WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:09.779 Riyad al-Salihin: The Sayings of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:18.750 Chapter: The Desirability of Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays. 00:00:18.750 --> 00:00:21.750 Narrated by Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:00:21.750 --> 00:00:27.750 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was asked about fasting on Monday. 00:00:27.750 --> 00:00:35.750 He replied, "That is the day I was born, and the day I was commissioned [as a Prophet], or the day revelation descended upon me." 00:00:35.750 --> 00:00:39.520 Narrated by Muslim. 00:00:39.520 --> 00:00:41.579 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:00:41.579 --> 00:00:44.579 The desirability of fasting on Monday. 00:00:44.579 --> 00:00:49.579 For it was on this day that the Messenger of Allah was born. 00:00:49.579 --> 00:00:52.130 And on it, revelation came to him. 00:00:52.130 --> 00:00:57.130 There is no evidence in this hadith for those who permit the innovation of the Prophet’s birthday celebration. 00:00:57.130 --> 00:01:00.130 For the celebration of his birthday, 00:01:00.130 --> 00:01:04.129 Was only introduced after the preferred generations. 00:01:04.129 --> 00:01:08.219 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:01:08.219 --> 00:01:12.219 From the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:01:12.219 --> 00:01:16.250 "Deeds are presented [to Allah] on Monday and Thursday. 00:01:16.250 --> 00:01:21.310 So I love that my deeds be presented while I am fasting." 00:01:21.310 --> 00:01:23.310 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:01:23.310 --> 00:01:26.689 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:01:26.689 --> 00:01:30.819 The desirability of fasting on Monday and Thursday. 00:01:30.819 --> 00:01:34.819 Because they are two days in which deeds are presented. 00:01:34.819 --> 00:01:39.969 Narrated by ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 00:01:39.969 --> 00:01:46.969 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to be diligent in fasting on Mondays and Thursdays. 00:01:46.969 --> 00:01:48.969 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:01:48.969 --> 00:01:52.900 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:01:52.900 --> 00:01:57.060 It is desirable to seek out times of response and acceptance. 00:01:57.060 --> 00:02:02.060 And to fill them with obedience, worship, and drawing near to Allah. 00:02:02.060 --> 00:02:10.060 Chapter: The Desirability of Fasting Three Days of Every Month. 00:02:10.060 --> 00:02:15.250 It is best to fast them during the "bright days" (al-ayyam al-bid). 00:02:15.250 --> 00:02:20.250 These are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth. 00:02:20.250 --> 00:02:27.250 It has been said the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth. 00:02:27.250 --> 00:02:30.250 The correct and well-known view is the first. 00:02:30.250 --> 00:02:35.750 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:02:35.750 --> 00:02:40.750 My beloved, peace be upon him, advised me with three things: 00:02:40.750 --> 00:02:44.909 To fast three days of every month, 00:02:44.909 --> 00:02:46.909 To pray two rak'ahs of Duha, 00:02:46.909 --> 00:02:50.909 And to pray Witr before I sleep. 00:02:50.909 --> 00:02:53.009 Agreed upon. 00:02:53.009 --> 00:02:57.520 Narrated by Abu al-Darda’, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:01.520 My beloved, peace be upon him, advised me with three things, 00:03:01.520 --> 00:03:04.520 Which I will never abandon as long as I live: 00:03:04.520 --> 00:03:08.620 Fasting three days of every month, 00:03:08.620 --> 00:03:10.620 Praying Duha, 00:03:10.620 --> 00:03:13.620 And not sleeping until I have prayed Witr. 00:03:13.620 --> 00:03:16.740 Narrated by Muslim. 00:03:16.740 --> 00:03:22.379 Narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘As, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 00:03:22.379 --> 00:03:26.379 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:03:26.379 --> 00:03:30.449 "Fasting three days of every month, 00:03:30.449 --> 00:03:33.449 Is like fasting the entire year." 00:03:33.449 --> 00:03:35.509 Agreed upon. 00:03:35.509 --> 00:03:39.340 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:03:39.340 --> 00:03:42.599 Fasting the entire year is forbidden. 00:03:42.599 --> 00:03:47.180 The desirability of fasting three days of every month. 00:03:47.180 --> 00:03:51.530 Fasting three days of every month, 00:03:51.530 --> 00:03:53.530 Is like fasting the entire year. 00:03:53.530 --> 00:03:56.530 This is due to the multiplication [of rewards]. 00:03:56.530 --> 00:04:00.530 Because a good deed is worth ten times its like, as previously mentioned. 00:04:01.530 --> 00:04:08.740 Narrated by Mu‘adhah al-‘Adawiyyah, that she asked ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her: 00:04:08.740 --> 00:04:12.810 "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:04:12.810 --> 00:04:16.810 Fast three days of every month?" 00:04:16.810 --> 00:04:18.810 She replied, "Yes." 00:04:18.810 --> 00:04:22.810 I asked, "From which part of the month did he fast?" 00:04:22.810 --> 00:04:28.970 She replied, "He did not mind from which part of the month he fasted." 00:04:28.970 --> 00:04:30.970 Narrated by Muslim. 00:04:30.970 --> 00:04:33.860 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:04:33.860 --> 00:04:40.180 It is permissible to fast three days of every month without specific designation. 00:04:40.180 --> 00:04:44.180 Because the intent is to attain the reward equivalent to fasting the whole month. 00:04:44.180 --> 00:04:47.180 Considering the multiplication of a good deed by ten. 00:04:47.180 --> 00:04:52.180 And this is achieved by any three days. 00:04:52.180 --> 00:04:57.269 Narrated by Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:04:57.269 --> 00:05:01.269 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:05:01.269 --> 00:05:04.269 "If you fast three days of the month, 00:05:04.269 --> 00:05:06.269 Then fast the thirteenth, 00:05:06.269 --> 00:05:08.269 The fourteenth, 00:05:08.269 --> 00:05:10.370 And the fifteenth." 00:05:10.370 --> 00:05:12.779 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:05:12.779 --> 00:05:16.779 Narrated by Qatadah ibn Milhan, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:05:16.779 --> 00:05:20.779 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:05:20.779 --> 00:05:23.939 Used to command us to fast the bright days: 00:05:23.939 --> 00:05:25.939 The thirteenth, 00:05:25.939 --> 00:05:27.939 The fourteenth, 00:05:27.939 --> 00:05:30.139 And the fifteenth. 00:05:31.139 --> 00:05:35.620 Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:05:35.620 --> 00:05:39.620 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:05:39.620 --> 00:05:41.620 Would not break his fast during the bright days, 00:05:41.620 --> 00:05:44.620 Neither at home nor while traveling. 00:05:44.620 --> 00:05:46.839 Narrated by al-Nasa’i. 00:05:46.839 --> 00:05:51.410 From the benefits of the hadiths: 00:05:51.410 --> 00:05:55.699 The permissibility of fasting three days, 00:05:55.699 --> 00:05:58.699 Of every month without specific designation, has been clarified. 00:05:58.699 --> 00:06:01.699 These hadiths clarify that the bright days, 00:06:01.699 --> 00:06:03.699 Are the best days of the month. 00:06:03.699 --> 00:06:05.699 Thus, it is desirable to fast them. 00:06:05.699 --> 00:06:08.240 The bright days, 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:11.240 Are the days of the bright nights, 00:06:11.240 --> 00:06:14.240 Due to the presence of the moon throughout the night. 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:16.589 The bright days, 00:06:16.589 --> 00:06:18.589 Are the thirteenth, 00:06:18.589 --> 00:06:20.589 The fourteenth, 00:06:20.589 --> 00:06:23.170 And the fifteenth. 00:06:23.170 --> 00:06:26.170 A manifestation of the Prophet’s kindness, peace be upon him, 00:06:26.170 --> 00:06:29.170 Toward his Ummah and his compassion for them. 00:06:29.170 --> 00:06:32.170 And his guidance to them toward what benefits them. 00:06:32.170 --> 00:06:37.170 And his encouragement for them to do what they can sustain. 00:06:37.170 --> 00:06:43.180 Chapter: The Virtue of Providing Food for a Fasting Person to Break Their Fast, 00:06:43.180 --> 00:06:46.180 The virtue of the fasting person who eats at someone’s home, 00:06:46.180 --> 00:06:50.180 And the supplication of the guest for the host. 00:06:50.180 --> 00:06:55.420 Narrated by Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:06:55.420 --> 00:06:59.420 From the Prophet, peace be upon him, who said: 00:06:59.420 --> 00:07:02.459 "Whoever provides food for a fasting person to break their fast, 00:07:02.459 --> 00:07:04.459 Will have a reward like theirs, 00:07:04.459 --> 00:07:09.459 Without anything being diminished from the fasting person’s reward." 00:07:09.459 --> 00:07:11.680 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:15.509 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:07:15.509 --> 00:07:18.639 Encouragement to provide food for a fasting person. 00:07:18.639 --> 00:07:23.149 The reward of one who provides food for a fasting person is like the reward of the fasting person. 00:07:23.149 --> 00:07:27.149 Nothing is diminished from their rewards. 00:07:27.149 --> 00:07:32.370 Narrated by Umm ‘Umarah al-Ansariyyah, may Allah be pleased with her: 00:07:33.370 --> 00:07:36.370 That the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:07:36.370 --> 00:07:38.370 Entered upon her, 00:07:38.370 --> 00:07:41.370 And she offered him food. 00:07:41.370 --> 00:07:42.370 He said, 00:07:42.370 --> 00:07:44.370 "Eat." 00:07:44.370 --> 00:07:45.370 She replied, 00:07:45.370 --> 00:07:47.459 "I am fasting." 00:07:47.459 --> 00:07:51.459 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:07:51.459 --> 00:07:55.500 "The angels invoke blessings upon the fasting person, 00:07:55.500 --> 00:07:57.500 When food is eaten in their presence, 00:07:57.500 --> 00:07:59.500 Until they finish." 00:07:59.500 --> 00:08:01.500 And perhaps he said, 00:08:01.500 --> 00:08:03.500 "Until they are satisfied." 00:08:03.500 --> 00:08:05.620 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:08:05.620 --> 00:08:09.420 "The angels invoke blessings upon them," 00:08:09.420 --> 00:08:11.420 Meaning they seek forgiveness for them. 00:08:11.420 --> 00:08:13.620 "They finish," 00:08:13.620 --> 00:08:16.620 Meaning they finish eating. 00:08:16.620 --> 00:08:19.379 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:08:19.379 --> 00:08:24.670 Clarification of the virtue of the one who eats in the presence of a fasting person. 00:08:24.670 --> 00:08:28.730 Narrated by Anas, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:08:28.730 --> 00:08:31.730 That the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:08:31.730 --> 00:08:33.730 Came to Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubadah, 00:08:33.730 --> 00:08:35.759 May Allah be pleased with him, 00:08:35.759 --> 00:08:37.759 Who brought bread and oil. 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:39.759 He ate, 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:43.759 Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:08:43.759 --> 00:08:46.759 "May the fasting break their fast with you, 00:08:46.759 --> 00:08:49.759 May the righteous eat your food, 00:08:49.759 --> 00:08:52.759 And may the angels invoke blessings upon you." 00:08:52.759 --> 00:08:56.019 Narrated by Abu Dawud. 00:08:56.019 --> 00:08:58.879 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:08:58.879 --> 00:09:03.200 The desirability of supplicating for those with whom one breaks their fast. 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:05.200 And what one should say to them. 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:08.549 Wishing goodness for those who provide it. 00:09:08.549 --> 00:09:11.549 And that this [generosity] should not cease for them. 00:09:11.549 --> 00:09:15.940 The angels of Allah seek forgiveness for the people of faith, 00:09:15.940 --> 00:09:21.879 Because of their righteous deeds. 00:09:21.879 --> 00:09:23.879 Book of I‘tikaf (Seclusion in the Mosque). 00:09:23.879 --> 00:09:28.350 Chapter: The Virtue of I‘tikaf. 00:09:28.350 --> 00:09:33.700 Narrated by Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 00:09:33.700 --> 00:09:36.730 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:09:36.730 --> 00:09:40.730 Used to observe I‘tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan. 00:09:40.730 --> 00:09:43.889 Agreed upon. 00:09:43.889 --> 00:09:48.850 I‘tikaf is to remain [in a place] for a purpose. 00:09:48.850 --> 00:09:50.850 So it is said of one who stays in the mosque, 00:09:50.850 --> 00:09:52.850 And performs worship therein, 00:09:52.850 --> 00:09:55.850 That they are a "mu‘takif" (one in seclusion). 00:09:55.850 --> 00:10:00.259 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:10:00.259 --> 00:10:04.259 I‘tikaf is permissible during all days of the year. 00:10:04.259 --> 00:10:07.259 For in the agreed-upon hadith, 00:10:07.259 --> 00:10:10.259 It is stated that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:10:10.259 --> 00:10:13.259 Observed I‘tikaf during the last ten days of Shawwal. 00:10:13.259 --> 00:10:17.769 The best I‘tikaf is that which is in Ramadan, 00:10:17.769 --> 00:10:22.769 Due to the Messenger of Allah’s consistency in it. 00:10:22.769 --> 00:10:26.789 Narrated by ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her: 00:10:26.789 --> 00:10:29.789 That the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:10:29.789 --> 00:10:33.789 Used to observe I‘tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan, 00:10:33.789 --> 00:10:36.789 Until Allah, the Exalted, took his soul. 00:10:36.789 --> 00:10:40.789 Then his wives observed I‘tikaf after him. 00:10:40.789 --> 00:10:42.860 Agreed upon. 00:10:42.860 --> 00:10:47.259 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:10:47.259 --> 00:10:50.259 The desirability of being consistent in what a Muslim is accustomed to, 00:10:50.259 --> 00:10:53.259 Of deeds of goodness and righteousness. 00:10:53.259 --> 00:10:57.840 The permissibility of a woman observing I‘tikaf with her husband or alone. 00:10:57.840 --> 00:11:01.840 But it is restricted by the permission of her guardians. 00:11:01.840 --> 00:11:05.840 And provided that there is safety from temptation and seclusion with men. 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:10.320 The eagerness of the Mothers of the Believers to revive the Sunnah, 00:11:10.320 --> 00:11:14.320 Of the Master of the Messengers, peace be upon him. 00:11:14.320 --> 00:11:19.539 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:11:19.539 --> 00:11:22.539 The Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:11:22.539 --> 00:11:26.539 Used to observe I‘tikaf for ten days every Ramadan. 00:11:26.539 --> 00:11:30.629 But in the year he passed away, 00:11:30.629 --> 00:11:33.629 He observed I‘tikaf for twenty days. 00:11:33.629 --> 00:11:36.700 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 00:11:36.700 --> 00:11:39.529 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:11:39.529 --> 00:11:42.879 It is as if the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:11:42.879 --> 00:11:45.879 Knew that his time was approaching, 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:48.879 So he wanted to increase his righteous deeds, 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:52.879 To show his Ummah the importance of striving in deeds, 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:54.879 When they reach the final stages of their lives, 00:11:54.879 --> 00:11:58.879 they may meet Allah in the best of states. 00:11:58.879 --> 00:12:03.460 The permissibility of observing i'tikaf for more than ten days, 00:12:03.460 --> 00:12:06.460 and before the final ten days [of Ramadan]. 00:12:06.460 --> 00:12:10.580 Riyad al-Salihin.