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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-77 : HADITH BERKENAAN RAMADHAN ADALAH NAMA ALLAH SWT
What is the status of the hadith stating that Ramadan is one of the names of Allah?
Short answer
The scholars cited generally grade the hadith as weak, and Ibn al-Jauzi judges it fabricated.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The scholars cited generally grade the hadith as weak, and Ibn al-Jauzi judges it fabricated. The ruling favoured is that Ramadan is not one of the names of Allah, since only what Allah attributes to Himself or teaches may be ascribed to Him. Hence there is no objection to saying Ramadan alone without the word month, as found in a sound hadith.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, tidak menjadi masalah untuk kita menyebut bulan Ramadhan dengan Ramadhan sahaja walaupun al-Quran menggunakan lafaz Syahr Ramadhan (شهر رمضان).
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-77 : HADITH BERKENAAN RAMADHAN ADALAH NAMA ALLAH SWT”, 8 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1113-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-77-hadith-berkenaan-ramadhan-adalah-nama-allah-swt. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-ramadan-a-name-of-allah-hadith/