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Fasting Without Prayers

The following was taken from:

"The Fataawa of The Standing Committee for Islaamic Research and ifta (Fataawa al-Lajnat -ud-daaimah lil-buhuth al-Ilmiah wal-iftaa)", Volume 10: Zakaat and Siyaam, Gathered and organized by Shaykh Ahmad bin abdur-Razaaq ad-Duwaish, Dar al- 'Aasimah, 1413h."

Question No:2 Fatwa No:102

Question: If a person was intent on the fasting of Ramadhaan and prayer in Ramadhaan only, but he leaves prayer right after at the closing of Ramadhaan, then does the fasting count?

Answer: (Fataawa)

The prayer is a pillar from the pillars of Islaam, and it is the most important after the two testimonies (shahaadatayn), and it is amongst the individual obligations (fardh al-ayn), and whoever leaves it, arguing its obligation (saying it is not obligatory) or out of weakness or laziness, then indeed he has gone into disbelief. As for those who fast Ramadhaan and pray in Ramadhaan only, their fasting does not count with the fact that they leave prayer outside Ramadhaan, but rather are disbelievers by that and have committed the great kufr, even if they do not argue the obligation of the prayer according to the stronger of the two opinions of the scholars, due to his (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) saying:

" The covenent which is between us and them (the disbelievers) is the Prayer, so whoever leaves it, then indeed he hasdisbelieved." related by Imaam Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmithee, Nisaa'ee, and ibn Maajah with an authentic chain on theauthority of Buraydah al-Aslamee (r), and his (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) saying:

"The head of the matter is Islaam, its pillar is the prayer, and its highest peak is jihaad in the Way of Allaah," related by Ahmad and Tirmidhee, may Allah have mercy on them, with an authentic chain on the authority of Mu'aadth ibn Jabal (r) , and his (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) saying:

"Between the person and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allaah) is the leaving of the prayer," related by Imaam Muslim in his "Saheeh" on the authority of Jaabir ibn Abdullaah Al-Ansaaree (r), and the hadiths with this meaning are many.

And from Allah is tawfeeq, and may the Peace and Blessings of Allaah be on His Messenger, his family, and his companions.

The Standing Committee for Islaamic Research and IFTA:

President: Abdul-Azeez bin Baaz

Vice President: AbdurRazaaq Afeefee
Member: Abdullaah bin Qu'ood
Member: Abdullaah bin Ghudayaan

Enough Fitnah!

The fitnah on the internet has become overwhelming. Fitnah has always existed on the internet, but now, its hard to even check your email without seeing something haram. Whether it's an AD about losing those extra kilos you’ve put on in time for the coming summer or those notorious webcam pop-up ADs which assume that every internet user has shameless, perverted hobbies like secretly filming their neighbour’s wife. It's time to put an end to this cruel commercial blitzkrieg.

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever amongst you sees an evil, he must change it with his hand; if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is unable to do so, then with his heart; and that is the weakest form of Faith".
[Muslim].

There are a few ways we can counter this onslaught. Some users turn the graphics off in their browser settings. This turns off all pictures by default. Not a bad option, but this takes away much of the internet’s 'multimedia' experience. The best way is to get an AD Blocking software installed on your computer. These programs eliminate pop-up ads, banner ads, as well as animation and background music. They are highly configurable, so the user can choose what to block and what to allow. There are a few available on the web. The most effective one I've encountered is a program called AdSubtract.
It can be downloaded from this address:

http://www.adsubtract.com/pro/trial/download.html

Note however, that the software is a 30-day trial.

It has the following features:

Blocks banner ads, Speeds surfing, Blocks pop-ups, Blocks animated flash ads, Blocks pop-unders, background music and more. Which means it blocks a lot of the fitnah, give it a try!

Alternatively, here is a completely free AD blocking software – called Proxomitron - that is also a very good program. It basically has the same functionality as Ad Subtract and can be downloaded from this address: http://www.proxomitron.org/download.html

It is not quite as easy to use as AD Subtract but is completely free! No registration or expire dates! Both programs are fairly easy to configure and well worth the effort to install them since they are very good at reducing the Haram we are bombarded with.

"But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness,- We shall soon admit them to Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,-to dwell therein for ever. Allah's promise is the truth, and whose word can be truer than Allah's?" Quran 4:122

Finally, please forward this to others and inform them about such software so that they may reduce their exposure to the fitnah.

Abu Mas`ud `Uqbah bin `Amr Al-Ansari Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whoever guides someone to virtue will be rewarded equivalent to him who practices that good action".
[Muslim].

Let’s keep the Internet Halal.