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  • Benefits of abstention from sex while fasting

    Question: Why is sexual intercourse prohibited during the daytime of Ramadan? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger. Ramadan is a season of goodness which Allah has bestowed on His servants.. More

  • A woman with vaginal bleeding outside the menstrual period making up for fasting

    Question: I have been suffering from vaginal bleeding outside the menstrual period for a long time now, and I have some days to make up for from last Ramadan. Can I make up for these days while I am in this state? Will my fasting be valid? Please advise. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy.. More

  • Taking medication during Ramadan

    Question: Due to health reason, my father needs to consume medicine in the form of tablet 3 xs per day. Failing to do so will 'most definitely' (per medical advice) lead to high blood pressure which put his health condition in danger. My question is: can he consume the 2nd tablet while fasting since ideally, it should be taken during lunch time. Currently,.. More

  • A menstruating woman eating and drinking during the day in Ramadan

    Question: Can a woman who has menstruation or post-partum bleeding eat and drink during the day in the month of Ramadan? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alyhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen,.. More

  • Numbers of Rak'ah in Taraweeh prayer

    Question: With reference to Fatwa: 82507 and 82508. You did not answer those questions as they were supposed to be. You just say whether offering of twenty prayers, that is Taraaweeh, is confirmed with the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, or not? On what bases do the leaders of Masjid Al-Haraam and Nabawi they offer twenty Raka's when there is.. More

  • The multiplication of the reward of obligatory prayers in Ramadan

    Question: Please confirm the reward to performing fard swalaat in Makkah in Ramadwaan. i understand the reward for a fard swalaat in Makkah (in al Haram) is 100,000. in Ramadwaan, reward for any swalaat is multipled by 70 times. Does that mean performing a swalaat in al Haram during Ramadwaan equals to 7,000,000 reward per swalaat (i.e, 100,000 * 70)? Fatwa.. More

  • Ruling on fasting optional days before making up the obligatory fast

    Question: i have outstanding days from remmadan that i didn't fast and i made an intention to fast ashoura, but while i was fasting i found out that it is not permissible to fast ashoura while you have outstanding days to fast from remmedan. can i make my current fasting from intention of ashura to intention of remmendan on half day. Fatwa: All perfect.. More

  • The Prophet fasted Ramadan nine times

    Question: How many times did the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, fast the month of Ramadan? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Fasting the month of Ramadan was prescribed.. More

  • Signs of the Night of Al-Qadr (Divine Decree)

    Question: Is it possible that some people can recognize the Night of Al-Qadr? Is it true that whoever sees its signs and supplicates that his supplication will definitely be answered? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi.. More

  • Fasting of a woman who attains purity before 40 days after giving birth

    Question: Should a woman who is in post-partum bleeding fast if she attains purity before the completion of forty days? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen,.. More

  • Remembering the exact date when making up for a missed day of Ramadan

    Question: dear brothers, i have missed a few fasts this ramadan and I want to make it up. But I don't exactly remember which day of ramadan was it. For example, I remember I have missed 3 fasts, but whether they were the 4th of ramzan or 14th of ramzan or 21 of ramzan etc, I do not remember. So my question is when i make them up do i just normally.. More

  • Seeing a fasting person eating forgetfully

    Question: If I see a fasting person eating or drinking forgetfully during the daytime of Ramadan, and I am certain that he is doing that forgetfully since he is a righteous person, should I remind him or let him eat or drink, since Allah has fed him and quenched his thirst? Does the same ruling apply to the voluntary fasting? Fatwa: All perfect praise.. More

  • Residents of non-Islamic countries- when to fast?

    Question: I am a young man who lives in a non-Muslim country. The people of this country do not depend on sighting the moon in determining the beginning of Ramadan as the government commits them to determine a certain day at the beginning of the calendar year. Last year, it so happened that we observed fast two days after Saudi Arabia. My question.. More

  • Celebrating the last Friday of Ramadan

    Question: Assalaamu alaikum, Is there such a thing as jumuatul wida' in Ramadan? In other words, is there any special virtue to the last Friday in Ramadan? Jazak Allah khair Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,.. More

  • A girl reaches puberty in the middle of Ramadan

    Question: If a girl menstruates for the first time in the second half of Ramadan, is she required to make up the fast for the whole month or just the days she did not fast after menstruating? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi.. More