Tag Archives: Ramadan

June, 2015

• 22 June

  Leading the Tarawih whilst looking in to the Quran

  Question Please clarify the issue of offering taraweeh prayer led by an imam who is not a hafiz and therefore reads from mushaf in a small community with no other masjid with a hafiz. Is it allowed? In defense people quote that Sayyidatuna ‘Aishah (radiyallahu’anha) used to offer tarawih led by a slave who use to read from mushaf ( al …
• 22 June

  An untraceable Hadith on the abundant rewards of Tarawih Salah

  Question Is the lengthy Hadith stating the virtue of Tarawih Salah narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) authentic? “Performing Tarawih on the first night washes all sins, performing on the second night washes all sins of parents” and so on for all thirty nights
• 19 June

  Alleged virtue for reciting the shahadah on the 1st Friday of Ramadan

  Question The following has become very popular on social media today- “If one prays the Shahadah forty times on the first jumu’ah of Ramadan, he/she gains the reward of one complete hajj. And the one who tells this to other people, gains the thawab of two complete hajj.” Is this from a Hadith?
• 18 June

  The result of showing respect to Ramadan

  Question To what extent the following story is authentic? can you provide a reference? A Jew treated Ramadan with a great respect. Once, after seeing his son eating food outside during Ramadan, he said “Muslims do not eat during a day. Are you making fun of them?” and hit on his son’s head. After the death of this Jew, one person saw him …
• 12 June

  An unauthentic reward for fasting in Ramadan

  Question Is the following Hadith reported in Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah authentic? “If the servants knew how great Ramadan was, then they would wish that Ramadan lasted all year. Indeed Paradise is decorated for Ramadan from the start of the year till the next year. The Hadith goes on to describe the reward a person will receive for fasting, for each …
• 3 June

  Exact wording for the du’a at the approach/beginning of Ramadan

  Question I wanted to find out regarding the exact words of the du’a at the advent of Ramadan, I have seen a reference of Kanzul ‘Ummal, The common wording is: اَللّٰهُمَّ سَلّمْنِيْ لِرَمَضانَ وَسَلّمْ رَمَضانَ لِيْ وَسَلّمْه لِي مُتَقَبَّلا Allahumma sallimni li Ramadana, wa sallim Ramadana li, wa sallimhu li mutaqabbala. However I tried looking for the wording ‘wasallimhu li’, …

May, 2015

• 25 May

  An unauthentic reward for performing Tarawih Salah

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whomsoever reads Salah at night [in Ramadan], will get one thousand five hundred [1500] rewards for each sajdah, and Allah will build for him a house in Jannah from rubies which will have sixty thousand [60 000] doors. Each door leads to a gold palace embedded with red …

July, 2014

• 17 July

  A Hadith from Bayhaqi on the virtues of the fast and salah in Ramadan

  Question I  was told there is a hadith in Bayhaqi which says for doing one sajdah in Ramadan, a person gets one thousand five hundred reward, I was also told 70 thousand angels pray for a person who fasts in the month Ramadan (every day) Are these Hadiths authentic? JazakAllahukhairan.
• 15 July

  The du’a that is commonly recited at Sehri/Suhur

  Question We were taught to recite the following at the time of sehri/suhur. Is it from the Hadith? Bi sawmi ghadin nawaytu
• 14 July

  Deeds done in Ramadan will last the whole year?

  Question We often hear that:  if you do good actions in Ramadan, you will get tawfiq to do it the whole year. Is it a Hadith?
• 12 July

  The famous tarawih tasbih

  Question Is the famous tasbih of tarawih mentioned in the Hadith? i.e. Subhana Dhil Mulki Wal Malakut…
• 7 July

  The Hadith that says four things should be done in abundance in Ramadan

  Question In a recent bayan a Moulana stated It is reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: We must do four things in abundance in the month of Ramadan: 1. Recite the first Kalimah as much as possible 2. Say – Istighfar (Seeking Forgiveness) 3. Make Du’a – Asking Allah to grant us Jannat. 4. Make Du’a – Asking Allah …
• 4 July

  The famous Hadith on the virtues of the three sets of ten days of Ramadan

  Question Please confirm the following : “The first part of the month of Ramadan is mercy, the middle of it is forgiveness and the end of it is freedom from the Fire.” Some people have said that this Hadith is unacceptable.