Important Tips to Make Use of the Best of All Months-I
A great and blessed month… This is how the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, described the best of all months! Little wonder, for Ramadan is a great season for making profits. Whoever wastes it has lost a great deal, whoever refrains from...
The Validity of I‘tikaaf under the Sharee‘ah
Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who perform Tawaaf [circumambulation] and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer]."} [Quran...
A transplanted kidney and ability to fast
Question: I suffered kidney failure and underwent kidney transplant. At the beginning, doctors advised me not to fast, but after three years, they differed whether I should fast or not. Some doctors said I would be able to fast, while others disagreed, considering that fasting might weaken the transplanted kidney. What should I do if I did not fast as some doctors have advised me? Should I make up for the days I did not fast on, noting that I have already...
The valid intention of fasting
Question: In Ramadan, we performed the Taraaweeh prayer and bought our Sahoor (pre-dawn meal) and prepared it. Nevertheless, we slept and did not wake before dawn. Is that a valid intention, or is our fasting invalid? Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. Buying Sahoor and preparing...