Zakat Al-Fitr for couples living apart
Question I am married since August 2002 and my wife is still living with her parents in Algeria. Who is in charge of the payment of the Zakat Al-Fitr? Personally, I am living in France and I did not succeed to bring my wife regularly (I mean to establish her permanently in France). Should I pay for her or should her father pay? Fatwa All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and...
Giving food as expiation for failing to observe fast in Ramadan due to a remediable ailment
Question: My father fell ill and the physician advised him not to fast for a year. He gave food to an indigent for every day in Ramadan that he did not fast as expiation. The next Ramadan, he fasted. Now, is it due upon him to make up for the missed fasts of the last Ramadan or is expiation only sufficient? 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...
Blessings of Qiyaam in the Nights of Ramadan - II
Number of Rak‘ahs (units of prayer) of Qiyaam (voluntary night prayer): 7- It is performed with eleven Rak‘ahs. We would prefer not to exceed this number for the sake of following the Sunnah (tradition) of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa...
Expiating fasts on behalf of a deceased person who died before completing Ramadan
Question: My father died on 18th Ramadan while he was fasting and with 12 days remaining from the month. Is it incumbent upon me to make up for those 12 days on behalf of him? And in the case of it being so, then could I combine the intention of observing the six fasts of Shawwaal and the intention of making up for those days which my father did not fast, provided that I will complete the remaining days after finishing the six fasts of Shawwaal? May...


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