[Q]: There is a man
who is fasting that speaks much in gatherings about things that don’t contain
any benefit. Is his fast valid?
[A]: Sheikh
al-‘Uthaymeen [d. 1421 AH], رحمه الله, answered:
His fast
is correct. However, it is befitting for the fasting person to spend his fast
indulged in obedience: prayer, reading the Qur’aan, remembrance [of
Allaah], and other than these things.
As it
relates to frivolous speech, then this is a loss for a person, rather he is
fasting or not. This is due to the statement of the Prophet, prayers and peace
upon him, ‘Whoever believes in Allaah and the last day, let him say good
things or be quiet.’
[al-Bukhaaree
& Muslim]
Frivolous speech
sometimes turns into speech that is impermissible, such as backbiting or
belittling a person, and what resembles these things. Thus, it is befitting for
the intelligent person to protect his tongue from everything that there is no
benefit in, whether he is fasting or not.(1)
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(1): Muhammad al-‘Uthaymeen, Fataawaa Noor
‘ala ad-Darb, v.7/pg.182/#2771
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