Fasting and watching obscene images

Question: A man on the days of fasting in Ramadan surfs the internet in order to relieve the boredom and tries his best to avoid looking at obscene pictures, but he sometimes comes across pictures of women on the homepages of websites. He immediately turns away his gaze and regrets it. He dislikes seeing these pictures and does not look at them on purpose. Does seeing these pictures unintentionally invalidate or affect one's fasting? What should he do if...

Praying but not fasting

Question: Suppose you pray but don't 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 his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions. The person who does not fast in Ramadan commits a major great sin no matter how punctual he is with the prayers. In fact, fasting is one of the five pillars of...

14 Ramadan

14 Ramadan - The Kings of Himyar Embraced Islam. A message came to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, from the kings of Himyar announcing their conversion to Islam. They included Al-Haarith ibn ‘Abd Kulaal, Nu‘aym ibn ‘Abd Kulaal, An-Nu‘maan, Ma‘aafir and Hamdaan - 9 A.H. - The Conquest of Antioch. Antioch is a great city with rich resources. It was said to have one hundred and thirty six towers and was conquered...

How to Avoid Slacking in Ramadan -III

• Avoiding evil company and wasting time during Ramadan One should be especially careful in avoiding turning the nights of Ramadan into nights of entertainment and gatherings of sin, amusement, dancing, watching movies, listening to music and festivals during...

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  • Making up a missed fast on Friday alone

    Question: salam. its forbiden to fast on friday(only) but can we fast if we are keeping obligatory missed fasts ? jazakAllahukhairan. Fatwa: All perfect...

  • Bleeding and fasting during Ramadan

    Question: salam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa Barakatu I had an abortion one week ago; by the begining of Ramadan I will be in my second week. Now I have little drops...

  • How to receive the month of Ramadan

    Question: Would you please tell me how to receive the noble month of Ramadan? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there...