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Question Please could you reference this Hadith? “I never saw Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) seeking to fast on a day more preferable to him than this day, the day of ‘Aashura…”
Tag Archives: Fasting
September, 2019
August, 2019
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7 August
An unreliable virtue of fasting on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah
Question Is 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.”
July, 2019
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30 July
Five things increase the memory
Question What is authenticity of following narration? خمس يذهبن بالنسيان ويزدن في الحفظ ويذهبن البلغم السواك والصيام وقراءة القرآن والعسل واللبان
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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
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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 …
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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)
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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
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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
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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 …
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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?
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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 …
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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].”
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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