Travelling in a Muslim country during Ramadan
Question: I am Catholic, but I like to respect Muslim traditions if I travel in a Muslim country. I plan to travel in Iran and Dubai at the beginning of Ramadan beginning I think on October 4th. Do you think it is not respectful or at your point of view it is no problem travelling during that period? 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...

Merits of Ramadan
It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of Heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and...

Stages of Making Fasting Obligatory
It was narrated on the authority of Al-Baraa’, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said, It was the custom among the Companions of Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, that if any of them was fasting and food was presented (for breaking his...

Seeking the Night of Al-Qadr on 23 Ramadan
It is narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullaah ibn Unays Al-Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said, “The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: ‘I was shown [in a dream] the [date of the] Night of Al-Qadr, but...