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  • A strategy to combat thirst in Ramadan

    The feeling of thirst in the month of Ramadan becomes intense when it falls in summer, so how can we help our bodies maintain water, resist the feeling of thirst, and reduce its intensity? The feeling of thirst in the month of Ramadan becomes intense in summer because the period of fasting may extend to more than 14 hours a day. The body continues.. More

  • Balancing cooking & worship in Ramadan

    The blessed month of Ramadan is fast approaching and many of us are busy making preparations to make this a special time for our families. Ramadan is a time for voluntary acts of worship, sharing with those who are less fortunate, and reflecting on the message that Allah has given to us. Overall, the goal of this month is to develop ourselves spiritually.. More

  • Enlivening the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan with Worship

    It was narrated on the authority of ‘Aa'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that she said, “When the last ten days of Ramadan would come, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to tighten his lower garment belt, spend the whole night in prayer and worship, and wake his family (at night for prayer and worship).” [Al-Bukhari.. More

  • Let Us Attain Emancipation from Hell

    The best wish a Muslim can have in the month of Ramadan, after attaining the mercy of Allah The Almighty and His Forgiveness, is to be emancipated from Hell, as Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire].}[Quran 3:185] However, emancipation from Hell requires standing.. More

  • Permissibility of Praying Taraaweeh - I

    It was narrated on the authority of ‘Abdul-Rahmaan ibn ‘Abd Al-Qaari’, may Allah have mercy upon him, that he said, I went out in the company of ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him, one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups: a man praying alone and a man praying with.. More

  • Permissibility of the Taraaweeh Prayer - II

    In a Hadeeth (narration) on the authority of Zayd ibn Thaabit, may Allah be pleased with him, he said, The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, made a small room (with a palm leaf mat). The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, came out (of his house) and prayed in it. Some men came and joined him in his prayer... More

  • 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. .. More

  • Using smoking patches during Ramadan

    Question: I would like to ask about the patchs that are used for people who want to stop smoking. Are those ok to use during Ramdan or will they break the fast? 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, may Allah exalt.. More

  • The change of the time of woman's menses does not affect her fasting

    Question: I am going to take the treatment of fertility .for this ivf have to be done .my periods came on7 sep . doctor gave me injection for period withdrawal so periods came again after 15 days . My question is I should fast or not ? fast of ramadan ..Coz due to treatment habit of periods is changed .I think next month periods will not come at the.. More

  • Tasting food during Ramadan

    Question: Can women taste food in 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 is His slave and Messenger, may Allah exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions. Some scholars have declared that it is disliked for.. More

  • Ramadan: a call for return and reform- II

    The month of generosity and giving Another blessing of the month of Ramadan is the increase in brotherhood, mutual love, care, and generosity and charity towards the poor and the needy. The meetings of the Suhoor, the pre-dawn meal, and the Iftaar, the post- dusk breakfast, are supposed to be the epitome of joy and manifestations of brotherly and familial.. More

  • Ramadan: a call for return and reform- I

    These days, the Muslims around the globe are rightly busy preparing to welcome the noble month of Ramadan. Of this month, Allah Says (what means): “The month of Ramadan [is that] in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it;.. More

  • This is what our predecessors used to do…

    Muslims know the great reward of providing something for the fasting person to break the fast. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “He who provides for the breaking of the fast of another earns the same reward as the one who was observing the fast, without diminishing in any way the reward of the latter.” [Ahmad, At-Tirmithi,.. More

  • Her traveling husband arrived and had sex with her during the last day of Ramadan

    Question: Assalamu alaikum, Dear brothers, please give us the clarification of our queries. I am a married women with one child. Soon after our marriage my husband left me to his working place (another country). Because his leave was shorter. He joined with me after a year on the 30th day of Ramadan. He started the fasting (1st of Ramadan) from where.. More

  • Benefits of Thikr (Mentioning) Allah – IV

    This is the last part of this topic that addresses the benefits of mentioning Allah. The following highlights more of these benefits that the slave will harvest in this world as well as the Hereafter when mentioning Allah: [39] It relieves the person during hardships and difficulties, turning them into ease. Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, reported.. More