Fasting

Sheikh, Can I do fast on my birthday?

Fasting, Innovations

24 Sep

ANSWER: This is an innovation. This is only possible for the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam.

I broke one of my 2 Ashura fasts midway due to poor health. Do I have to make up for it?

Fasting

10 Sep

ANSWER: No, as these are voluntary fasts and not obligatory ones.

I fast for 9th and 10th moharram. And I’m supposed to fast 5 of my Ramadan fasts. Kindly enlighten me is those 2 are taken as my Ramadan left fasts or I should fast 5 now?

Fasting

02 Sep

ANSWER: If you had double intention a night before or before Fajr for fasting the missed days of Ramadan as well as the Ashura fasts, this would count, otherwise it won’t and you will have to keep those 5 missed fasts.

My question is it allowed to break our oath fasting because we didn eat suhur or its not allowed to do that like fard fastings.

Fasting

30 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it’s a mandatory fast.

Is it true that Muhammad p.b.u.h said that don’t fast for only 10th of muharram because cristians fast on this day … Fast for 10th of muharram with a pair of 9th or 11th muharram …? Kindly elaborate

Fasting

26 Aug

ANSWER: The Jews of Madinah used to fast on the 10th of Muharram because Allah saved Moosa alayhissalam from the Pharoah and his people on this day. Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam said we have more right on Moosa therefore he started fasting this day and said if he were to be alive the […]

1. Sir what is the reward of keeping fast on 9th and 10th muharram? 2. Will my fast get accepted if I intend to fast on 9-10th Muharram with intention to cover my previous missed fardh fast? Will this suffice the covering of missed fardh fast as well fasting on 9-10th Muharram?

Fasting

26 Aug

ANSWER: 1. Fasting the day of Ashoora expiates the sins of the previous year. 2. This is permissible.

What is the ruling regarding Muharram whole month fasting????

Fasting

23 Aug

ANSWER: Fasting the majority of or the entire month is recommended for Muharram.

A practicing sister wants to add one new form of worship to please Allah subhaanahu wa taala. Kindly suggest what has more rewards, waking up for tahajjud prayers twice a week or fasting Mon and Thurs. (She feels she can’t do both)

Fasting, Other

27 Jul

ANSWER: Fasting Mondays and Thursdays as this is a continuous form of worship.

I want to know that can we fast (9 and 10 zil hajj) hajj because i’ll fast for missed ramadan fast, so my fast during 9 and 10 dhul hajja will accepted or not?

Fasting

26 Jul

ANSWER: It is totally prohibited to fast on the 10th of dhul hijja as it’s the Eid day and it’s forbidden to fast on the two Eids and the days of tashreek (11, 12 and 13th dhul hijja) 9th of dhul hijja is the day of arafa and it’s highly recommended to fast this day […]

Should we fast the day of Arafah and celebrate eid according to our country or Saudi Arabia?

Fasting, Slaughtering

26 Jul

ANSWER: You fast the day of Arafat and you celebrate the eid according to your local Islamic authority in your country and not according to Saudi Arabia.

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