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Fasting

23 Ramadan 144712 March 2026

Zakah of the Body Is Fasting

QuestionIs this an authentic Hadith? For everything there is Zakah; the Zakah of the body is fasting.

21 Ramadan 144710 March 2026

The Reward for Fasting One Day Seeking Allah’s Pleasure

QuestionCan I quote this Hadith? "Whoever fasts for one day seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah will distance him from Jahannam by a distance like that of a crow that flew from the time it was a chick until it died of old age."

9 Ramadan 144726 February 2026

The Three Levels of Fasting

QuestionI heard a lecture where the speaker mentioned that Al-Ghazali said fasting has three levels. What are these three levels, and what is the Arabic?

8 Ramadan 144725 February 2026

Honouring an Invitation and What the Fasting Person Should Do

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When one of you is invited [to a meal], he must accept. If he is fasting, he should pray (i.e. make supplication for the host) and if he is not fasting, he should eat."

7 Ramadan 144724 February 2026

The Rank and Reward for Upholding the Pillars of Islam

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? A man came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think, if I testify that there is no deity but Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah, pray the five prayers, pay Zakah, fast Ramadan, and…

3 Ramadan 144720 February 2026

The Reward for a Voluntary Fast

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? "If a man were to fast one day voluntarily, and then was given the earth filled with gold, it would not equal the reward of that fast until the Day of Judgment."

2 Dhul Hijjah 144630 May 2025

An Untraceable Narration on the Virtue of Fasting the First Nine Days of Dhul Hijjah

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: On the first day of Dhul Hijjah, Allah forgave Adam (‘alayhis salam). Whoever fasts on this day, Allah will forgive all his sins. On the second day, Allah answered the du'a of Yusuf…

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."

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…

4 Jumadal Akhirah 14466 December 2024

Whoever Is Able to Marry Should Do So

QuestionCan I quote this Hadith? Narrated 'Alqamah: "While I was walking with 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu) he said, "We were in the company of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and he said, "He who can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him refrain from looking at…