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Remembering the exact date when making up for a missed day of Ramadan
Question: dear brothers, i have missed a few fasts this ramadan and I want to make it up. But I don't exactly remember which day of ramadan was it. For example, I remember I have missed 3 fasts, but whether they were the 4th of ramzan or 14th of ramzan or 21 of ramzan etc, I do not remember. So my question is when i make them up do i just normally.. More -
Seeing a fasting person eating forgetfully
Question: If I see a fasting person eating or drinking forgetfully during the daytime of Ramadan, and I am certain that he is doing that forgetfully since he is a righteous person, should I remind him or let him eat or drink, since Allah has fed him and quenched his thirst? Does the same ruling apply to the voluntary fasting? Fatwa: All perfect praise.. More -
Residents of non-Islamic countries- when to fast?
Question: I am a young man who lives in a non-Muslim country. The people of this country do not depend on sighting the moon in determining the beginning of Ramadan as the government commits them to determine a certain day at the beginning of the calendar year. Last year, it so happened that we observed fast two days after Saudi Arabia. My question.. More -
Celebrating the last Friday of Ramadan
Question: Assalaamu alaikum, Is there such a thing as jumuatul wida' in Ramadan? In other words, is there any special virtue to the last Friday in Ramadan? Jazak Allah khair 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 'alayhi wa sallam,.. More -
A girl reaches puberty in the middle of Ramadan
Question: If a girl menstruates for the first time in the second half of Ramadan, is she required to make up the fast for the whole month or just the days she did not fast after menstruating? 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 'alayhi.. More -
Needs to remove his tooth during the day in Ramadan
Question: Salam Alaykum, I am writing to get clearification on the matter of Fasting in Ramadan. Over my years of fasting, I never missed any fasting days. However, this year, I am in bit ackward postion. I have a pain in my teeths, which is called wisdom teeth. However, this causes for me to have severe pain. I need to go and remove this teeth during.. More -
Missed unknown number of fasts due to a chronic disease
Question: Asalam Aleykum. I do hope my question will be answered before Ramadan. Firstly, what can someone do who has chronic illness and could not fast some of the previous saum for the past 10 years. The number of days is not known. Secondly, what can someone do if she is forced to live with a person who is a family member but is very envious, very.. More -
Intention for obligatory fasting must be made before dawn
Question: Assalamalikum,my doubt is regarding the missed fasts.I wanted to keep my missed fasts so i made intention that i will fast five days continuously,but due to some reason i cudnt fast 2 days in between nd for my fast next day,my niyah was something like this "if i am able to wake up for fajr than i will fast" but with Allah's grace.. More -
The starting time of expiatory fasting for sexual intercourse on a day in Ramadan
Question: For the expiation for having sexual intercourse in the day in Ramadan, will the remaining days of the month be considered part of the sixty days of the expiation? Should one start expiatory fasting after the end of Ramadan? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except.. More -
A menstruating woman eating and drinking during the day in Ramadan
Question: Can a woman who has menstruation or post-partum bleeding eat and drink during the day in the month of Ramadan? 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 'alyhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen,.. More -
Missed two days of Ramadan deliberately
Question: 3 years ago, I missed 2 fasts of Ramadan with no reasonable excuse. I attempted to fast 60 consecutive days in order to expiate my sin, but after 14 days of fasting, I broke my fast (with no reasonable excuse) on the 15th day. Can I make up the remaining 46 fasts or do i have to start again and do all 60 consecutively? Fatwa: All perfect.. More -
Our Children after Ramadan
Taamir and Afnaan sat with their parents in the living room having their lunch after Ramadan and ‘Eed had passed. Afnaan said to her father, "My father, why does Ramadan come only once?" The father replied, "I feel that you are attached to this blessed month, Afnaan." Taamir immediately said, "Yes, my father, we were competing.. More -
Ask and You shall Receive an Answer
Insistent supplication and standing at the gate of Allah The Almighty unwaveringly result in receiving a response to one's supplication and the removal of adversity. A believer can attain all that he wants from his Lord in all his affairs in the world and the Hereafter, what is apparent and what is hidden, if he remains steadfast in worship and does.. More -
Why Ramadan is Special: Characteristics and Features - II
… Continued It is the month of Thikr (remembrance of Allah) and supplication. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): • {and remember Allah often that you may succeed.} [Quran 62:10] • {and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.} [Quran 33:35] .. More -
Why Ramadan is Special: Characteristics and Features – I
Fasting has great merits and beneficial outcomes, which are often referred to in the Quran and Sunnah (Prophetic tradition). Allah The Almighty enjoined it upon His servants for a month in the year, and decreed it upon them, just as He decreed it upon those who were before them. He states (what means): {O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting.. More
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