Tag Archives: Fasting

May, 2019

• 17 May

  How many dates would Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) have at iftar?

  Question Is there any mention in Hadith as to how many dates did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) consume at the time of iftar?
• 16 May

  Whoever is deprived of carrying out good deeds in Ramadan is deprived of goodness

  Question I would like to know the reference for the following Hadith: Ramadan began and Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “This month has come and in it there is a night that is better than one thousand months. Whoever is deprived of [doing good in this month] is deprived of all goodness and no one is deprived of its …
• 15 May

  Allah Ta’ala loves three things; hastening to break the fast, delaying sehri and folding the hands in Salah

  Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Allah Ta’ala loves three things; Hastening to break the fast [when iftar time sets in], delaying the suhur [till the last time] and placing one hand on the other in Salah [placing the right hand on the left hand in Salah].”
• 10 May

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) always broke his fast and then offered Maghrib

  Question Is this narration authentic? عن أنس قال: ما رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قط صلى صلاة المغرب حتى يفطر، ولو على شربة من ماء

April, 2019

• 26 April

  Virtue of fasting one day in the path of Allah

  Question Can 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.”
• 18 April

  A Hadith regarding fasting on the 15th of Sha’ban

  Question What 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] day.”
• 2 April

  The fish/angels seek forgiveness on behalf of a fasting person

  Question I would like to know the reference and grading for the following Hadith: وتستغفر لهم الحيتان حتى يفطروا ‘The fish seek forgiveness on their behalf until they break their fast’

February, 2019

• 14 February

  The virtue of spending Ramadan in Makkah

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever is in Makkah when Ramadan comes, and he fasts and prays qiyam as much as he can, Allah will write for him the reward of a hundred thousand Ramadans observed elsewhere, and for every day Allah will write for him the …
• 6 February

  Charity removes sin

  Question Could I know the authenticity and references for the following. Rasullullah (salallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: Charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire.

January, 2019

• 29 January

  Ghibah [backbiting] while fasting

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Two women were fasting. A man said, “O Messenger of Allah! There are two women who are fasting and they have nearly perished out of thirst.” Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) remained silent. The man returned midday and said, “O Prophet of Allah! They are near death.” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) called for them …

October, 2018

• 30 October

  Hadith Jibril

  Question Kindly mention the famous Hadith Jibril which is recorded Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
• 16 October

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would always fast on Ayyamul bid [the white days]

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said: “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would not break fast on the days of Al-Bid [13th, 14th and 15th of every month] whether he was a resident or travelling”
• 2 October

  Fasting and offering Jumu’ah Salah in Madinah Munawwarah

  Question Is this narration authentic? Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Fasting the month of Ramadan in Madinah is like fasting one thousand months elsewhere, and one Jumu’ah prayer in Madinah is like one thousand offered elsewhere.”