
Why Ramadan is Special: Characteristics and Features – I
Fasting has great merits and beneficial outcomes, which are often referred to in the Quran and Sunnah (Prophetic tradition). Allah The Almighty enjoined it upon His servants for a month in the year, and decreed it upon them, just as He decreed it upon those who...

Mudarasah (rehearsal) of the Quran
It is authentically reported in the Two Sahihs on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that Jibril (peace be upon him) would meet the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) every night of Ramadan, and he would rehearse the Quran...

The Intention for Obligatory Fasting
It was narrated on the authority of Hafsah bint ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Whoever does not resolve on fasting before dawn, his fasting is invalid.” [Abu Daawood...

The One Who Provides a Fasting Person with Some Food to Break the Fast Earns the Same Reward as the One Who Was Observing It
Zaid ibn Khaid Al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, “The one who provides a fasting person with something to break his fast will earn the same reward as the one who was observing...