A fasting person inattentively drinks water
Question: One day, during the daytime in Ramadan, an argument broke out between myself and another person at work. I felt the dryness of my saliva because I had spoken a lot, and so I asked someone to bring me a glass of water to rinse my mouth. While I was talking, someone brought a bottle of water and I inattentively drank two sips. Immediately thereafter I became aware of the fact that I was fasting and stopped drinking. I continued my fasting until the...
Keeping Your Copybook Clean
Imagine there was a copybook in which you wrote down all the good and bad deeds you do every day, all your life. If you possessed such a book, what would you do? Would you try to count your good deeds and your sins? Would you look at your good deeds and take pride...
26 Ramadan
26 Ramadan - Death of Ibn Khaldoun, the prominent historian and the founder of modern sociology - 808 A.H. - The Appointment of Shaykh Jaad Al-Haqq as Mufti of Egypt. He had a huge impact on activating the role of the Iftaa’ Committee and preserving its rich heritage. Later, he was appointed as Minister of Awqaaf (Endowments) in Egypt – 1398 A.H. ...
Virtues of Fasting
It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Fasting is a shield (from Hell)." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] Another narration by Ahmad, may Allah have mercy...