Fasting

I want to ask about the month Muharram. I am a sunni but my husband says there is no sorrow more than the death of Imam Hussain AS. What is the truth behind it? Can you guide about it? About this month about Imam Hussain and Hassan.

Fasting, Sects

07 Sep

ANSWER: This is baseless and an innovation. The prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam fasted this day out of showing gratitude to Allah for saving Mosa peace be upon and his people. Making it a day of mourning and sadness is an innovation and it would be like correcting our prophet and accusing him of […]

We are travelling for madina in sha Allah! can we fast for ashura being a traveller?

Fasting

04 Sep

ANSWER: This is permissible if there is no hardship on you.

Unmarried person should fast, So he or she can fast all days until he or she get married?

Fasting

20 Aug

ANSWER: It is best to fast alternate days. But if this doesn’t stop their desire, they should fast every day.

Which days are prohibited to fast during the year?

Fasting

13 Aug

ANSWER: The days that are forbidden to fast are the 2 eid days and ayyam al tashreekh (11,12 and 13 of dhul hijjah) as these are the days of eating, drinking and remembering Allah. It is also prohibited to isolate Friday and Saturday with voluntary fasting.

1.Can we Sacrifice animals for the dead? 2. I live in Pakistan. Should we fast the day of Arafah according to Saudi Arabia or Pakistan?

Fasting, Slaughtering

08 Aug

ANSWER: 1. This is permissible, however the Sunnah is to include the deceased in your own sacrifice. 2. Your Arafat is on the 9th of thulhijjah according to your islamic authority in your country regardless of when it is in Saudi Arabia.

Sheikh my question is,if I’m not able to fast on 9th of zilhajj due to maturation but I do dhikr whole day so would I get the reward and will my sins of two years will be absolves as hadith’s? I really wanted to fast but now I’m helpless 😭😫

Fasting

08 Aug

ANSWER: If you were used to observe this fast in the previous years then in sha Allah you will get the reward even without actually fasting (due to menstruation)

If the day of arafah happens to be on a Saturday do we have to fast the Friday as well? I have heard that we are not allowed to fast Saturdays or Sundays by themselves as they are days of the Jews and Christians.

Fasting

08 Aug

ANSWER: It is not a must to fast the Friday as well in this situation because you can fast the day of Arafah alone even if it falls on a Friday or a Saturday, this is an exception just like Ashoora.

This year 9 dhulhijjah falls on Saturday. Is it permissible to fast on Saturday as there is one hadeeth that forbids us to fast on saturday except if it is a compulsory fasting.

Fasting

08 Aug

ANSWER: You can fast the day of Arafah alone even if it falls on a Friday or a Saturday, this is an exception just like Ashoora.

If your saliva tastes like food, even if subtly, after suhoor and you swallow it after suhoor, does that break your fast?

Fasting

30 Jul

ANSWER: No, the taste doesn’t break your fast. Only if there was particles of food and you swallow it, this would break your fast.

1. Is it possible to combine zul hijjah sawm and ramadhan missed sawm?? 2. Which days are not permissible to fast if we are making up for missed fasts?

Fasting

27 Jul

ANSWER: 1. This is permissible. 2. There are no days that are not allowed to fast for the missed fard fasts except the two eid days and the days of tashreeq (11, 12, 13th of dhul hijjah)

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