Fasting

Allah’s messenger said ‘look for the night of qadr in the last ten nights of ramadan’. My question is what should we do in the odd nights of this month. Pray nawafil? Adhkar? Any special dua? Please guide us.

Fasting, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

23 Apr

ANSWER: You should not only focus on the odd nights as it also can be in the even nights.

When does laylatul qadr actually Begin? is it on the night of 20th or on the night of 21st??

Fasting, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

21 Apr

ANSWER: The last ten nights of Ramadan begin from night of 20th fast (in hijri calendar the new day begins at maghrib)

Sometimes people try to avoid sin in ramadan from dawn to dust,but after sunset they become less careful about sin as they think that doing sin in state of fasting is more sinful than in not fasting state.is it true that in ramadan drom dawn to dusk doing sin is More sinful than doing after sunset?

Fasting

20 Apr

ANSWER: When a person is fasting, this should be a deterrent for him from sinning than when he is not fasting. If it doesn’t stop him, this means that his fasting has no value.

What is the ruling of performing shawwal fasting,does a women has to complete her missed fasting first then shawwal or she can first keep fasting for shawwal and complete her missed fasting in the entire year?

Fasting

19 Apr

ANSWER: She must first keep her missed fasts and then keep the 6 days of shawwal.

What is the significance of feeding iftar to people in the mosque who are not really needy/poor but present for Salah in a well off village? Or is it better to feed iftar to poor/helpless like in the Madrasa/orphanage?

Fasting

19 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this as its very rewarding to feed a fasting person to break his fast, whether he’s poor or rich.

Sheikh, I have a little obsession with nibbling on the cuticles, whenever I am stressed. It is just little bit of skin not much. So my question is, is my fast invalid if I do this. Please answer my question Sheikh as this is really stressing me out.

Fasting

18 Apr

ANSWER: If you swallow it then definitely the fast is broken.

Is it permissible to decorate your inside and outside house like lights, balloons, streamer of Ramadhan mubarak during ramadhan and eid?

Fasting, Sports, Entertainment and Music

18 Apr

ANSWER: No problem.

I didn’t make the niyyah for fasting before the dawn but still continued to fast that day, do I have to keep a fast again?

Fasting

15 Apr

ANSWER: You don’t have to have the intention everyday for Ramadan except for the 1st day of it.

I want to know whether it is permissible to combine our intentions during Ramadan (for eg. the 13th of Ramadan falls on a Monday) are we allowed to have the intention to fast for it as well?

Fasting

14 Apr

ANSWER: No.

Sheikh can someone have food after the Suhoor time ended before athan?

Fasting

14 Apr

ANSWER: Suhoor times end when fajr time begins. If the athan is not due yet, you can eat and drink.

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