Fasting continuously prohibited.
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1) i
wanted to know what our Prophet Swallallahu alihiwa sallam had said regarding
fasting continuosly INSHALLAH for whole life...
2) I wanted to know about sahabi raziallah tala who has did his rozas
continously for whole life...
3) And
which are the days is whole year during which roza is prohibited by our Prophet
Swallallahu alihi wa sallam...
4) is
it there any wrong or sin or any thing against ALLAH Subhanhutala order or
prohibited by our Prophet Swallallu alihi wa sallam regarding keeping rozas
conitinuosly for whole life INSHAALLAH except the prohibited days....
jazakALLAH khair...
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Answer:
Fasting continuously
prohibited
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Q-1:…..i
wanted to know what our Prophet Swallallahu alihiwa sallam had said regarding
fasting continuosly INSHALLAH for whole life...
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.629 Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr
Allah's Messenger (saws) was informed that I
have said: "By Allah, I will fast all the days and pray all the nights as
long as I live." On that, Allah's Messenger (saws) asked me. "Are you
the one who says: 'I will fast all the days and pray all the nights as long as
I live?'" I said, "Yes, I have
said it." The Prophet (saws) said,
"You cannot do that! So
fast (sometimes) and do not fast (sometimes). Pray and sleep. Fast for three
days a month, for the reward of a good deed is multiplied by ten times, and so
the fasting of three days a month equals the fasting of a year." I asked, "O Allah's Messenger (saws), I
can do (fast) more than this." The
Prophet (saws) replied "Fast on every third day." I said: "I can
do (fast) more than that." The
Prophet (saws) said: "Fast on alternate days and this was the fasting of
Prophet Dawood (a.s.) which is the best sort of fasting." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (saws), I
can do (fast) more than that." The
Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "There
is nothing better than that (ie. fasting on alternate days)!"
The Messenger of Allah (saws) prohibited the believers from
observing fast continuously and declared that the absolute most one may fast is
the fasting of the Noble Prophet of Allah, Dawood (a.s.), who would fast on
alternate days.
Abdullah ibn Amr (r.a.) reported that the
Prophet (saws) said: "The fast most loved by Allah is the fast of
(Prophet) Dawood (a.s.), and the most loved prayer is the prayer of (Prophet)
Dawood (a.s.). He (Prophet Dawood
(a.s.)) would sleep half the night, pray for a third of the night, and then
sleep during the last sixth of the night. He would also fast one day and then
eat on the next."
Related by Ahmad.
Q-2: I
wanted to know about sahabi raziallah tala who has did his rozas continously
for whole life...
The Messenger of
Allah (saws) specifically prohibited the believers to observe fast
continuously, and to the best of our knowledge there was no companion who
disobeyed this guidance of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and fasted
continuously for a whole year, leave alone his whole life!
Q-3: And
which are the days is whole year during which roza is prohibited by our Prophet
Swallallahu
alihi wa sallam...
The days which the Prophet (saws) specifically prohibited
the believers to observe fasts are the two days of Eid: ie. the day of
Eid-ul-Fitr (1st Shawwal) and the day of the Eid-ul-Adha (10th
Dhul-Hijja).
Hadrat Umar ibn Al-Khattab (r.a.) testified:
"The Messenger of Allah (saws) has forbidden fasting on the days of the
two Eids. Concerning the Eid of breaking the fast, it is for you to break your
fast [of Ramadan]. On the day of the Eid of sacrifice, you should eat from what
you sacrifice."
Related by Ahmad, an-Nasa'i, Tirmidhi, Abu
Dawud, and Ibn Majah.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) also discouraged the
believers to observe voluntary fasts on Fridays alone, unless one fasts either a
day before (Thursday) or a day after (Saturday) with it.
Abdullah ibn Amr (r.a.) reported that the
Messenger of Allah (saws) entered the room of Juwairiyah bint al-Harith (r.a.)
while she was fasting on a Friday. He (saws) asked her: "Did you fast yesterday?"
She answered, "No." He (saws)
asked: "Do you plan to fast tomorrow?" She answered, "No." Then the Messenger of Allah (saws) said:
"Then break your fast."
Related by Ahmad and an-Nasa'i.
Amr al-Ashari (r.a.) reported that he heard
the Messenger of Allah (saws) say: "Verily, Friday is an Eid for you, so
do not fast on it unless you fast the day before or after it."
Related by al-Bazzar.
Q-4: is
it there any wrong or sin or any thing against ALLAH Subhanhutala order or
prohibited by our Prophet Swallallu alihi wa sallam regarding keeping rozas
conitinuosly for whole life INSHAALLAH except the prohibited days....
The Messenger of Allah (saws) specifically prohibited the
believers from observing fasts continuously for the whole year and declared that
the absolute most one may fast is the fast of the Noble Prophet Dawood (a.s.)
who fasted on alternate days.
If one observes fast continuously, one would be in
manifest disobedience of the guidance and the command of the Messenger of Allah
(saws).
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister