Taimiyyah Zubair – Taleem al Quran 2021 J02-025C Tafsir Al-Baqarah 184-185

What if a person is in a situation where their illness is not temporary? It is like a permanent condition. So they don't fast in the month of Ramadan because your illness prevents them from fasting, but then they're not able to make them up in the rest of the year either. So what about them? Well, there is a solution for that also, Allah's Panthera tells us where Allah Lavina up Hakuna who Videotron Tara will Miskin and on those people who can bear it is a ransom. What is that ransom feeding a person in need? Now, I told you two meanings of this is the first meaning of this idea is that people who are able to fast but choose not to, then they will give the ransom. Okay.

Now this was an earlier command that at the beginning, okay, people had the option to not fast. Okay? Now, doesn't that contradict catabolic? Mostly, and fasting has been ordained on you. It doesn't contradict that because it means that fasting is something that you Muslims are supposed to do. Okay? Meaning fasting is something that is part of your shittier. However, if someone does not wish to fast, why because they're busy, they're afraid, you know, they have too much going on in their life. So then okay, they don't fast, however, they have to give the video they have to give the ransom of feeding one person in need for each missed fast. So this was the rule at the

beginning. However, later on this was abrogated, remember the concept of NUS we studied that in the first just so what happened at the beginning people had the option to not fast whatever reason it may be and then this was abrogated with the next idea, because in the next if you can see shahada Madonna lady unzila Fiegel Quran who the lunacy will be united and who that one for con for men, Shahid, Amin commercia Hara failure, some who, that whoever witnesses the month among you, meaning the month of Ramadan, then he must fast, he doesn't have an option now. So at the beginning, there was an option. Later on, that option was abrogated. And people were required to fast every single

believer is required to fast. Now the second meaning of this IO, and even our bass was of the opinion that this is not abrogated, because it means something else. And what does it mean? This is referring to people who can hardly bear too fast, meaning they could fast, but with a great, great deal of difficulty. So now we're talking about a permanent condition, or a long term condition that would prevent a person from fasting, even prevent a person from making up the missed fasts in the rest of the year. Okay. So this includes, for example, a person who is old elderly, they have no hope of becoming younger, with every day, they're only going to get older, they're only going to get

weaker. So if they miss some fast in the month of Ramadan, okay, or all of the facets of the month of Ramadan, how are they supposed to make them up in the rest of the year? They cannot, because they're still old, their old age is not going away, their physical weakness is not going away. Right? So in their case, what are they going to do, they're going to give Vidya they're going to feed one person in need for each missed fast. So if the month of Ramadan was 29 days, they have to feed 29 people in need one meal each, for example, if the month of Ramadan was 30 days, than they have to give 30 meals. All right. Another example of this condition could be like a person has a

chronic health issue. Okay? Like, for instance, a person is diabetic, and their diabetes prevents them from fasting because they need to continue to eat throughout the day. If they don't eat for long periods of time. It affects their health. And the impact is not just they're gonna get a headache. No, it could be lethal, literally. Right? Likewise, someone has a certain condition because of which they have to take medication. Like for example, somebody has an heart issue, okay? They have to take medication, they have to eat the medication, let's say three times a day, and they're not able to fast in the middle, because that would mean that they have to skip their second

dose. So if they don't take that medication, it would affect their heart. Likewise, another long term condition is for instance, a person has an eating disorder and not eating for

And many hours of the day could cause them to regress. It could cause you know their condition to worsen. Okay? Now what about pregnant women especially if a woman is because of a pregnancy not able to fast some women mashallah they're able to fast and every pregnancy is different, right? So, some pregnancies are just a breeze, they don't feel anything. It's no discomfort for the mashallah other women they are struggling to survive every single day. Now imagine if a woman is not able to fast because of her pregnancy for the entire month. And then what happens after two months she gives birth, or after five months she gives birth. During those five months, he was not able to make up

her missed fasts of Ramadan. And after she gave birth, now she is nursing her child. She is physically weak, and most parents are describes pregnancy as one and Allah one weakness upon weakness. So she's not getting better, she's getting weaker, right? And after giving birth, now, recovery is also taking very long, she's nursing. She's looking after the baby. She is barely surviving. And the next thing she knows it's the month of Ramadan. So in that case, what is she supposed to do? Because you're supposed to make up your fasts within the year. Right? And now the next Ramadan comes, and again, she's still nursing, and the nursing is preventing her from fasting.

Now what happens? Let's say after some time, she wins her child, but then by the time that the third Ramadan comes in, she's pregnant again. And now the fourth Ramadan comes in. She's nursing, the fifth Ramadan comes in. She's nursing. How many fasts now? Does this poor soul has to make up? How many? It's in the hundreds? Right? So there are two opinions when it comes to the case of the pregnant woman. Okay, there's two opinions. One opinion is that because her condition was temporary, okay, any she's not pregnant forever. She's not nursing forever. There was a time when she was pregnant, and now she's no longer pregnant. When she's able to make up those fasts later on in her

life, she should make them up. Okay. And among the Sahaba, there were companions who were of this opinion that she has to make up her missed fasts, even if they are literally in the hundreds. Okay. But other companions, like even remodel de la Horne, who were of the opinion that no, a pregnant woman is not required to make a per fasts, because she falls in the category of Warren Alladhina ut Punahou, it would be incredibly hard on her. And if you think about it, if a woman has been missing her fasts for several years, and now that she's no longer in that stage of life where she is, you know, getting pregnant or having children or nursing, Then is she going to make up her missed fast

from her menstruation? Or is she going to be making up her missed VAs from years ago? And besides, if a person has given the fifth year, okay, they have given the fifth year, which is feeding the person in need for each missed fast, then they're not required to make up the fast because you cannot have two penalties. Okay? For one action, all right, you cannot have two penalties for one action. So if a person misses the fast, either they make up the Miss fast. And if they're not in a position to make up the missed fast, then they give the video you cannot tell them that you give the video and you make up the missed fast because that is not mentioned in the Quran and that is not

proven from the Sunnah, and that would be double penalty. Okay. And it's the exact opposite of what we are being taught in these verses that Allah subhanaw taala wants As for us, okay. So, what should a person do then? Okay, every woman is her best judge do not let other people shame you. Or tell you what to do. You decide because you know what your body is capable of doing? You know, what you are able to do? You feel the morning sickness or the daylong sickness, you feel the physical weakness, you feel all the symptoms of pregnancy, other people don't, they don't know what's going on in your body. So you decide whether you are in a position to fast or not. Some women I've seen mashallah,

they will fast one day. Okay, while they are nursing, for instance, or while they are pregnant, they will fast one day and they will not fast for like two or three days. And then once they have the strength again, they will fast. Okay. So it's possible that you fast, maybe seven out of 30 days of the month of Ramadan. If you can do that, excellent. It's possible that you're not able to fast even a single day. You can begin the fast

All right, and see how you feel. And for example, if your nausea is getting out of control and you're throwing up constantly, you're getting dehydrated, then you break the fast. All right, and you don't feel guilty at all you don't. Because Lauren, no contact the cone, that's the goal of fasting that you develop the core, not that you die, not that you become physically unwell, so that you can obtain through fasting and you can also obtain that goal. How by giving the fifth year

okay, by feeding people in need, because remember that feeding people in need, this is also something that protects a person from the fire of *, we learned that the people in * they will be asked that you know, how come you are here. So they will say that lamb Nicole notary will miskeen we did not use to feed the one in need. So this shows us that feeding others is something that protects a person from the punishment of health. Okay, this is also a means of Taqwa. And this should era this religion is for everyone. Okay for everyone, for people who have strong able bodies, and they're able to fast and also for people who are not able to fast. And that inability to fast

could be because of a temporary condition or because of a long term permanent condition. Whatever the case is, our religion is very inclusive. Okay, it's very inclusive. It's for people who have visible illness and also for people who have invisible illness. So our ll Latina up Hakuna, who Videotron parama Miskin likewise, a person could be on anxiety medication. And perhaps that medication is the way that it's been prescribed, they have to take it more than once a day, or they have to take it according to their symptoms. And if they're fasting, that means they're not able to take medication. So that would cause their anxiety to spiral out of control. So in that case, again,

they will not fast. All right, and because of the medication now, when you look at this person, you see, well, there's nothing wrong with you. There's nothing wrong with you, you don't have a broken bone, you don't have a fever, you're not pregnant, what is preventing you from fasting, you know, people can become very judgmental, and very harsh. But like I mentioned, you are the best person to decide based on your condition, discuss with your health care provider, talk to a Muslim doctor, someone who knows the ins and outs of fasting and also you know, how fasting could impact your condition and then decide what is in your best interest, which way is the best for you and be open

to change it's possible that one year you're not able to fast and the next year you are able to fast so be open to change. All right. So while Latina up Kona who fit the atom bomb is skin now when it comes to bomb Oh miskeen feeding a person in need, this is basically one meal per fast okay. So you can give 30 meals for example, if the month of Ramadan was 30 days, all right to 30 Different people or you can give 30 meals to one person, but it has to be food. Okay, you cannot give them money for their education.

Okay, you cannot give them money to pay off their bills. No, this is specifically feeding giving food. Okay, and it can be either way it can be to the same person or multiple people. But the main thing is for each Miss fast, one meal. And this meal has to go to Miskin a person in need. You cannot have like a family dinner. Alright, and invite all your family members, you know or 30 friends and then make sure that there's 30 People in you just get over it like that. No, it has to be people in need. You can give it in the beginning of Ramadan because you know that you won't be fasting. You can give it at the end of Ramadan. You can give it on the day of Eid. You can give it

right before the next Ramadan. Okay, so for example, in the case of pregnancy, you decide that okay, I'm not going to fast I don't think I'm able to you decide you're not fasting in the month of Ramadan and you intend that inshallah the rest of the year you will make up the fasts, but what happens? You are now nursing and you get pregnant again. The next Ramadan is here. So you're like man, I don't know when I'm going to be able to make up the fast I'm just going to give video. So you give the video so you can give Vidya when in Ramadan, you can give it after Ramadan whenever you

You realize you have to give it okay, you can give it all at once, you can give it over a number of days all right, but the main thing is you have to give fifth you you can give it in the form of food, you can give it in the form of money to someone who will buy the food. All right, the main thing is you have to ensure that the food gets to the people in need. That's the main thing all right fermented the world hyaluron and whoever voluntarily does any good follow a heightened level than that is better for him. Now, what does it mean by this in this context, this can include for example, whoever keeps voluntary fasts, all right, that is better for him or this can also include

for example, you give more than one meal Okay, instead of feeding just one needy person, you feed multiple people in need, okay. So, you increase the goodness that is allowed and that is better for you, you fast happily that is better for you well until SoLoMo highroller calm and that you fast is better for you in quantum tharla moon if you know meaning fasting is better than not fasting, all right, and why is this mentioned over here, this is in the case where remember, initially people had the option to not fast okay. So, they are being encouraged that if you choose too fast, that is better for you. Okay, and otherwise also, any for example, sometimes our condition is not that

severe, but we are afraid to fast. And you know, if for example, because of your temporary illness, you decide to not fast, you have the option, okay? But if you fast and you push yourself a little bit you try to fast despite the illness and you know, you go with the mindset that if I'm not able to continue the fast I will break the fast but then you realize that you actually did it, you know, and you complete the fast so that is better for you because fasting in Ramadan is better than fasting in the rest of the year. So until somo highroller calm in Constantine ammonia if you knew. Now one thing I do want to mention is that fasting is like a debt that you will Allah.

Okay, so this is something that you have to take very seriously. You should know about how many facets you're missing so that you can make them up or so that you can give the video and there's a hadith in Buhari in which we learned that whoever dies owing any fasts, then his next of kin may make them up on his behalf. Okay, so for example, a woman missed some fasts because of her period. Okay, let's say she missed five fasts in the month of Ramadan because of her period. And, of course, she intends to make them up in the rest of the year. And there is nothing really preventing her from making them up. But two months after the month of Ramadan, she dies in a car accident possible.

Yeah, you hear these things all the time. So now she has five fasts, okay, that are owed. So let's say she has children. Okay, so her children can make up those fasts on her behalf. So let's say she has two sons. One son keeps three fasts, the other one keeps two fasts. This is most the hub okay, this is something that is most the hub it is preferable and if her next and kin are not able to fast then of course they can also give Vidya shuffle Ramadan and levy on Zilla V Hill Quran. The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was revealed, Allah subhanaw taala chose the month of Ramadan, which is the ninth month of the lunar calendar to reveal the Quran. Now the question is, why is this

being mentioned over here? How is this related to fasting? Because it is the month of Ramadan that Allah subhanaw taala has chosen to be the Jamar do that right in which we fast okay. And there is a reason why the month of Ramadan is chosen because the month of Ramadan is special. Allah subhanaw taala revealed the Quran in it and in Hadith we learn that other books also like for example to toe rock does the booty in G they were also revealed in the month of Ramadan. Now there is a question which is how was the Quran revealed in the month of Ramadan? Because we know that the Quran was revealed over 23 years, right? It wasn't just revealed in one month. So on Salafi Hill Quran the

Quran was revealed in it this is understood in two ways. First of all, this is understood as that the revelation of the Quran began in the month of Ramadan. So the revelation of a crop, right the first revelation

When was that it was unveiled to Qatar later to new Baraka, and that was in the month of Ramadan. So, the revelation of the Quran began in the month of Ramadan. Secondly, if an ambassador de la Horne who explained that the entire Quran was revealed from lo Hallmark falls to the Lord sky to the Riza on later to Qatar in the month of Ramadan, and then from there Gibreel was commanded to take different portions of the Quran to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam over the course of 23 years. So the month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was revealed, and what is the Quran, it is guidance for the people who the Linares and it also contains beginner to mineral Hooda. It also

contains clear proofs of guidance and criterion. Now, if you think about it as human beings, our hearts they can suffer from two types of diseases. There is the disease of Shaohua. Okay of desire, and then there is the disease of shock of doubt. Okay, so sometimes there is an overwhelming a really strong desire to do something that is impermissible to do something that's wrong. Or there is disease of doubt in the heart that prevents a person from you know, when you're not sure about something, then you're not going to act on it. Right. So the Quran contains guidance, which cures the disease of Shaohua okay, it curbs your desire, it helps you control your desire, it helps you

tame your desires. And the Quran also contains clear proofs, clear evidences that bring you conviction Yaqeen right. And so, what does that do? It cures the disease of doubt. All right. And then these clear proofs, these clear evidences, they both prove guidance, okay, meaning they lead to guidance. And then they also enable a person to differentiate between right and wrong between truth and falsehood. So this is what the Quran is it is transformational. It is guidance, it brings conviction, it's cures, people have inner diseases, and it helps them distinguish between right and wrong. So, Allah subhanaw taala has revealed the Quran in the month of Ramadan for men Shaheed them

in commercia Hara so whoever witnesses the month of Ramadan among youth fall, your son will then you should fast in that month. Why this month, because this month is the month of Quran. So in the month of Ramadan, we fast, so we tame the body, right we control the body, and we also connect with the Quran. So we listen to the Quran, we recite the Quran, especially in the night in pmla. So this due to a person that this entire month becomes a transformational month, right a month of improvement a month of healing a month of becoming better, not just physically but spiritually. And so often it happens with people that in the month of Ramadan, they connect with the Quran. And then when they

connect with the Quran, they don't just learn about what is right and wrong. They also receive guidance and remember that guidance is not just in the form of knowledge, it's also in the form of Delphi. Right that a person gets the ability to do what is good. So Allah subhanaw taala has chosen the month of Ramadan which is the month of the Quran for the purpose of fasting and notice how it is said over here from unshaved them in comas Shadowfell Yasumoto. So this sentence basically establishes would you have the obligation of fasting in the month of Ramadan and failure somehow means the entire month of Ramadan. So if it is 29 days you fast for 29 days, if it's 30 days, then

you fast for 30 days, okay? But fasting begins when from an Shaheed I'm in Como shahada, whoever witnesses the month among you, okay. Meaning when the moon is sighted, when the New Moon is sighted, that means the month has begun and that means now you begin fasting so you cannot fast before Ramadan begins just to be on the safe side. No, you fast only when the crescent has been cited. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said let the somo Pablo Ramadan do not fast before Ramadan meaning do not fast a day or two before any do not begin the month early. No somos Lilu iati fast when you cite the moon we're afraid only look here and then you stop fasting meaning you

Then the month once you cite the crescent again the crescent of the next month. All right. So once the moon is cited, then you begin the fasting. You begin the month of Ramadan, and you continue to fast throughout the month of Ramadan. All right. And then it is mentioned woman Cana Medela. Oh RLS suffered in ferried the two main aim and hope that whoever is ill or on a journey, then they should make up that number in other days of the year. All right. Now, it might seem like this has been repeated. But this is not just mere repetition. But to make it clear, that even though the choice to fast is abrogated, meaning now, it's not optional. Alright, it is obligatory to fast in the month of

Ramadan, but still, if a person is sick, or they're traveling, then they have the choice to not fast. All right. And if they chose to not fast, then they will make up the fasts in other days of the year. And the Medela now includes both temporary illness and permanent long term illness. And remember the rule of fibia also is still relevant. All right, that statement is not repeated over here it is understood, okay. And we see from the Sunnah, that people who are not able to fast and they would give the video. Now it is said, you read the law who become a nuestra Wallah, you read to become a surah This is so beautiful, Allah intends ease for you and Allah does not intend a

difficulty for you. This is a very important principle. Okay, it is a very important Clarida a very important principle of our shittier that Allah wants ease for us not difficulty. And this is why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would advise the Companions like for example, when he was sending certain companions to a certain group of people, he said, Yes, Sera, Willa to our Sera, that you're going to be in a position of leadership, create ease, for people do not create difficulty. And he said, Boris to Bill Hanafi. Yet there's some hottie I was sent with the easy Hanafy your religion, right meaning, the religion of monotheism, right? And the religion that is easy, that is

practical. So Allah wants ease for us, Allah does not want difficulty for us. Why is this mentioned over here, this is mentioned over here, because explains why a person is allowed to make up the missed fasts in the rest of the year, when they're not able to fast because of illness or because of travel. And also, this has mentioned over here, because this tells us the reason why we are required to fast in the month of Ramadan only right that the obligatory fasting is only in the month of Ramadan. It's not for the rest of the year, because Allah wants ease for us. And this is an important rule that this religion is easy. How is it easy, because it is practical, right? It is

practical, it is possible, it is doable, you know, life circumstances change. A person is not always in the same situation. Your health goes up and down. Sometimes, you know, the circumstances require you to travel. There's emergency situation. So you have to travel in the month of Ramadan and things like that. So Allah subhanaw taala has made the deen such that it is practical. It's not like you live as a Muslim and you do what you're required or you die. No, it's not black and white law you can live Allahu nevsun Illa was Arha. Allah does not burden a person with more than their capacity. And then there are allowances right within the religion. So it's not rigid. And this is something

that brings us so much hope, right that Allah wants ease for you. He does not want difficulty for you. But at the same time ease does not mean that now you don't care about fasting at all. No, you have to care about that when he took me under it that you should complete the number of fasts of the month of Ramadan. So if you're not able to fast because of illness in the month of Ramadan, you make those missed fasts up in the rest of the year. You have to complete the number. And a lot of women tend to neglect this. You know, for example, if a woman is not fasting because of her period, okay, she will not fast she's not allowed to fast. In fact, during her period, however, she has to make up

the number of missed fasts later on. So you have to keep a record of the number of fasts that you have missed. For instance, if you've missed five fasts or you've missed seven fasts or you've missed 10 fasts, you had your pee

Your your twice in the month of Ramadan you had at once you had a long period you had a short period, whatever it is, you have to remember the number of missed fasts and you have to make them up later on. This is a must. We need to cut Bitola our Aloma huddart Calm. And then Allah subhanaw taala wants you to proclaim His greatness because he has guided you. And this is referring to especially the day of Eid that as you celebrate, raise your voice in proclaiming that at peace. Right? So say Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. Sometimes it's so sad you know, you go to the masjid for eats alone. You know, some children are appointed at the front of the masjid and they're saying that

that we rot out loud and everybody's just silently watching them. They're not singing for you. This is not a performance, they are encouraging you reminding you that you should say that that could be rot. So everyone should say that that we rot on the day of read because Allah has guided you. Right Allah Maha Darko Well Our Allah calm slash Quran and so that you all should give thanks, you should be grateful, grateful for what grateful that Allah subhanaw taala revealed the Quran grateful that Allah subhanaw taala has commanded you to fast because fasting has so many benefits in it. grateful for the fact that Allah subhanaw taala wants ease for you. You should be grateful that Allah's

parents are does not want hardship for you be grateful that Allah subhanaw taala has guided you be grateful that Allah subhanaw taala has given you the ability to fast, grateful that if you're not able to fast, you can still give the Vidya grateful that even if you were not able to fast in the month of Ramadan, for whatever reason, you still come and celebrate on the day of read. Remember the day of readers for everyone, even for menstruating women, women who are not praying, the day of Eid is also for them. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam instructed the women who are not praying, to come to eat salah. Why to witness the good, be a part of it. So sometimes what happens, I've seen

this in women, that if they're not able to fast, if you like, it is not for them. They exclude themselves from celebrating. Don't do that. Allah subhanaw taala is including you. So you don't exclude yourself. There is reasons for you to be grateful on the day of read, grateful for what grateful that even though you were not able to fast, you still have a place here, you still belong here. Grateful that given your condition, Allah subhanaw taala has exempted you from fasting. Imagine, if you were not exempted from fasting, you would be dead by now. You'd be in the hospital by now. Fight would be so difficult for you. So proclaim Allah's greatness on the day of read,

because Allah has guided you and be grateful. And part of gratitude is that you enjoy the blessings of Allah subhanaw taala All right. So, dress nice, wear nice clothes, eat good food, share that joy with other people. Gratitude doesn't just mean that you sit on the prayer mat all day. Gratitude means that you enjoy the blessings of Allah. Some people think that it is just for sleeping, okay, you can sleep you can take a nap and sha Allah. But don't forget to celebrate. Don't forget to have fun. That is part of thanking Allah subhanaw taala