The Peak of Patience
Working with Food During Ramadan Fasting Ramadan involves great endurance and patience. For some, the greatest trial is enduring hunger. For others it is battling exhaustion. Still others find their test is controlling a short temper. What's Eating You? For...
Wearing lenses and putting lubricants in the eyes while fasting
Question: Can we wear lences while fasting note that we have to put lubricant every four hour? 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. We have already issued Fatwa 81664 clarifying that it is permissible to wear contact lenses while...
Let Them Rejoice at That
Why should we rejoice at the coming of Ramadan? What is so special about this month which makes it distinct from all the others of the year? • We should rejoice at the coming of Ramadan and welcome it with a heart that abounds in faith, hoping for the rewards...
Change and Ramadan
"The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely." [Quran 8:2] Have you ever read about the emaan (faith) of a...