17 Ramadan
17 Ramadan - The beginning of Revelation to the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam - 13 years before Hijrah - The Great Battle of Badr - 2 A.H. - Death of 'Ali Ibn Abu Taalib may Allah be pleased with him - 40 A.H. - Death of the Mother of the Believers, 'Aa'ishah may Allah be pleased with her - 58 A.H. - The Death of Imaam, jurist and Haafith ‘Abdullaah ibn Thakwaan Al-Qurashi Al-Madani, nicknamed Abu Az-Zinaad. He reported Hadeeths from a...
Visiting a Person Observing I‘tikaaf
In a Hadeeth on the authority of Safiyyah bint Huyayy, may Allah be pleased with her, she said, Once, while the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was in I‘tikaaf, I visited him at night and talked with him. I got up to depart and he...
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...
The Impact of Fasting on Blood Pressure
Question: I have a question regarding a drop in blood pressure: does it affect fasting? Please give me some details on the issue, and what are the cases of high blood pressure that could prevent a person from fasting? Answer: Assalaamu ‘Alaykum, dear brother Ahmad. Perhaps you meant to ask about the impact fasting has on blood pressure. Blood pressure should not prevent a person from fasting unless it is high enough to require medication to maintain...