Selected Ahadeeth on Ramadhaan and Fasting Part 1 - Ustaadh Abdul Hakeem MItchell حفظه الله

February 17, 2026·49 min·3 clips

Allah said: I love my servants, and the most beloved of my servants to me are those who hasten to break their fast.

1. Learn About Islam's 'Selected Ahadeeth on Ramadhaan and Fasting Part 1' centers on Ramadan fasting rulings, the definition of siyam, and several hadiths on sighting the hilal. 2. Ustaadh Abdul Hakeem Mitchell leads the lesson, cites Shaykh al-Fawzan on the legal meaning of fasting, and quotes Quran 2:183 on taqwa. 3. The session asks what fasting is for, then answers with intention, restraint from muftirat, and the difference between linguistic withholding and shari'ah-based fasting. 4. He lists the major breakers of the fast as eating, drinking, and marital relations, then contrasts them with minor violations like lying, backbiting, tail-carrying, and slander. 5. The lecture says Ramadan fasts are for the Muslim mukallaf who has reached puberty, sound intellect, and the ability to fast. 6. A non-Muslim who fasts for health or solidarity is not treated as receiving the reward of Ramadan fasting. 7. The benefits section says fasting increases taqwa, sabr, discipline over the nafs, and gratitude for food and drink. 8. He connects patience to obligations, forbidden matters, and decrees, then cites the Prophet's statement that the people facing the severest trials are the Anbiya. 9. The first hadith warns, 'Do not precede Ramadan by fasting a day or two,' except for someone whose normal habit already includes fasting. 10. He explains that this prohibition is tied to preventing precautionary fasting before the hilal of Ramadan is actually seen. 11. The next hadith from Ibn Umar says, 'If you see it, fast; if you see it, break the fast; and if it is obscured, complete thirty days.' 12. That explanation rejects reliance on calculations and follows the sighting of the crescent, which he says is the consensus path reported from the Sahaba. 13. A report from Ibn Umar is then used to show that one trustworthy witness can establish Ramadan. 14. He contrasts that with Shawwal, where two witnesses are required for Eid al-Fitr according to the madhhab positions he names. 15. The lesson then turns to the hadith that people remain upon good so long as they hasten to break the fast. 16. He pairs that with the hadith qudsi about Allah loving the servants who are quickest to iftar, and he distinguishes hadith qudsi from hadith nabawi. 17. The ending section recommends suhoor because 'in the suhoor there is baraka,' then says the fast should be broken with dates or, if unavailable, water. 18. The tone is a classroom-style Arabic-English explanation with short audience questions, named narrations, and repeated emphasis on practical fiqh. 19. Students of Ramadan rulings, hadith readers, and mosque study circles. 20. Listeners wanting a narrative arc or entertainment.

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A text-first Ramadan lesson on fasting, the crescent, and a fast broken without delay.

The segment stays close to the source and keeps its attention on Ramadan from the start. It moves from narrations about fasting into Sheikh al-Fawzan's definition of siyam as withholding, then broadens to how commands and prohibitions are read.

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When Ramadan is only a few days away and you want the basics before it starts.

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