Fasting

5 Dhul Hijjah 14407 August 2019

An Unreliable Virtue of Fasting on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Nabi Dawud was forgiven on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, thus, whoever fasts on this day sixty (60) years of his sins will be expiated."

27 Dhul Qa'dah 144030 July 2019

Five Things Increase the Memory

QuestionWhat is authenticity of following narration? خمس يذهبن بالنسيان ويزدن في الحفظ ويذهبن البلغم: السواك، والصيام، وقراءة القرآن، والعسل، واللبان

13 Dhul Qa'dah 144016 July 2019

Anas’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Fatwa Regarding Making Up Missed Fasts of Ramadan

QuestionCan you confirm the source of this verdict of Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu 'anhu)? عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: إن شئت فاقض رمضان متتابعا وإن شئت متفرقا If you wish, you could make up the missed fasts of Ramadan consecutively or separately.

17 Shawwal 144021 June 2019

Marriage to a Maiden of Jannah (Hur) as a Reward for Fasting

QuestionWhat is the status of the below? Is it a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and who is Al Hasan? Al Hasan (rahimahullah) said: "A maiden of Jannah will speak to the Wali of Allah while he is laying with her on [the shore of] a river of…

17 Ramadan 144022 May 2019

Another Narration on Fasting Is a Shield

QuestionIs this narration authentic? قال ربنا عز وجل الصيام جنة يستجن بها العبد من النار وهو لي وأنا أجزي به

15 Ramadan 144020 May 2019

Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Explains the Conduct of a Fasting Person

QuestionWhat is the source of this narration? Sayyiduna Jabir ibn 'Abdillah (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said: "When you fast, then let your hearing, your sight and tongue also fast from speaking lies and carrying out forbidden deeds, and do not cause harm to your servant. When you fasting, you should be dignified…

12 Ramadan 144017 May 2019

Charity (Sadaqah) in Ramadan

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best charity is that given in Ramadan"

20 Sha'ban 144026 April 2019

Virtue of Fasting One Day in the Path of Allah

QuestionCan you confirm the source of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever fasts a day in the path of Allah 'Azza Wa Jalla, Allah will distance Jahannam from him by a measure of one hundred years of travel."

12 Sha'ban 144018 April 2019

A Hadith Regarding Fasting on the 15th of Sha’ban

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا كانت ليلة النصف من شعبان فقوموا ليلها وصوموا نهارها Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When it is the night of the middle of Sha'ban then spend the night in [Salah/'ibadah] and fast the [next]…