Fasting (Siyām)

What is I’tikāf? It is when a person secludes himself in the Masjid in obedience to Allah, Most High, away from the company of the people. And he busies himself in obedience to Allah, devoting himself [read on…]

Hafsah (radiyallāhu ‘anhā, died 45H), the mother of the believers narrated that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Whoever does not commit himself to fasting before dawn (fajr), there is no fast for him.” [1] and in a narration, “There [read on…]

Question to Shaikh Al-Allāmah Muqbil Ibn Hādi (rahimahullāh): If a person is taking his pre-dawn meal (Sahoor), and the Mu’adhin calls the Adhān (for the Fajr Prayer) — is it obligatory on the person to [read on…]

Question: Does the release of madhī (pre-seminal fluid) during the month of Ramadān necessitate making up the fast if its release is due to desire? Answer: The release of madhī does not invalidate the fast [read on…]

The scholars have differed as to whether a woman who missed fasts due to her pregnancy or due to breastfeeding should make up the days she has missed (i.e. make al-qadā’) or feed a poor [read on…]

Source: Sharh Akhsar Al-Mukhtasarāt fil-Fiqhi ‘alā Madhhab Al-Imām Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, explanation of Shaikh Al-Fawzān; Audio part 24, dated: 1428AH/2/16. The following is a series a questions and answers with this noble scholar: Q 1: The mention of [read on…]

Objectives: Describe how Eid al-Fitr is celebrated. Eidul-Fitr starts as Ramadan ends and is dated the 1st of Shawwāl in the Islamic calendar every year. It celebrates the ‘breaking of the fast’, the end of [read on…]

Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Sālih Al-‛Uthaimeen ([Islamic phrases=”Rahimahullah”]V[/Islamic]) was asked: “Is it disliked to single out the 10th of Muharram* for fasting?” He replied: “Some scholars have said: It is disliked due to the saying of the Prophet (ﷺ): [read on…]