Ramadhan Workshop 2019 – Lesson 01 (06/04/2019)An explanation of the book Sharh Al Umdah – Shaykh ul Islam ibn TaymiyyahToday we covered: • The meaning of the word “Siyaam”o To withhold, to stop yourself, to restrict to holdback• Fasting is a Suqoon• Prayer is the movement type of worship• The reason as to why salah and fasting is mentioned together in the Qu’raan• The tafseer of the ayah from Surah Maryam regarding fasting• The linguistic meaning of sawm and siyaam• The Islamic meaning of sawm and siyaam• The Prophet called the month of Ramadhan, the month of patience• Is it allowed to say just Ramadhan, or should we say ‘The month of Ramadhan’• The meaning of the Arabic word ‘Sabr’• Fasting is of 5 typeso The fasting that has been obligated by the shiriah (The month of Ramadhan) This is number 1 and 2o Voluntary fastingo The fasting of expiation of sinso The fasting of the promised• The conditions of the one fasting• Fasting is a prescribed obligation• Evidences from the Qu’raan and the sunnah regarding the obligation of fasting in the month of Ramadhan• Surah Baqarah, ayah 183 clearly obligates that fasting is obligated upon everyone that is able to fast• The hadith of Abdullah bin Umar – The 5 pillars of Islam• The hadith of Jibreel• An explanation into the Islamic months and their names• When the month of Ramadhan was prescribed (the year)• Why is it actually called Ramadhan• Q&A session Recorded at the Salafi Centre of Manchester on 06/04/2019 and streamed live on www.SunnahRadio.Net