When does Ramadan Start?
Question: When does Ramadan start? 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 is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions. If you mean by your question when it is possible to prove the beginning of Ramadan, then, religiously, the evidence of the beginning of the month of Ramadan, is...
O Night, I Love My Tears in You - II
Moons of the night: Those people have lit the night with their tears, and become moons of the night. Humble submissiveness and longing spurred them on; the Quran grasped their hearts, which hovered around the signs of the universe. Thus, the pearls of the night...
Why You Should Repent
Repentance means turning away from all that Allah The Almighty hates, to all that He loves - inwardly and outwardly. It entails shunning sins out of fear of Allah The Almighty, realizing the ugliness of sins; regretting the sin and determining not to commit it...
Numbers of Rak'ah in Taraweeh prayer
Question: With reference to Fatwa: 82507 and 82508. You did not answer those questions as they were supposed to be. You just say whether offering of twenty prayers, that is Taraaweeh, is confirmed with the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, or not? On what bases do the leaders of Masjid Al-Haraam and Nabawi they offer twenty Raka's when there is clear Hadeeth of Aa'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says that the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam,...