Month: May 2018

Conditions of Fast Breakers The fast breakers, except menstruation (hayd) and post child- birth bleeding (nifaas), including marital relations, self- pollution, eating and drinking; indulging in them do not break fast and require redemption of […]

Nullifiers that Entails Redemption and Expiation (Al-Qada & Kaffaarah) When a faster intentionally has marital relations with his wife during the daytime, the fast is invalidated. This is the most se- rious of fast breakers. That […]

Nullifiers of the Fast There are two categories of nullifiers of fast: 1 . nullifiers that entail redemption (qadaa). 2. nullifiers that entail redemption of the day or days invali- dated (qadaa), and expiation, (kaffaarah). […]

Things Permitted to the Faster as Un-avoidable Things that are a part of daily living, such as swallowing sa- liva, mucus, street dust, or mill dust (for workers at the mill), are unavoidable, and they […]

Things Permitted During Fast Although fasting entails restriction and abstinence there are certain things that are permitted for the faster to do. They in- clude: Bathing (Al-Ghusul), provided extra caution is taken to pre- vent […]

Striving in Devotion in the Last Ten Days of Ramadan Allah, the Almighty, in His mercy and wisdom, favored certain hours, days, and months with His benevolence. Among these months, Ramadan is the month of […]

Du’aa of Recitation of the Entire Qur’an (Du’a Khatmil Qur’an) At the completion of Al-Qur’an starting from Al-Fatihah to An- Nas the reciter must turn to Almighty Allah with supplications. It is further advisable to gather […]

Recitation of Al-Qur’an (Tilawatul Qur’an) It is highly recommended to recite or read Al-Qur’an, the final word of Allah (SWT), at all times, at least completing it twice in a year. The reports from the […]

The acts of charity and benevolence toward the less fortunate, for the sake of Allah, are highly desired on all occasions, but more so during the blessed month of Ramadan. In the book of Al-Bukhari, […]

Categories of Fasters The faster excels in the degree and the depth of his fasting in proportion to the intent and in the way he communicates with Allah as well adheres to the rules of […]