Drinking water thinking that the sun had set
Question: I had to make up for a day of fasting that I missed last Ramadan and I actually did that before the advent of the current Ramadan. Here is my question: Having performed the Fajr Prayer, I slept and when I woke up, I looked at the clock and thought that the sun had already set. So, I drank a cup of water and then returned to sleep again. When I woke up again, I did not remember whether it had in fact been before or after sunset when I drank...
Striving for Forgiveness by Day and Night
If a believer truly repents to Allah The Almighty and frees himself from the injustice between him and other people, and if he rectifies his relations with them, there can be nothing better for him. No doubt, as a narration says: "Dissonance between people...
The fast of the cerebral palsy patient
Question: My daughter suffers from congenital cerebral palsy. She hears, but cannot speak; she also cannot move or sit because of the damaged parts of her brain. It is possible to say that she is mentally retarded. Although she is ýnow more than twelve years old, her cognitive abilities are very weak. I do not know how to tell her about the existence of Allah The Almighty and the obligation of worshipping Him, not to mention the fast and its rulings....
The Fasting of our Salaf
Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “I heard the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, saying: “Indeed, anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from the Hellfire for (a distance...