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Hajj FatwasThere are 112 articles
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The Fasting Person and Etiquettes of Eating-II
… Continued 8- To eat from the food that is closest. This is a refined table manner and is in view of the statement of the Messenger of Allah
to the boy (mentioned earlier in point number 5): "… and eat from the spot of the dish that is nearer to you." [Al-Bukhari & Muslim] but an exception.. More
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The Fasting Person and Etiquettes of Eating-I
My dear fasting brother and sister, perhaps you and your family at this moment, moments before the Athaan (call to prayer) of Maghrib (sunset), are getting ready to have the Iftaar (fast-breaking) meal after a long day of fasting that has exhausted you and you are eagerly waiting for the sun to set. You must be yearning for a gulp of water to quench.. More -
Fasting: A Medical Miracle-III
… Continued Why the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would break his fasting with dates This is a prophetic miracle. Dates are one of the finest foods and are rich in glucose and are therefore ideal nourishment for the body to break the fast with because it contains a high percentage of sugars (from 75% to 87%) out of which glucose.. More -
Fasting: A Medical Miracle-II
… Continued Movement and activity during fasting Movement and activity during the Islamic fasting are something very positive and enhance the competence of the liver and the muscles, rid the body of fats, and protect it from the risky increase of harmful ketone bodies. Moreover, muscular movement reduces the manufacture of protein in the liver.. More -
Important Rulings for the Fasting Person-II
… Continued The fasting of old people: The fasting of a very old person who cannot complete his day because of his weakness and old age, despite his cognition and ability to discern. Ibn ‘Abbaas and other Companions, may Allah be pleased with him, gave the Fatwa that such a person does not have to fast and has to feed a poor person as.. More -
Important Rulings for the Fasting Person-I
Matters that invalidate fasting 1- Intentionally eating or drinking invalidates fasting; this also applies to anything that would strengthen or nourish the body if it reaches the abdomen through any means whether via the mouth, nose, a vein, and so on. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct.. More -
Fasting is a Scientific Miracle - III
… Continued The following are the decisive scientific proofs for the falsehood of this belief and conduct: Verified scientific studies in physiology indicate the fact that the Islamic fast is very easy, during which the body is not exposed to any negative effects: on the contrary, the body receives many benefits which could not be gained without.. More -
Fasting is a Scientific Miracle - II
… Continued Dr. Chin, an English physician who lived in the 18th century, said, "I do not know what people do in other countries, but we Protestants do not regard excess in consuming food as harmful or detrimental, to the extent that people look down upon their friends who do not eat their fill at every meal.” One of the latest remedies.. More -
Fasting is a Scientific Miracle - I
Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous.} [Quran 2:183] In this Noble Quranic verse, Allah The Almighty tells us that He has ordained fasting and made it an established norm common to all generations of human beings. History books.. More -
Things That Do Not Invalidate Fasting
1. Wet dreams during the day of fasting do not invalidate the fast, according to the agreement of scholars, because there is no intention there. 2. Involuntary vomiting: because the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Whoever is overpowered by vomiting (while fasting) does not have to make up for that day.” 3. This.. More -
Merits of Fasting
Fasting is one of the greatest and most glorious acts of worship that draws one closer to Allah The Almighty. It is the practice of the righteous and pious, which purifies the soul and edifies one's moral character. It is the school of piety and the house of guidance. Whoever enters it with a true intention, following the example of the Prophet, sallallaahu.. More -
Fasting of the Traveler
It is permissible for the traveling person not to fast in Ramadan and to make up for these missed days whether he is traveling before the month starts or embarks upon travel during the month. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number.. More -
Essentials of fasting in Ramadan
These days, we are living a unique, blessed segment of the year. It is Ramadan: a time of fasting, recitation of the Quran; it is a month of Mercy and Forgiveness, and it is also a special time for families and communities. Ramadan is an occasion in which Muslims try their utmost to demonstrate good behavior and sincere worship as well as give of.. More -
I Cannot Make Up for the Missed Days in Previous Ramadan
Question In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Ever Merciful My question is: I reached puberty when I was 9 years old, and I barely fasted the month of Ramadan. My family did not assign much care whether I carried out the obligatory prayers or not. I did not make up for the missed days in Ramadan and I did not even know whether it was obligatory.. More -
Crescent of Ramadan and Astronomical Calculations
A question was received by the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Iftaa’ (religious verdicts), may Allah grant them success, regarding this issue. The members of the committee were ‘Abdullaah ibn Manee‘, ‘Abdullaah ibn Ghudayyaan, under the deputy chairman: ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ‘Afeefy. Following is the text.. More
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School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah
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