Fasting

25 Shawwal 144713 April 2026

Reconciliation of the Hadiths on Salah Before and After The Eid Salah

QuestionHow do we reconcile these two Hadiths? خرج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم العيد فصلى ركعتين، لم يصل قبلها ولا بعدها كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لا يصلي قبل العيد شيئا، فإذا رجع إلى منزله صلى ركعتين

11 Shawwal 144730 March 2026

How the Pious Predecessors Reached Lofty Ranks

QuestionKindly translate and provide the reference: لم يدرك عندنا من أدرك بكثرة صيام ولا صلاة، وإنما أدرك بسخاء الأنفس، وسلامة الصدر، والنصح للأمة

7 Shawwal 144726 March 2026

Lowering The Gaze on ‘Eid Day

QuestionWhat is the Arabic text and reference for this? We went out with Sufyan on the day of 'Eid. He said: "Indeed, the first thing we begin with on this day is lowering our gaze."

7 Shawwal 144726 March 2026

Du’a for the Last Friday of Ramadan

QuestionJabir ibn 'Abdillah (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reported: I visited the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) on the last Friday of Ramadan. When he saw me, he said: "O Jabir, this is the last Friday of Ramadan, so bid it farewell by saying the following:” اللهم لا تجعله آخر العهد…

23 Ramadan 144712 March 2026

Zakah of the Body Is Fasting

QuestionIs this an authentic Hadith? For everything there is Zakah; the Zakah of the body is fasting.

21 Ramadan 144710 March 2026

The Reward for Fasting One Day Seeking Allah’s Pleasure

QuestionCan I quote this Hadith? "Whoever fasts for one day seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah will distance him from Jahannam by a distance like that of a crow that flew from the time it was a chick until it died of old age."

15 Ramadan 14474 March 2026

Emancipation from Jahannam Every Night of Ramadan

QuestionKindly provide the reference for this Hadith: "Allah Ta'ala frees six hundred thousand people from the Fire every night of Ramadan. And when the final night arrives, He frees a number equal to all those who were freed previously."

14 Ramadan 14473 March 2026

A Pious Predecessor’s Analogy of the Sacred Months

QuestionIs this a Hadith? "The year is like a tree, Rajab is the month of its budding, Sha'ban is the month of its branching, and Ramadan is the month of its harvest, and the believers are its harvesters."

8 Ramadan 144725 February 2026

Honouring an Invitation and What the Fasting Person Should Do

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When one of you is invited [to a meal], he must accept. If he is fasting, he should pray (i.e. make supplication for the host) and if he is not fasting, he should eat."

8 Ramadan 144725 February 2026

A Narration Stating That Allah Looks at Us Competing for Good in Ramadan

QuestionRamadan is about to dawn upon you. Ramadan is the month of blessings. In this month, Allah Ta'ala turns His special mercies towards you, forgives your sins and accepts your du'as and supplications. Allah Ta'ala looks at your vying with each other in carrying out good deeds in Ramadan [to…

7 Ramadan 144724 February 2026

The Rank and Reward for Upholding the Pillars of Islam

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? A man came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think, if I testify that there is no deity but Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah, pray the five prayers, pay Zakah, fast Ramadan, and…

3 Ramadan 144720 February 2026

The Reward for a Voluntary Fast

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? "If a man were to fast one day voluntarily, and then was given the earth filled with gold, it would not equal the reward of that fast until the Day of Judgment."