Nasihah (Advice): The Du’a of a Fasting Person Anas ibn Malik radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The supplications of three are not turned back: the supplication of a parent, the supplication of a fasting person, and the supplication of a traveler.” [Bayhaqi] ______________________________ Question and …
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Nasihah (Advice): A scent more pleasant than musk Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The smell which is emitted from the mouth of a fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk.” [Sunan Tirmidhi] ______________________________ Question and Answer: …
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Question: Could you explain the Day of Ashura, the fast etc? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Rasulaullah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam encouraged fasting on the day of Ashurah. The following hadith explains the …
Read More »Itikaaf Laws
I’TIKAF (1) I’tikaf means to stay in the Musjid with the niyyat of I’tikaf for the sake of Allah Ta’ala. The purpose of such stay in the Musjid is ibadat and to gain proximity to Allah Ta’ala. THE TYPES OF I’TIKAF There are three types of I’tikaf: Wajib, Sunnatul …
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When can a person pay Fidyah for missed fasts?
Nasihah (Advice): The gate in Paradise called Ar-Rayyaan Sayyiduna Sahl Radhiyallahu Anhu narrated that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Rayyaan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. …
Read More »Will using an oxygen concentrator machine break one’s fast?
Nasihah (Advice): Etiquettes of eating and drinking Sayyiduna Ibn Abbaas Radhiyallahu Anhuma reported that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam forbade breathing or blowing into a vessel. (Sunan Tirmidhi) ______________________________ Question and Answer: My doctor has prescribed that I use an Oxygen Concentrator Machine to strengthen my lungs. There …
Read More »How many Kaffarahs for multiple broken fasts?
QUESTION AoA, I have tried finding this question on the website but couldn’t. I have 2 separate natured questions. 1) if there were multiple Ramadhans where one has intentionally broken their fast, how many kaffarah are due? (If 3 years in a row one intentionally broke their fast one day …
Read More »Status of fasting during the ten days of Zul-Hijjah
Nasihah (Advice): The fast of Arafah-Expiation for two years of sins Sayyiduna Qataadah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Fasting on the Day of Arafah, I hope from Allah, expiates for the sins of the previous year and the following year.”(Tirmidhi) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: …
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