Fasting

1 Ramadan 144718 February 2026

The Announcement When Ramadan Commences

QuestionIn which Hadith book can I find these exact words? إذا كانت أول ليلة من رمضان، صفدت الشياطين، ومردة الجن، وغلقت أبواب النار، فلم يفتح منها باب، وفتحت أبواب الجنة، فلم يغلق منها باب، ونادى مناد: يا باغي الخير أقبل، ويا باغي الشر أقصر، ولله عتقاء من النار، وذلك في…

16 Shawwal 144615 April 2025

Refraining from Indecent Talk While Fasting

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily, fasting is not only from eating and drinking. Rather, fasting is from vanity and obscenity. If someone abuses you or acts foolishly against you, then say: Indeed, I am fasting."

26 Ramadan 144626 March 2025

Abstaining from Sin is Essential When Fasting

QuestionCan you share the source for this narration? Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "Fasting isn't merely withholding from food and drink alone, rather, it is also withholding from lying, falsehood, vain speech and taking (unnecessary) oaths."

25 Ramadan 144625 March 2025

A Du’a to Recite at Iftar

QuestionKindly provide a reference for this du'a to recite at the time of opening one's fast: الحمد لله الذي أعانني فصمت ورزقني فأفطرت

14 Ramadan 144614 March 2025

An Unreliable Virtue of Fasting in Ramadan

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported: "Whoever fasts during Ramadan and controls their hearing, sight, and actions from sin and lying, will be brought close to Allah and their knee will touch the knee of Nabi Ibrahim ('alayhis salam)."

11 Ramadan 144611 March 2025

Abstaining from Sin While Fasting

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? رب صائم ليس له من صيامه إلا الجوع، ورب قائم ليس له من قيامه إلا السهر

10 Ramadan 144610 March 2025

Two Things to Avoid While Fasting

QuestionKindly provide the reference for this: "Two things, if safeguarded, will ensure one's fast remains intact: backbiting and lying."

6 Ramadan 14466 March 2025

Ramadan; A blessed Month

QuestionWhat is the reference for this Hadith? أخبرنا بشر بن هلال، قال: حدثنا عبد الوارث، عن أيوب، عن أبي قلابة، عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أتاكم رمضان شهر مبارك فرض الله عز وجل عليكم صيامه، تفتح فيه أبواب السماء، وتغلق فيه أبواب الجحيم، وتغل…

24 Rabi'ul Akhir 144628 October 2024

The Benefits of Occasional Hunger

QuestionCould you please provide the reference? "Hunger purifies the heart, suppresses desires, and causes subtle/precise knowledge."

20 Shawwal 144529 April 2024

Charity on Behalf of a Deceased Who Did Not Make a Bequest

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? A man said to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), "My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had lived she would have given alms. So, if I give alms now on her behalf, will she get the reward?" Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) replied…

23 Ramadan 14452 April 2024

The Two Battles a Believer Faces During Ramadan

QuestionPlease provide the correct reference for his statement: Al-Hafiz said: "Know that in the month of Ramadan, there are two Jihads of the self which take place for the believer: Jihad of the daytime with fasting. Jihad of the night time with standing for prayer."