi Salamah يا غلام ‘O lad’, Subhanallaah. One day he came to Abu ‘Umayr, the boy who used to have a bird with him and one day he found him sad and crying. He صلى الله عليه وسلم asked someone what happened to Abu ‘Umayr and they said that his bird died. He صلى الله عليه وسلم went laughing to him and said: يا أبا عمير ماذا فعل النغير؟ *What happened to the bird?*[47] So he’s talking to him as if he is a man. And ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab said about raising the children: *From the first year that the child is born until age seven it time for him to play, don’t tell him anything, and from the eighth year until fourteen guide him regarding what he should and shouldn’t do, and from fifteen until (word unclear) you leave him – he is a man now.* When he is 20 years old he is a man, you don’t beat him or curse him, just deal with him as your friend. This is how the children should be raised and treated and dealt with. Don’t show them harshness and don’t prevent them joining others in parties or in playgrounds – let them go and then talk to them, let them see this as your being merciful. Tell them “see you did this wrong, but although you did that I was very merciful with you and I was very kind because I am your father or I am you mother, I love you and I want you to be the best, so listen to my advice, that’s why I allowed you to go and play that’s why I gave you the gift” – speak to them like that. They are very, very sensitive creations, so we need to deal with them the way the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم dealt with them. Wallaahu A’lam. -- Masjid Ahlul-Quraan wa As-Sunnah of New york http://www.seekknowledge.org http://www.albaseerah.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "shiagroup" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shiagroup?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
