Bring a dish enough for 10 people from your culture or country. MCA Dawah & ICNA Bay Area Jointly Present. New Muslim. Eid Dinner

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1 Newsletter 3 Shawwal, 1437 July 8, 2016 Muslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area TONIGHT & WEEKEND PRAYER TIMES Effective 7/9 MCA An-Noor Fajr 5:00 5:00 Dhuhr 1:30 1:30 Asr 5:45 6:30 Maghrib Sunset Sunset Ishaa 10:10 10:10 Juma 12:15 12:15 Juma 1:30 1:30 Juma 2:30 Social Committee Presents EID Social Gathering A Meet & Greet Event Friday July 8th Tonight - Eid Social Gathering Kabab & Curry Contact: social@mcabayarea.org p.9 MCA Dawah & ICNA Bay Area Jointly Present p.3 New Muslim QURAN AYATS Allah, Glory be to Him, the Most High said: When those who believe in Our Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) come to you (Prophet Muhammad sas), say: Salâmun Alaikum (peace be on you); your Lord has written (prescribed) Mercy for Himself, so that, if any of you does evil in ignorance, and thereafter repents and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allâh), then surely, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [Surah 6: Verse 54] Kids will have a performance at the end of the night SPONSORS July 9 - New Muslims Eid Dinner Article - Fasting the six days of Shawwal Khadijah Banquet Hall Wear Traditional dress of your culture or country Bring a dish enough for 10 people from your culture or country UPCOMING EVENTS July Imam Suhaib Programs After Maghrib Eid Dinner With Guest Imam Amir Abdul Malik This invitation is for all converts to Islam and their family, friends, hosts, and mentors. Please forward to any converts to Islam you know, and encourage them to attend. Saturday July 9th pm- 9pm RSVP: Maryam Banquet Hall MCA 3003 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA For any questions please contact outreach@mcabayarea.org Make an intention to change your life for the better. Eat healthy, walk daily, read a book for knowledge, Cut down on coffee, chai, soda and sweets, Volunteer... TO ADVERTISE WITH US, VISIT OUR WEBSITE: MCA, c/o Newsletter, P.O. Box 180, Santa Clara, CA newsletter@mcabayarea.org (408) X416 SUBSCRIBE ONLINE MCA MAILING LIST

2 Did you know that MCA offers the following services? FACILITY RENTALS LEGAL CLINIC COMMUNITY DIRECTORY COUNSELING MENTORSHIP FUNERAL SERVICES FITNESS CLASSES CAREER SERVICES ZAKAH REQUESTS MARRIAGE CONTRACTS VIDEOS OF MCA TALKS FITNESS CLASSES MEN/WOMEN/YOUTH Visit our website to find out more! Khalil Center and MCA ICE committee jointly presents Women s Grief Group with Taqwa Mahrani Surapati Stanford Health Care Chaplain We all experience sadness and grief in our lives, due to some type of loss. As Muslims, it is our duty to remember and trust God when we go through hardships. In facing death of loved ones, we experience intense emotions before, during, and along afterwards. Participants will sit together and make room in our hearts to work with loss and grief. We share out stories in an accepting environment as a way to process grief. Our goal in this workshop is to learn compassion and empathy, to strengthen our bond with one another and with Allah, the Most Merciful. Fridays starting July 22th, :00 pm - 7:30 pm Khaleel Center MCA New Building 3033 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, CA Speakers Bio: Taqwa Mahrani Surapati is an oncology chaplain at Stanford Health Care. Taqwa visited Muslim patients since 2003 before pursuing chaplaincy in She hold a Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy from Hartford Seminary and currently pursuing Master of Arts in Islamic Studies from Center of Islamic Studies in Berkeley Please RSVP at counseling@mcabayarea.org please provide or phone number 2

3 FEATURED ARTICLE What is the ruling on fasting six days of Shawwal? Is it wajib (obligatory)? Fasting six days of Shawwal after the obligatory fast of Ramadhan is Sunnah Mustahabbah, not wajib. It is recommended for the Muslim to fast six days of Shawwal, and in this there is great virtue and an immense reward. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) explained this when he said: Whoever fasts for six days after ( Eid) al-fitr has completed the year: (whoever does a good deed (hasanah) will have ten hasanah like it). According to another report: Allah has made for each hasanah ten like it, so a month is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days completes the year. [An-Nisa i and Ibn Majah. See also Sahih at-targhib wa t-tarhib, 1/421). It was also narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah with the wording: Fasting for the month of Ramadhan brings the reward of ten like it, and fasting for six days brings the reward of two months, and that is the fasting of the whole year. The Hanbali and Shafi i fuqaha explained that fasting six days of Shawwal after fasting Ramadhan makes it as if one has fasted for an entire year of obligatory fasts, because the multiplication of the reward applies even to nafil fasts, because each hasanah brings the reward of ten like it. 3 Fasting the Six Days of Shawwal When should a Muslim start fasting six days of Shawwal? When can I start fasting six days of Shawwal, since we have annual leave right now? You can start fasting six days of Shawwal from the second day of Shawwal, because it is haram to fast on the day of Eid. You can fast the six days at any time during Shawwal, although the best of good deeds are those which are done soonest. Should fasting the six days be done immediately after Ramadhan, following the day of Eid or is it permissible to do it a few days after Eid in the month of Shawwal or not? These days do not have to be fasted immediately after Eid al-fitr; it is permissible to start fasting them one or more days after Eid, and they may be done consecutively or separately during the month of Shawwal, according to what is easier for a person. There is plenty of room for maneuver in this matter, and this is not obligatory, it is Sunnah. Do the six days of Shawwal have to be fasted consecutively? It is not a necessary condition that they should be fasted consecutively. If you fast them separately or consecutively, it is OK. And (you should hasten to fast these six days) because delaying may cause problems. This is the view of the Shafi is and some of the Hanbalis, but it is OK if you do not hasten it and you delay it until the middle or end of the month. An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Our companions said: it is mustahabb to fast six days of Shawwal. Because of this hadith they said: it is mustahabb to fast these days consecutively at the beginning of Shawwal, but if one separates them or delays them until after Shawwal, this is permissible, because he will still be following the general guidelines of the hadith. We have no dispute regarding this matter, and this was also the view of Ahmad and Dawud. Al-Majmu Sharh al-muhadhdhab Can a person start fasting six days of Shawwal when he still has days to make up from Ramadhan? If someone has missed some of the days of Ramadhan, he should fast them first, then fast six days of Shawwal, because he cannot follow the fast of Ramadhan with six days of Shawwal unless he has completed his Ramadhan fast. Does one have to fast six days of Shawwal every year? Fasting six days of Shawwal after the day of Eid is Sunnah. It is not wajib (obligatory) on the person who does this once or more often to continue doing it. He is not guilty of a sin if he does not fast these days. Original Source:

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