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  • Our Children and the Quran in Ramadan - I

    Facts and news: The first piece of news: An eleven-year-old boy from the Croatian capital Zagreb memorized the whole Quran. A Zagreb-based newspaper said that the child, who is still at the primary school, has memorized the whole Quran in five years and that he used to spend four hours a day in memorization of the Quran. The second piece of news:.. More

  • Invalidators of Fasting

    Question: What invalidates fasting? Answer: The invalidators of fasting are as follows: 1- Sexual intercourse 2- Eating 3- Drinking 4- Ejaculation of semen with desire 5- What may be regarded as (a substitute for) food and drink 6- Intentional vomiting 7- Blood coming out (of the body) by means of cupping 8- Blood coming out during menstrual.. More

  • Some Mistakes of Those Who Fast and Perform the Nightly Prayers

    All praise be to Allah Almighty, and may blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah and all his family and Companions. The blessed month of Ramadan is a season of varied acts of worship including fasting, night prayers, reciting the Quran, giving charity, kindness, thikr (remembrance of Allah Almighty), supplication, seeking forgiveness, and.. More

  • {But to Fast Is Best for You}

    One of the favors of Allah Almighty upon this Ummah (Muslim community) is that He laid down for it – in this religion – that which sets its worldly and otherworldly affairs right. Among the most important things that He ordained is fasting the blessed month of Ramadan . Acts of worship in Islam are duties for trial and a measure that shows.. More

  • Fasting: A Medical Miracle-I

    The human body is exposed to many harmful substances and toxins which may accumulate in its tissue, most of which come from the food one eats excessively, especially these days when many societies lead luxurious lives and there is a great abundance of foods of different kinds. New techniques play an important role in enhancing, preparing and making.. More

  • The Inward Requirements of Fasting

    Praise be to Allah Who has thwarted the hopes of Satan and frustrated his plots by making fasting a bulwark and a shield for his righteous servants; Who taught them that the way of Satan to their hearts lies in secret lust; Who has made known to them that only through subduing its secret lust could the soul assert its superiority. Fasting is distinguished.. More

  • The Virtue of Fasting Six Days of Shawwaal

    It was narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyoob Al-Ansaari, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and then fasts six days of Shawwaal, it is as if he fasts the whole year." [Muslim] It was narrated on the authority of Thawbaan, may Allah be pleased with him, that.. More

  • A program for the Blessed Month of Ramadan

    Question: In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Ever Merciful Praise be to Allah and may His blessings and peace be upon His Messenger. Dear brothers, I greet you with the greeting of Islam: Assalaamu Alaykum, Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {The month of Ramadan [is that] in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for the people.. More

  • The house during Ramadan

    One of the favors that Allah could bestow upon a Muslim is to prolong his life until he reaches the month of Ramadan and then enables him to fast it and pray the optional night prayers during it. Rewards for good deeds in this month are multiplied; ranks are elevated; and Allah frees many people from the Hell-Fire. Therefore, a Muslim should utilize.. More

  • Enhancing Zuhd in Ramadan

    Let us welcome the blessed month of Ramadan this time with a fresh commitment to our Merciful Creator and Sustainer to reorient our lives in His way. The most salient lesson of this month of divine training for the believers is self-restraint and abstinence. As we train ourselves in abstinence from the necessities of life for part of a day through the.. More

  • Looking at women on the day of Ramadan and having a wet dream

    Question: A man did not lower his gaze from prohibited sights on one of the days of Ramadan, then slept and had a wet dream. Is such ejaculation considered a deliberate act that breaks his fasting? 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.. More

  • Just a few more days to Ramadan: What should you do?

    Our beloved Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Ramadan has come to you. It is a blessed month that Allah The Almighty prescribed fasting during it and wherein the gates of heavens are open, the gates of Hell are shut, and the rebellious devils are chained. Allah placed a night, which is better than one thousand months, in this.. More

  • 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.. More

  • Ramadan: An Invaluable Opportunity for the Youth - III

    5 – Night Prayer: Night Prayer is a confirmed Sunnah (Prophetic tradition), especially in Ramadan. Taraaweeh prayer is performed in congregation in the mosques on the nights of Ramadan. One should be keen to attend all the Taraaweeh prayers until the Imaam finishes in order to gain the reward of praying the whole night. The Prophet, sallallaahu.. More

  • Ramadan: An Invaluable Opportunity for the Youth - II

    Examples of the diligence of the righteous predecessors: These are some bright examples that highlight the diligence of the righteous predecessors in worshipping and obeying Allah The Exalted. Perhaps pondering over them would raise our morale and motivate us to perform extra acts of worship. 1 – The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi.. More