KENAPA PUASA PART 1 - PUTBAL

♪ Master Felix Yow, welcome back. Thank you very much. We will be at Before Iftar. Before Iftar is on 7th of March at Suwasana Brin Theater. The event is more or less open. There is a market, food, and Quran Jar activity. There is a bowl with holy verses. We pull it and read the verses. We try to read it. to relate it to our lives.

After Maghrib, we went to the event, there were stand-up, there was Fuad Naim, Dwig, there was Mas Hussein with host Rin Hermana, there was Bahrul Alam, Ustad Kaltzer. Bahrul is weird. There is Ustad Felix Yaudah P.P.G. Wangsono, Putbal will be there to talk about Tobat. Please buy the ticket at ticket.com. Okay. This one topic is a topic that...

...will be coming up soon. Yes. Actually, if my calculation is not wrong, this is on the first day of fasting. This is on the first day of fasting. If I'm not mistaken. But, I've often admitted that the prayer is still empty. There is one thing from what I've been told that I've never been empty.

Amazing.

I always do it, but it's meaningless. So this is the episode I've been waiting for. I've always wanted to talk about fasting, but I was waiting for the context. Now I've found the context. Fasting is one of the... Fasting and prayer, of course.

That's something that is drilled into elementary school kids. They have to fast and pray. Yeah. I don't remember. But I feel like my fasting is just to keep me hungry. There are benefits. The weight goes down.

Of course. But that's not the purpose of people who are fasting. Right. So in this episode, we will talk a lot about fasting. Moreover, there are many types of fasting. There is Ramadan fasting.

We will discuss that.

But there are other types of, like maybe Sunnah.

Sunnah.

Yes. Usually, the fasting is attached to the name of the Prophet.

Yes. There's the fasting of Dawud.

What is it? I'm sorry, Stathia. There's the fasting that makes you handsome.

The fasting that makes you handsome.

No, there isn't. I mean, Yamin Ganteng is a treatment, not fasting. Because I was like,

fasting, we talked about it earlier.

Fasting makes you glow. I was thinking about what fasting makes me glow.

That's what he said.

So, Koreans are diligent in fasting.

Because it's really glowing. But, we'll talk about fasting that is mandatory. Is there anything else besides Ramadan? We often hear about the fast of Monday to Thursday.

Okay. What kind of fasting is that? We'll talk about that. But let's start with fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. Back again, for those who follow football, you already know. But I always, my mental state,

there are people who just saw football for the first time in this episode.

Like if you read Spider-Man.

That's right.

No matter how many episodes you read, there must be at least one panel that explains the history of Spider-Man. Because maybe that episode, episode 1021, there are people who just read Spider-Man for the first time, so they know.

My question is very basic. I admit. Because when I was young, I didn't have a mosque. I didn't have a Imam at home.

Let's start with, among various kinds of...

Start new.

Back to basics. In the calendar of the time, it's the 12th month.

Correct. In the calendar of Islam?

12th. 12th too.

Among all those months, why is it Shawal? Ramadan is after Shawal. After Shawal, one Shawal is Eid. But Ramadan is considered holy. Yes. So actually, holy months in Islam, sorry, before Islam, there were holy months too.

It was forbidden to fight there, months, and you had to guard yourself and all that. But in Islam, Ramadan was replaced as the holiest month.

The holiest?

The holiest. Why is it considered the holiest month? Because first, in Ramadan, the Quran was revealed. We have discussed the Quran. It is attached to anything, it becomes special. It is attached to the moon, the month of Ramadan. He is special in the angels that carry him.

He is special in the prophets. He is special in the night. That is the official meaning of Ramadan.

I see.

Let's go back a little bit.

While we are talking about the Islamic calendar. Sure.

What is the month? Islam. Boleh. Bulannya apa aja sih? Kan aneh setahat masa saya hafal bulannya. Kalender Masihing, ga apa. Kalender Islam, kan saya Muslim. Harusnya kita 3, 2, 1 selamat tahun baru. Itu di tahun baru Islam harusnya.

Bener. Tapi menarik ya. Aku juga akhirnya baru mempelajari tentang kalender-kalender kita yang sekarang kita kenal. I also just learned about our current calendars. And there are so many information that can be taken from there. Imagine, we started in January. Do you know what month the Romans started to invent calendars? Not January.

March. March, April, May, June, July, Augustus, sorry, it's not March, it's February. Because September is the 7th month, the septa. September we have 9, right? So it's the 2nd month, right? September, after September, October.

October, octa, means 8. Then October, October, October, October, October, October, October, October, October, October, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, November, 9th of November. But why did it shift?

Because there were two emperors who wanted to put their names.

Oh my. Because if I'm not mistaken, the name of the emperor was Julius Augustus.

Oh, I see.

He wanted to put his name. So, Janus was the first one. Because Janus is said to be a god who has two faces. He looks back and he looks forward. That's why Janus is the first. February, Februata, Juno Februata, that's their era.

March, that's March, that's the god of war, for example. April, that's also the name of the god. May, that's also the name of the god. July, August, that's the problem of two people. But if we talk about Islam, I used to learn to use a song. A song? Yes, there's a song.

Muharram Sofar, Robi ul Awal, Robi ul Akhir. This is the month in Islam.

Jumadil Ullah, Jumadil Ukhro, Rajab and Sha'ban. I don't learn that song.

Ramadan, Ramadan, Ramadan and Shawwal Dhul Qa'dah and Dhul Hijjah This is the month in Islam So that means it's the month in Islam I know there will be a lot of protests I'm sure

Where's the energy?

In the context of explanation If you want to sing, you have to follow the idol

That's why So what was the month again? Muharram. That's the first one. Sofar, Robi'ul Awal, Robi'ul Akhir. What's the name?

Why is it called Robi'ul Awal, Robi'ul Akhir?

That's what I haven't learned yet. It's a name that matches the characteristics of the time. Oh, because if I'm not mistaken, the Masei calendar was made in Vatican, right? The Masei calendar was not made in Vatican, it was made in Romaui. Romaui, but not in Vatican. So Romaui, sorry,

Vatican only followed Gregorian, Gregorian calendar. Yes, Gregorian calendar, that's right. Because when you go to Rome, to Vatican, actually,

that tower, Rome, to the Vatican, actually. That tower was the first one built by... Correct. Gregorian. Before that, Julian. Julian Calendar. It was fixed by Gregorian to build a few. Because their calendar was based on the planting season. What about Islamic calendar?

Not based on planting season, but based on the month. Gregorian calendar is based on the sun, while Islamic calendar is based on the month. It moon. Same as Chinese people. Chinese people are based on the moon. So, the first and last month are calculated. That's why there are about 11 days left with the Gregorian calendar. I see. So, every year we move forward 11 days.

Yes, that's why it's always shifting. It's always shifting. Is it good in America now? Because? It's cold America, right? Because?

Because it's winter, right?

Oh yeah, right.

So it's shorter.

Okay, but now. So, earlier, Muharram. Muharram so far. Rabiul Awal, Rabiul Akhir. Jumadil Ullah, Jumadil Ukhra or Jumadil Akhir.

Rojab and Sha'ban. The special thing about the months, what was it,

you mentioned there are months that you can't go to war. Yes, there are. I forgot the months, there are four months, if I'm not mistaken. In the Quran, it is told that there are months that you should do the sacred things in Islam.

I will mention it later. will mention the months before Islam. Even though it is still sacral. One of them is Rajab, which is also a sacred month. For example, Dhul Qodah is also a sacred month. Then Dhul Hijjah is also a sacred month. Because it is the month of Hajj.

So, it is a sacred month. Okay, let's go back to the month of Ramadan.

The month of Haram. Okay, let's go back to the month of Ramadan. Okay.

The month of Ramadan is special because it's the month of the Quran. Correct. And what makes the celebration of the Quran

coincide with the fasting activity of that month?

This is really cool. This is what I want to this for the first time. In Islam, one misconception of people is Ramadan, the month of fasting. It never, not never, it does not become a highlight in the Quran. The word Ramadan in the Quran is only mentioned once in the Quran. That is, shahrul Ramadan al-lazi unzih la fihil Quran.

Meaning, the month of Ramadan in the Quran itself is not tied to fasting, but is tied to the Quran.

Okay.

So, your question is more of an answer than... How is it? The question is more of an answer. How is it?

The question is...

Is an answer.

But the answer is not answered. How is it? The question is the answer. How is it, Mas? The question is the answer. But the answer is not answered.

How?

Why in the month of Ramadan is it special? Why is it fasting? Why is it fasting? Well, because in the month of Ramadan, when people are identified with the Qur'an, people are told to really interact with the Qur'an.

So they should forget to eat. That's the situation. So they should forget to eat. That's the basic. Oh, I see. So the basic is, don't eat, focus on worship. Correct.

So, can you, on this Ramadan, try to forget to eat, focus on the Quran. When you focus on the Quran, eating should be left out,

so it's not a big problem. Eating as a sign of lust?

One of the signs of lust is eating. We will go into depth on that later. But the question is simple. Is there fasting before Islam? The answer is yes. When did Rasulullah fast before Allah reduced fasting in the month of Ramadan?

It was the fasting of the Jews. The Jews fast every month for three days, during the month of Purnama.

Oh, I see.

Yes, the month of Purnama is 13, 14, 15, every month. Because we know that the cycle of the month is about 29 and a half days. If 29 and a half days is too 30 days, it means that the middle is 14 days. So 13, 14, 15, that's three days people fast. That's a Jew. So in the Quran, Maryam fasts.

Mary fasts. And when she gave birth to Jesus, she was confused, right? What should I say? The person who gave birth to Jesus. By the way, we have a lot of comments from people when it comes to Jesus. Right, right.

I'm sorry, my point is the opposite. It's not like you caught me, but whatever.

It's okay.

It's okay.

If we make a mistake, we're happy when we're taught. Let's go back to Mariam. When she was confused about how to speak about Jesus. Where was she born, even though she didn't have a father and all that. Allah said, tell people that I am fasting. The fasting of the Jews was 13, 14, 15.

And not only can't eat, but can't speak.

Not only can't eat, but can't speak.

That's why Mary said, I'm fasting. You can't invite me to talk. Because I can't talk to you. So he pointed to the baby. The baby is the one who speaks. Jesus is the one who speaks. That is, I am Abdullah. I am Abdullah, the servant of Allah.

Then I was told to do this, this, this, this. It means the Jews already have fasting. The Messenger of Allah is fasting with the Jews. It means that fasting has existed before Islam. But the difference is that fasting before Islam was just eating. But the most desired activity is to remember Allah. So you don't have to talk to humans, you don't have to eat, you remember Allah.

In Islam, remembering Allah is specified. Let's go deep into the Quran. Because the essence of the month of Ramadan is the Quran. That's the only thing that's tied. That's why another verse appeared. The other verse in Islam is,

O believers, it is commanded to you to fast, as the people of old have fasted, so that you may be righteous. That is the purpose of fasting.

So that you may be righteous.

Correct. But the question is, as you said earlier, is fasting in addition to the month of Ramadan? The answer is yes. And is the purpose of fasting, in addition to the month of Ramadan, fasting other than Ramadan is the same as taqwa. What makes it different from Ramadan? Ramadan is the Quran.

Oh, I see.

So we have to focus on that first.

No wonder there's no meaning to it. I fast, there's no worship.

So, the problem with misconceptions is that when people think that fasting is... Sorry, fasting is Ramadan, what happens is burden. That's right. Because fasting becomes a burden. It's a month of fasting again. I think I only fasted yesterday.

It's a month of fasting again. It's a burden. Because they highlight the fasting. Even though fasting is a collateral effect of the Quran. Wow. We have to admit, now it's a bit heavy. We have to admit, if the eating ritual is gone in one day, Wow. Lik, makan! You've been told to eat many times. What are you doing?

Playing.

Why is playing more interesting than eating? Because it's more focused. Yes, it's just an interest. That's how we should interact with the Quran.

Cool.

Allah said, you should be called to eat, but you don't want to. Not because of what? Because this is more interesting for you. This is the highlight in the Quran. That's why it's said, This is what's interesting for you.

Come on, focus here. That's later. There's a time. That's why when we talk, what do we hold on to? Or what do we ignore?

When in the month of Ramadan, there are two. The desire for the stomach and the desire to be under the stomach. Physically. What you said earlier, is that a sign of lust? It is. Because the source of the most diseases is the stomach.

And humans actually only control two things, the stomach and the desire to be under the stomach. And in Ramadan, both are controlled.

What about emotions?

Emotions are non-physical. It doesn't include what in quotation marks cancel or does not cancel fasting.

Okay, I'm starting to understand. It's weird, I'm just starting to understand fasting. Because honestly, the presence of an imam in life from a young age

is very influential. Very, very. I was influenced by it. I was in elementary school, I had a mom and dad, but I didn't talk. In high school, I didn't have a dad because I was divorced. In high school, I went to a Catholic school. I only knew about it when I was in college,

if there was no midday fasting. You must have fasted for half a day. No, I was already full. I I was fasting, and I thought, they were confused. So, the kids played at home. The elementary school kids played at home.

And then, the azan was at noon. And then, I drank. My friend asked, why did you drink? I was fasting for half a day.

Who taught you that?

There was no one in the classroom. There was no one fasting for half a day.

I was just in college. Can you imagine? I'm not a nerd. I just wanted to learn. Not informed. Not informed is the right answer.

But now it's more logical. It's more logical to explain why we fast. The point is, whatever can be a distraction for you to read, or read the Quran, you put it aside.

Now the distractions of eating, the distractions of sex, or even, I'm talking about this, maybe the distractions of anger and emotion and gossip and all that, you're focusing on reading now. That's more reasonable than... Because fasting is healthy. If you want to be healthy, you can do it.

You can also drink vitamins during fasting. So now it's more reasonable. Because that's the month of the Qur'an. That's the month you have to learn the Qur'an. As much as you have to learn the Qur'an. Because eating can be a busy matter.

Cooking too. Oh my God. Cooking takes up so much time. So when you don't have to cook, you don't have to do any eating activities, you can focus on reciting.

And this is the most basic thing.

But according to you, as an Indonesian, is he like that or not?

No. Because he has more time to cook, right? To think about food, right? But, in your opinion, as an Indonesian, is he like that or not?

No. Because he actually cooks more, right? Yes. To think about food, right? That's right. It's already 3 o'clock, he's thinking about what to eat. That's right.

You should be told not to think about food. That's why during Ramadan, your food should be simpler.

Yes, that's why fasting is only dates and water.

That's right. Not more complicated. So we don't have to...

Wrong! You're crazy, you're a superman from Indonesia! You're looking for Tanjil, you crazy!

Get out! That's what I mean.

So, first of all, we have to solve the misconception first. That is, Ramadan. We were told. That is, the setting is being changed. Have you ever watched Dragon Ball? I have. I read about it. In Mr. Popo, there is a room.

Yes.

The setting of the room is changed. One day there is the same as a few hundred days outside. You practice there? That's Ramadan. Allah says in the Quran, the setting is changed. It means, we have talked about the Qodar, right?

Yes, that's right.

Qodar is Allah's setting, right? Well, this setting has been changed. The setting has been changed, Allah said, if you're going to be in this month, it should be enough for the other 11 months. Because the other 11 months is actually preparation for this month.

If you have to know, that means people who prepares for five months. Correct. If you succeed in this month, it should be enough for the other 11 months, according to the scholars.

Wow.

Because the setting has been changed. Okay, now let's talk about, let's focus first on the shortcut to reading the Quran. Oh, reading the Quran.

The Quran is revealed this month.

Yes.

Focus on reading the Quran. Then, the benefits you get in this month, is enough to cover the next 11 months. What is the definition of reading the Quran? Just reading it?

Interaction with the Quran.

Interaction with the Quran.

We have discussed this. So, interaction with the Quran. Interaction with the Quran? That we have discussed. So, interaction with the Quran, one of them is reading. It can even be said that reading is the most basic way to interact with the Quran. The first thing is to love the Quran. The second is to listen to the Quran. Then we read the Quran.

Because not everyone can read the Quran or not everyone is able to read the Quran. So, when we interact, the highest interaction is actually applying the Quran. That's the highest interaction. There is also the interaction with the highest one, which is to try to get the Quran to relate to us. Where does it connect with us? Later in football, when we make an offline event, we try to do that. We take one verse and how can verse can relate to our lives.

Because that's how the Qur'an should be in our lives. That's interaction, not just reading. Can prayer be categorized as interaction with the Qur'an?

Because there are verses.

That's the cool thing about fasting. Because fasting is one of the prayers that can enhance all prayers.

Enhance all prayers?

All. So when we fast, our prayer becomes different. When we fast, we read the Quran differently. When we fast, any worship becomes increased.

Plus the night prayer. Plus reading the holy verses of the Quran also increases a lot there.

So find the one that suits us the most. Don't look for it in that is above our ability. Sometimes, there are people, for example, they look for a mosque that is one juz per night. One juz can be one hour, one and a half hour. Even though he may not be ready yet.

When he gets there, he regrets it.

Then he prays.

Immediately, he says, Alif Lam Mim.

Oh, what is it?

Find the one that suits him. What he likes. Because people are given the door to heaven. There are people who are very strong in prayer. But when asked to read the Quran, he is not strong. There are people who are very strong in reading the Quran, but when asked to give charity, he is lazy.

There are people who are very strong in thinking about Islam or Dawah, but when asked to pray, they just do the basics. So we look for what makes us higher in Allah, higher in our ta'at. In the month of Ramadan, the interaction with the Qur'an is a lot to us. And it enhances everything, enhances our prayers, enhances our prayers, enhances our reading of the Qur'an, everything. Because the setting is changed. So if you feel it, in the month of Ramadan, it's easiest for people to be late. It's easiest for people to be late.

It's still like that, right? When asked when is the tarawih, it's in the month of Ramadan. That's the setting changed. I want to remind you again, all of you praying together? I didn't know the answer. I was looking for the answer, and then I got more confused. I was looking for the answer. Then there was an incident with Ustaz Wimar Raditya.

Then we went back to Siau. And that's what happened until now. So, this is very useful. So, actually, it's a shame that we haven't spent Ramadan without interacting with the Quran. It's a shame, because Ramadan is only identified with the Quran in the Quran itself. It's the whole point.

Yes, it's the whole point. While the other things, fasting, we can do it, it's important, it's clear, it's important. But please, the focus is not there. The focus is not on that. The focus is on the Quran. It will be easier for us to hold on to anything in the month of Ramadan.

Okay.

If we go back to the verse that was commanded for you to fast, how was it done? It was done by the people before you.

What letter was it sent down?

Al-Baqarah too. In Al-Baqarah. Close to the letter that the Quran was sent down in the month of Ramadan. And the fasting rules are also in the same verse, in the same surah? Not in a lexical way, not word per word, but it is only ordered, fast from the dawn to the dusk.

But all of that will be given by Allah's Messenger. Because the rules are different. For example, the Jews are not allowed to speak. But we can speak. The Jews, I'm sorry, in the month of fasting,

at night, in the old days, they were not allowed to be with their wives. But we can. That's also in the Quran. Okay, so from fasting in the month of Ramadan... This is so funny. I couldn't stop from the fact that the focus of Ramadan is on the interaction of the Qur'an with fasting.

But all the discussions, all the problems that arise in Ramadan are the problems of fasting. Like, what is makhlaq? Then, tajil? Sahur? What is a good open fast?

Yes, yes. It's so funny. Why? Okay. But in Al-Quran, in the things that we do during fasting, which ones are explained in Al-Quran

and which ones are explained by Rasulullah through the hadith.

Okay.

For the technical rules, it is explained by Rasulullah through the hadith. For example, many people who fast and get nothing, except for the feeling of hunger and thirst, or tiredness,

that is explained in the hadith. So, for example, you have to fast like this, this is bataal or not, that's all explained by Rasulullah. But if the general rule is to fast in the month of Ramadan, to fast from dawn until then Maghrib,

to fast is not eating, not drinking, but still can do this, this, this, that's all in the Quran, in general. But if it's technical, it's hadith.

Okay.

This is really basic. If we talk about stopping eating when you're pregnant?

That's Viki. Viki is a practical explanation. And in Viki, there are usually differences. So, the more practical, the more technical, the more differences. For example, the command of fasting comes from Allah. In the month of Ramadan, it comes from Allah. 30 days, it comes from Allah.

Not 30 days, but during the month of Ramadan, it comes from Allah. Meaning 29 or 30 days. But the more it goes down, the more differences. For example, Rasul said, stop eating when you see, for example, fajr or dawn. Well, dawn and fajr are meant by the ulamas, again, the technicians.

If the Indonesian people say, this can't be eaten anymore, actually, it can still be eaten. Just worry, right? Later, if there are people, eh, imsak, you can still eat.

You know, you haven't eaten or drunk, it's stressful.

When it's azan, You can still eat. But you know, you haven't drunk. It's stressful.

When it's time for azan, you haven't drunk yet. So, the Indonesians are told to be careful. If you're fasting, don't eat anymore. Give your stomach time to rest. For example, you're going to go to the morning prayer. So, fasting is actually holding on. Even the meaning of fasting is imsak.

It means holding on. It means that youak before dawn, the dawn that is not allowed. Okay. Then the determination of the hours, dawn, dusk, asr, maghrib, isha, is read from the sun, right? From the sun. While the movement of the moon, from seeing the moon. the moon is moving from seeing the moon.

Correct. The fasting moon sees the moon.

Yes, the fasting moon sees the moon. The prayer moon sees the sun. If the moon is seen the same, why can two organizations be different? The moon is the difference. The way... The way... The moon is the same.

I told you, this is an unusual question. You think it's unusual, right? Yes. This is unusual. This is a long conversation. So, this question,

this is usually asked by people in their second or third year.

Seriously.

That's how Felix always talks. For me, it's logical to ask. Because the moon is the same. True. And as different as the tools, what you see is the same. For you, it's normal, right? Let me explain.

There are four Madhhabs. There are four Madhhabs. These four are the ones that people know. Maliki, which I call the oldest ones, Maliki, Hanafi, Shafi'i, and Hambali. There are four of them. And they all asked me questions and they have been debating about this issue for a long time.

Is that so?

Yes, debating. Because the Prophet said, The hadith is like this, The Prophet said, and see the same moon, you all will be satisfied, O Muslims. The Arabic translation is long. Sumu liru yatihi You all will be satisfied, O Muslims.

When you see the same moon. The same moon, as you asked. And open your idul fitri, when you see the same moon. The question is, why can the same moon be different? That's the Ulama debate.

The easies this debate is that the scholars Maliki, Hanafi, and also Hambali, except for Shafi'i, they agreed that only one view of the same month is a reason for the whole world to start fasting and idul fitri on the same day.

The problem is, at that time, the only one who can see the factual problem is Imam Shafi'i. What is the factual problem? Imagine, if someone has seen,

hey, it's already halal, make it public to everyone, if tomorrow is fasting, because I've seen it's halal today. Then, the most sophisticated and fastest communication

is the horse. And the horse can only travel 120 km per day without a break. It means that if he has traveled 120 km, he can fast tomorrow, and change the day. What does he have to do? So Imam Shafi'i said, Guys, this is in accordance with the Dalil,

to see the same moon as the Prophet. But this is not applicable in this era, I'm sorry. It means I give a new solution. What's the solution? Every 120 kilometers, look at the same moon. How? Every 120 kilometers, look at the same moon?

Look at the same moon, each one. And you decide when to start fasting. Oh. So in Imam Shafi'i, there is a difference in the determination of the day of fasting. Because of the difference in technology. It should be possible in today's era.

But in today's era, it turns out that it's not just religious discussion, but political discussion. So Indonesia, Indonesia is funny, there are two big organizations. But this big organization should be different from other countries. It's different, guys. But when did Imam Shafi'i determine the border is the state's border? Imam Shafi'i said, 120 kilometers, right?

But now there's the internet, there's TV, there's telephone. It should be possible, right? Well, it's even stranger. Now, it's decided by the Mabims. The Mabims are a group of countries that agreed to decide together. Indonesia, Singapore, and so on. They made their own territory, their own territory to see. But we are different, we apologize to others.

Even though we should be able to do it together. That's very genuine, Mas. But the discussion goes back again, in terms of thinking, can it be different? Yes.

So there is no sin. So there is no sin. But the discussion is long, if we have discussed it. I'm not sure if it's simple. So people don't have to worry about which one to follow. This is a matter of opinion. And if it's a matter of opinion and it's decided by the ulama, there are only two possibilities, right or really right.

Right or really right. Right or really right.

There's no chance it's wrong. Yes. Okay.