Fasting

I am intending to fast for the 6 days of Shawwal!I want to do these fasts every Friday & Saturday because those are my off days & thus I can include a lot extra worship such as reciting Al-Quraan,Dhikr,nafl prayers etc. at the state of fasting.But I have been told not to fast on Fridays as it considered to be weekly Eid(!!!).Please Advise!

18 Jun

ANSWER: You must not single out Friday or Saturday to fast these days. You can however fast on both Friday and Saturday, together.

I was intending to keep the 6 fasts of Shawwal every alternate day. Is that permissible or should I keep them one after the other when I start the first one?

Fasting

18 Jun

ANSWER: You can keep them whenever you want, throughout the whole month. It’s not required that they must be continuous. However, you must not single Friday or Saturday out.

Sheikh if some1 is suffering from intense dry,hard and rough cough so much that he needs water to stop it,in this case can a fast be broken because water was the need at that time and without water it can’t be stop or it can get prolonged

Fasting

13 Jun

ANSWER: This depends on the doctor. If he says that this is an illness that requires breaking off the fast, then so be it. But if he says that this is nothing and that it will go away after some time, then it is prohibited.

I have heard that if a woman gets menses while fasting her fast is broken but she should abstain from eating until the the fast opens. Is this true?

Fasting, Menstruation and post-natal bleeding

13 Jun

ANSWER: This is baseless. Her fast breaks the minute she gets her menses and she can eat and drink as it is haram for a menstrurating woman to fast.

I am about 6 months pregnant and I am fasting but one day my condition became bad and I broke the fast. Is there any kuffara that I need to give?

Fasting

11 Jun

ANSWER: You must make it up whenever you are able. There’s no sin nor kaffara for this.

Sir is seeking knowledge like reading books, listening to lectures considered ibadaat? Can i do these acts when seeking laytatul qadar?

Fasting, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

11 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, but you should add to that standing for night prayer, reading Quran and making a lot of Dua and Dhikr as this is more beneficial and rewarding than listening to lectures.

my father inlaw is to old he is 85 years old he is sick scince 3 years.he can not recognize any one of us.he can not walk.his sons take him wash room.i just want to ask the rulling of fidya on him.because i tell my husband to give his fidya.but he said no.he is to old.its ok.

Fasting

11 Jun

ANSWER: If he is senile and can’t recognize people or know the difference between day and night, then there is no fidya on him as he is not accountable for his actions any more.

I heard of a group of brothers who were very hungry whilst fasting and wanted to break their fast but there was still many hours left until iftar so they travelled somewhere so they can eat and break their fast

Fasting

11 Jun

ANSWER: This is sinful and not permissible, and they must repent for this sin and make up the day they missed.

Kindly suggest me some Authentic Dhikr & Supplications for Laylatul Qadr.

Fasting, Supplications

05 Jun

ANSWER: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي “Allahoma innaka afu’won tuhibul ala’fwa fa’afu anni”. (“Oh Allah, you are forgiving and love forgiving, so forgive me”.)

Approximately how many minutes before maghrib is the crucial time when the dua of a fasting person is accepted??

Fasting

04 Jun

ANSWER: This is the time just before breaking the fast.

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