Is it lawful to fast on Friday only?
There are valid (saheeh) hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) about not fasting only on Fridays, but adding Thursdays or Saturdays to it. Some of them are as follows: Narrated…
Continue ReadingThere are valid (saheeh) hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) about not fasting only on Fridays, but adding Thursdays or Saturdays to it. Some of them are as follows: Narrated…
Continue ReadingProphet Muhammad (pbuh) had ordered Muslims to fast on Ashura days (9th, 10th, 11th days of Muharram) before the verses about Ramadan fasting were sent down. After the verses…
Continue ReadingIn terms of the rules of fasting, there is no difference between the obligatory Ramadan fast and optional Muharram fast. The same three cases which break the fast in Ramadan…
Continue ReadingThe following hadiths reside in hadith books about the six days of fasting in Shawwal: “A person who performs fasting in Ramadan and then adds six more days in Shawwal…
Continue ReadingThe Almighty God permits the sick people not to fast. Related verses of Surah Al-Baqarah are as follows: 184: (The prescribed fast is for) a certain number of days. Whoever among…
Continue ReadingIn verse 187 of Chapter Baqarah, the Almighty God tells the believers that they are allowed to have intercourse with their wives, and to eat and drink in the evening,…
Continue ReadingApparently, you only checked the verses in which major sins are listed. So, how come does the refusal of an obligation ordered by God become a minor sin? If refusing…
Continue ReadingSUMMARY: This research sheds light on the sadaqat al-fitr (fidya) that is given in Ramadan, corrects a widespread misconception about verse 2:184, and answers the following questions: – Who needs…
Continue ReadingPregnant women and nursing mothers are not obliged to fast in Ramadan because of the potential harm to the baby and themselves. Some verses regarding the special condition of pregnant…
Continue ReadingFasting is an obligation upon every Muslims who is able to do it in Ramadan, but people that are sick or on a journey have the permission to not fast. Besides,…
Continue ReadingUsually the poor and the homeless eat at public iftar places. Many people who can find some hot dish only once a year eat by the means. Therefore you can…
Continue ReadingThere is a hadith that people who break the nafilah fast should perform qaza fast: Aisha (r.a.) said: “We began fasting voluntarily one morning and then food was given to…
Continue ReadingMostly it is thought that the dye absorbed by the scalp may break the fast. Fasting (sawm) is abstention from eating, drinking and sexual relations from fajr time to maghrib…
Continue ReadingAs it is clearly understood from the 90th and 91st verses of Surah Al-Ma’ida, a Muslim mustn’t use intoxicants and must always keep the distance from them. Although some may…
Continue ReadingThe Glorified Allah decrees that, the sick and ones whose illness will get worse upon fasting are permitted not to fast, but fasting would be better for them. The sick…
Continue ReadingIf a person can fast, let him fast. If he forgets and eats or drinks, people around him do not need to remind, because our Prophet (p.b.u.h.) decrees: “Whoever forgets…
Continue ReadingFasting (sawm) is abstention from eating, drinking and sexual relations from fajr time to maghrib time. Thus, what breaks fasting are eating, drinking and sexual relations. Waxing does not fall…
Continue ReadingThe Glorified Allah permits the sick and the traveler not to fasten and besides, commands: “… But to fast is better for you, if you only knew.” (Al-Baqarah/ The Cow…
Continue ReadingKissing does not break fasting. But kissing a woman whom you do not have nikah (marriage) with is unlawful (haraam).
Continue ReadingApplying/smelling perfumes, deodorants, colognes do not break the fast for it is not for the purpose of eating/drinking. But it should be avoided for that Allah commands: “These are the…
Continue ReadingThis is not an obstacle for fast. The wives of the prophet Aisha and Ummu Salame reported that the Messenger woke up after dawn needing an ablution and had a…
Continue ReadingIntercourse is only prohibited while fasting, in other words from fajr time to beginning of maghrib prayer time (iftar), at Ramadan nights. After breaking the fast, husband-wife relations are allowed…
Continue ReadingAccording to Qur’an, the reasons that lead to break up of someone’s fast has been counted as; eating, drinking and intercourse. Injecting medicine into the body is not one of…
Continue ReadingThere shall be no compulsion in religion and nobody can be forced to do any kind of worship. Also, nobody can be punished since they do not perform the salat,…
Continue ReadingHaving shower, bath or swimming in the sea does not break fasting. But, if any water runs through the nose or mouth, that breaks the fast. Watching this out is…
Continue ReadingWhat breaks fasting is eating, drinking, sexual intercourse and identical actions. Dying hair does not fall under any of these categories. Therefore, it does not break fasting.
Continue ReadingThe mistake in duration is even bigger this year. Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs (T.P.R.A.) claims this year, that fajr time is when the Sun is 18 degrees below the…
Continue ReadingThe Glorified Allah decrees in 184th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah that the sick are allowed not to fast. They make up their fast on some other day. If they die…
Continue ReadingOur prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) recommends fasting on the ninth and tenth of Muharram, which are the Days of Ashura. There is no other worship specific to the month of Muharram….
Continue ReadingRelated hadiths and the conclusion basing on them are as follows: 1. Narrated Anas bin Malik (r.a.): “If dinner is already served and iqamat-as-salat-al maghrib (evening prayer iqamat) is heard,…
Continue ReadingSawm or fasting is abstention from drinking, eating and sexual relationship from twilight to sunset for Allah’s sake. In the old times, horizon was observed with the naked eye and…
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