Fasting – Hadith Answers

The reward on ‘Eidul Fitr for the one who completes the duties of the month of Ramadan

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I heard various scholars in our country citing a narration during the ‘Eidul Fitr sermon. The Hadith roughly states our Most Gracious Master, Allah Ta’ala, asking the angels what the reward is for the worker who completed his work. The angels reply that the worker should be fully paid. Then Our Master says that His servants, male and female, have fulfilled the obligation upon them and gone out for invocations and He swears by His honour, beauty, nobility, majesty and high status that He would most certainly respond to them. Then Our Master tells His servants to go back as He has forgiven them and replaced their evil deeds with good.

Kindly provide the reference and authenticity of this narration. Read More »

Fasting on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the sacred months

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Kindly provide the reference and authenticity of the following Hadiths:

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) is reported to have mentioned that: “The reward of 700 years of worship will be recorded for that person who fasts on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays of the sacred months [of Rajab, Zil Qa’dah, Zil Hajjah and Muharram.]

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) is also reported to have mentioned that a reward equal to two years of worship will be recorded for that person for each of the three days (i.e. Thursday, Friday and Saturday) of fasting during these sacred months. Read More »

An unreliable virtue of fasting on ‘Aashura

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What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever fasts on the day of ‘Aashura (10th of Muharram) will be granted the reward of ten thousand (10 000) angels.”

Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) response after hearing the Jews’ reasoning for fasting on ‘Aashura

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Kindly explain the following words that appear in a Hadith related to ‘Aashura:

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An unreliable virtue of fasting on the 1st of Dhul Hijjah

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Is this Hadith authentic?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“On the first night of Dhul Hijjah, Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam) was born. Whomsoever fasts on that day it will be an atonement for eighty years sins.”

Whomsoever is mindful of and protects three things will be a close friend of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

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Is this narration reliable?

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Three things whomsoever protects, are truly my friends and whoever destroys them is my enemy; Prayer, fasting and impurity.”

Fasting whilst on journey

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Can you please verify and explain the following Hadith:

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ – صلى الله عليه وسلم -: “‏لَيْسَ مِنَ الْبِرِّ الصِّيَامُ فِي السَّفَرِ”‏

Why would Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) fast extra in Sha’ban?

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I heard that Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) would fast more in Sha’ban than in other months. What is the reason for this?

Fasting will serve as a shield as long as one abstains from backbiting

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Can you mention the reference for this narration?

الصيام جنة ما لم يخرقها صاحبها وخرقها الغيبة

A Hadith on fasting and carrying out other good deeds in Ramadan

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Please comment on the status of this narration:

من أتى عليه شهر رمضان صحيحا مسلما، صام نهاره، وصلى وردا من ليله، وغض بصره، وحفظ فرجه ولسانه ويده، وحافظ على صلاته مجموعة، وبكر إلى جمعه، فقد صام الشهر، واستكمل الأجر، وأدرك ليلة القدر، وفاز بجائزة الرب

A fabricated narration on the reward of opening the fast with a halal date

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Is this narration authentic?

من أفطر على تمرة من حلال زيد في صلاته أربعمائة صلاة

Fasting on the twenty seventh (27th) of Rajab

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Is the following Hadith authentic?

“The one who fasts on the twenty seventh (27th) day of Rajab will receive the reward of fasting for sixty years“

A lengthy unreliable Hadith on fasting and other occurrences in Rajab

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Is the following Hadith authentic?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

Rajab is a tremendous month in which Allah multiplies the good deeds. So whoever fasts a day from Rajab it is as if he fasted a year; and whoever fasts seven days of it the seven gates of Jahannam are closed to him; and whoever fasts eight days from it the eight gates of Jannah are opened to him; and whoever fasts ten days from it will not ask Allah except that Allah will grant it. And whoever fasts from it fifteen days a caller will call out from heavens “Verily you have been forgiven whatever you have done in the past, so renew your good actions.” In Rajab Allah carried Nuh in the ark for six months, the last of them being the day of ‘Ashura, in which it landed on the mountain of Judi, and Nuh fasted along with all those with him as well as the animals, in thanks to Allah….