Fasting

i usually fast Mondays and Thursdays, and white days (13,14,15) every month. Recently I read that the 3 fasts (white days), a person can choose any 3 days of the month to fast. Is this correct? If so, then is there any difference in reward between white days and any 3 days?

Fasting

17 Jul

ANSWER: The best is to fast the 3 white days but you can choose any random 3 days of the lunar month as well but it would be less in reward.

I want to fast d sunna fast of d first 9 days of dhul hajj. Is it OK for me to have two intentions for 3 of d 9 days for d fast of 3 days sunna fast in every month.

Fasting

15 Jul

ANSWER: No problem, even if you didn’t have this intention. It will be automatically done.

What is the sunnah way of breaking the fast. Is it to break it with dates then pray magrib and then have the meal or is it to break the fast and have the meal then pray the Salah.

Fasting

03 Jul

ANSWER: This is up to his preference. If he can eat dates and pray without thinking of food, he can pray. If hastening to pray would make him think about food, he should eat iftar and then pray.

I remember when I was 12 or 13, I was fasting in ramadan and I deliberately broke my fast. Do I have to pay kaffarah for this? I also didn’t start praying salat regularly until I was 15.

Fasting

02 Jul

ANSWER: If you had reached the age of puberty, you must make up that fast now besides repenting sincerely to Allah.

Is it possible to combine fasting of Daud and fasting of Monday and Thursday or others voluntary fasting? For example, if someone fasts on Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday with a view to observing fasting of Daud, Can he fast also on Thursday? I mean observing Fasting of Daud and Weekly fasting. In that should he fast for three days(Wed,thu,Fri)?

Fasting

01 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible as he would be fasting more than 15 days a month.

Sheikh I will like to know if it’s allowed to fast because you want special favour from Allah(swt)

Fasting, Innovations

27 Jun

ANSWER: This will be innovation.

While was travelling during Ramadan in train I didn’t fast with the intention that I will make up the fast. I would be honest the journey was comfortable although it was nearly 300km. Is this against the sunnah ?

Fasting

25 Jun

ANSWER: No problem in not fasting while traveling as Allah has given you the concession. However, it’s best if you fast if there’s no hardship on you.

I made intention to fast one night, but not decided whether its volunteer shawwal fast or Ramadan missed fast till morning. Then I learned that we have to complete missed Ramadan fasts first, then make 6 shawwal fasts.so I intended it my Ramadan fast in the morning.so, is it acceptable? Shall I count it as Ramadan fast?

Fasting

19 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not valid as the niyyah for fard missed Ramadan fasts must be done before the athan of fajr. This is counted as general voluntary fasting.

What if someone starts his fasting while in a state of impurity,( like that person needs ghusl ) But he performed the ghusl after he has started the fasting.is the fasting valid?

Fasting

19 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, it is valid.

During my daughter’s birth it was time of Ramadan. That’s why I couldn’t fast that entire Ramadan. Is there any way I could compensate that 30 day of Ramadan cause it’s very tough for me to fulfill a whole month?

Fasting

18 Jun

ANSWER: There’s no other compensation for this except to make up all these days when all the obstacles are removed.

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