Tag Archives: Fasting

July, 2019

• 16 July

  Anas’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) fatwa regarding making up missed fasts of Ramadan

  Question Can 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.

June, 2019

• 21 June

  Marriage to a Maiden of Jannah (Hur) as a reward for fasting

  Question What 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 honey in Jannah, while she hands him a glass …
• 18 June

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) advises Abu Dharr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) to fast the white days (Ayyamul Bid)

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said to me: “If you fast any part of the month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.” (The Ayyamul Bid)
• 14 June

  Cupping when fasting

  Question I would like to know the reference for the following narration: Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was asked: “Did you dislike cupping for the fasting person [during the time of Nabi sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam]?” He said, ‘No, except for the reason of one becoming weak.'”

May, 2019

• 22 May

  Another narration on fasting is a shield

  Question Is this narration authentic? قال ربنا عز وجل الصيام جنة يستجن بها العبد من النار وهو لي وأنا أجزي به
• 20 May

  Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) explains the conduct of a fasting person

  Question What 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 and calm. Do not make the day you are …
• 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’