Why do we yawn in Ramadaan when the devils have been chained up? And is the transmission of television pictures haraam?

 

It is well known that the devils are chained up in Ramadaan and that yawning comes from the Shaytaan, so why do we yawn in Ramadaan? 


And it is known that making images of human beings is haraam, so is the transmission of television pictures regarded as haraam?.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

Al-Bukhaari (6226) and Muslim (2994) narrated from Abu
Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah likes sneezing and dislikes
yawning, so if one of you sneezes and praises Allaah (by saying Al-hamdu
Lillaah), it is a duty upon every Muslim who hears him to say to him,
Yarhamuk Allaah (may Allaah have mercy on you). With regard to yawning,
it is from the Shaytaan so if one of you feels like yawning, let him
suppress it as much as he can, for if one of you yawns the Shaytaan laughs
at him. 

Concerning the meaning of
that, it was said that the Shaytaan likes to see a person yawning because it
makes him look different and so he laughs at him. It does not mean that the
Shaytaan is the one who makes him yawn. And it was said that yawning is
attributed to the Shaytaan because yawning comes from fullness of the
stomach, which generates laziness, which happens under the influence of the
Shaytaan. Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Yawning is
attributed to the Shaytaan because it promotes whims and desires, because it
stems from heaviness of the body, excessive relaxation and fullness of the
stomach. So what is meant is a warning against the thing that leads to that,
which is eating too much.  

Al-Manaawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: It is
attributed to him because he is the one who calls for giving the self its
share of desires. What is meant here is to warn against the things that lead
to that, which is eating too much and eating one's fill, which makes the
body feel too heavy and tired to do acts of worship.  

There should be no confusion stemming from the fact that
people yawn during Ramadaan even though the devils are chained up at that
time, because what is meant by saying that it is from the Shaytaan is that
he likes it. The fact that he likes it and approves of it does not mean that
he is not chained, rather that could happen even if he was chained. 

Based on the view that this is caused by the influence of the
Shaytaan, either directly or indirectly, it was said that the ones who are
chained up during Ramadaan are the maarids among the devils (i.e., the
strong evil ones) only, and that others remain as they are, so yawning may
be caused by those who are not chained up. 

But based on the view that what is meant by the chaining up
of the devils is that their influence on the believers is less during that
month than in other months, perhaps yawning results from the little
influence that they are still able to have during Ramadaan. 

For more information on the chaining of the devils during
Ramadaan please see question no. 39736. See question no.
37965 to find out
the answer to the question: How can sins happen in Ramadaan when the devils
are chained up? 

With regard to the ruling on the transmission of television
pictures, you will find the answer in question no.
10326.