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Sighting the moon to determine the start of other than Ramadan
Question: Assalaamoualaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakaatuh, many of the Ulama have agreed that one witness is sufficient to start fasting the month of ramadan and 2 witnesses are required to end it. However i have never encountered such a hadeeth. I would like to know what is the ruling fot the other month of the iSlamic calender. I would be very grateful.. More -
Validity of the fasting of a person who does not pray
Question: assalamuallykhum is there any conclusive proof from quran or sunnah on weather fasting would be accepted or not if the muslim is not praying the obligatory prayers while fasting ? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu.. More -
Virtues of ‘Umrah Performed in Ramadan
Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated, “When the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, returned after performing Hajj (major pilgrimage), he asked Umm Sinaan Al-Ansaariyyah,‘Why did you not perform Hajj?’ She replied, ‘The father of so-and-so [i.e., her husband] had two camels and he went on pilgrimage.. More -
Dying on the day of ‘Eed or on the 15th of Sha’baan
Question I would like to ask about certian days of the year that if someone passes away on them is there any speciality in them. For example, no punishment in the grave maybe. I have heard that friday is one of those days, so what about Eid or 15 of Sha'aban and days like that? Jazzakom Allah Kola Khier Fatwa All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord.. More -
Authenticity of sighting the moon to determine the beginning of the Islamic months
Question: Assalamu alaikum There has emerged a group in my country, who claim that the Prophet (pbuh) never ordered for the Islamic month to be started by the sighting of the first crescent. They claim this is a bid'a and sighting of the first crescent or Hilal is a 'satanic suggestion'. They re-interpret the hadith of the Prophet(pbuh) 'ruya' to.. More -
Wearing lenses and putting lubricants in the eyes while fasting
Question: Can we wear lences while fasting note that we have to put lubricant every four hour? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions... More -
How to be grateful to Allah
Question I often hear that if a believer praises God and makes shukr, then God will bestow more upon the believers, and increase what they have. What is the best way to make shukr? Fatwa All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. Being.. More -
The Number of Rak‘ahs (Units) of the Taraaweeh Prayer
‘Aa’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said that, “The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, did not (ever) observe more than eleven Rak‘ahs (of voluntary night prayers) in Ramadan or any other month. First of all he would perform four Rak‘ahs, and do not ask (me) about their excellence and their length... More -
A Complete Reward
Abu Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salam, said: “Two months of ‘Eed are not incomplete: the months of Ramadan and Thul-Hijjah.” According to another version: “Two months of ‘Eed are not shorter [than normal]: Ramadan and Thul-Hijjah.” [Al-Bukhari and.. More -
Starting and Ending Fasting with the Majority
It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Fast when people fast, break your fast when people break their fast, and offer your sacrifice when people offer their sacrifice.” [At-Tirmithi: Hasan Ghareeb] Another version reads: “Your.. More -
Offering Fasting People Food To Break Their Fast
In a Hadeeth (narration) on the authority of Zayd ibn Khaalid Al-Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him, he said that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Whoever gives food to a fasting person to break his fast will have a reward like his without decreasing his reward in the slightest way.” [At-Tirmithi: Hasan Saheeh] In.. More -
States of the Lunar Month
It was narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "The month is thus and thus and thus (meaning thirty days).”Then, he said:“It may be thus and thus and thus (meaning twenty-nine days).”He meant that it is thirty days at one time and.. More -
The Meaning of the White and Black Thread
Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And eat and drink until the white thread becomes distinct to you from the black thread at dawn.} [Quran 2:187] In a Hadeeth (narration) on the authority of ‘Adiyy ibn Haatim, may Allah be pleased with him, he said, “When the verse in which Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And eat and drink until.. More -
Breaking fasting due to pregnancy
Question I read in a contemporary book of Fiqh (jurisprudence) that if the pregnant woman breaks her fasting during Ramadan, according to the sounder opinion, she will be required only to make expiation. Hence, my wife would break fasting when she was pregnant and expiate only. This was repeated for many years. Recently, however, I came to know that.. More -
Vomited during Ramadan
Question: I am pregnant and I had nausea and vomiting more than 2-3 times per day in Ramadan when I am fasting, I lose more than 4 kg my weigh during last month, I would be please ask if I must be repeat all days I vomited on it I think all Ramadan, so what can I do? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that.. More
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