Making up missed days of Fasting
‘ath said: "Verily, Allah made the fast obligatory upon the Prophet by revealing the following verse. Allah Says (what means): {O you who believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you ... [Quran 2:183] {And upon those who are able [to fast, but... More
Nov 13, 2024
Common Mistakes during Fasting
Imam As-San'ani said: "The narration is evidence to exaggerate the sniffing when not fasting. Exaggeration is forbidden when fasting in case something comes down the throat and ruins the fasting." Another narration says: "Whoever does a deed, not in our religion, is rejected." In addition, the Quran and Sunnah stated... More
Nov 13, 2024
Wisdom of Allah (The Sustainer) in Enjoining Fasting
The religion of Islam contains all benefits, and Sharee’ah enjoins everything that is beneficial. Islam is based on wisdom and benefiting people. Imam Al-Baidawi stated in his book “Al-Minhaj”: “Evidence indicates that Allah, the Almighty, prescribed all His rulings to benefit His servants.” (p. 233) Real jurisprudence means knowing... More
Nov 13, 2024
The Significance of Fasting
Fasting, is abstaining from eating, drinking and coitus from daybreak to sunset as a devotional ritual. Allah, the Almighty Says in the Noble Quran (what means): [Imam Al-Bukhari] : "I am fasting." [Imam Al-Bukhari] By this, as though the fasting person says: "It is because I am fasting, I... More
Nov 13, 2024
Objectives of Fasting
All perfect praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah his family, his Companions, and those who follow his guidance. Allah, the Almighty, enjoined fasting on His servants not to make them suffer, nor that He, the Almighty benefits from their fasting, as He... More
Nov 13, 2024
"He Who Provides a Fasting Person with Some Food to Break Fast, Earns the Same Reward as One Who Has Observed Fast "
Zaid ibn Khalid Al-Juhani reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “He who provides a fasting person with something to break his fast, will earn the same reward as the one who was observing the fast, without diminishing in any way the reward of the latter.” [Reported by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn... More
Nov 13, 2024