Ramadan file - Islam Question & Answer

Ramadan file

In the Ramadan file, we present most of the answers and rulings having to do with this holy month.

Ramadan selections

Organizing communal iftaars to encourage people to fast

Vaccinations against meningitis do not invalidate the fast

Not fasting because of sickness

She did not fast because she was worried about her nursing baby

What Happens If You Get Your Period before Iftar?

If your period begins before sunset, even if it is a moment before iftar, your fast is invalidated and you have to make up that day.

Can You Fast If You Miss Suhur and Fajr?

If you do not eat Suhur or do not wake up for Fajr prayer, this is not counted as a reason for you not to fast. So you have to continue your fast. If you broke your fast, thinking that you did not have to fast, you have to fast another day to make up for it.

Validity of the Fast While Masturbating and Not Ejaculating

If you engaged in masturbation but no semen came out as a result, then the fast is not invalidated. If it did come out, then the fast was invalidated and you have to make up the missed day.

Do Contact Lenses Break Your Fast?

It is permissible to use contact lenses when fasting, and the fact that they are first placed in a cleansing solution does not matter.

If he travels during Ramadaan to another country that started the fast at a different time, how should he fast?

Can I Break My Fast If I Feel Weak?

If fasting causes you to vomit or become dizzy because of physical weakness, you can break your fast but you have to make up for the missed days later.

Does Thinking that Leads to Ejaculation Break the Fast?

The majority are of the view that the fast is invalidated by deliberately looking until one ejaculates. For more, please see the detailed answer.

The basic goal of i’tikaaf – why have the Muslims forsaken this Sunnah?

Conditions of I’tikaaf

I’tikaf should be observed in a mosque in which congregational prayers are held. During i’tikaf, you are not allowed to visit any sick person, or accept any invitation, or attend to your family’s needs except those which cannot be avoided.

Is I’tikaf Compulsory?

I’tikaf is Sunnah, not compulsory, unless one made a vow to do it, in which case it becomes obligatory. For more, please see the detailed answer.

Virtues of I’tikaf

I’tikaf is prescribed in Islam and it is an act of worship that draws one closer to Allah.

When Does I`tikaf Start and End?

The majority of scholars agree that one should enter his place of I`tikaf before the sun sets on the night of the twenty-first and come out when the sun sets on the last day of Ramadan.

Giving charity in the last ten days of Ramadan

Dividing Qiyaam al-layl into two parts during the last ten days of Ramadan

When Do the Last 10 Days of Ramadan Start?

The last ten nights of Ramadan begin from the night before the twenty first day, whether the month is thirty days or is twenty-nine days. The odd-numbered nights of the last ten of Ramadan are the nights before the twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth (day).

What to Do on Laylat al-Qadr

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) urged us to spend the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward. On Laylat al-Qadr, you can read the Quran, observe i’tikaf, pray qiyam al-layl, and give charity.

When Is Laylat al-Qadr?

The odd-numbered nights during the last ten nights of Ramadan are more likely than others, and the night of the 27th is the most likely to be Laylat al-Qadr.

How Can a Menstruating Woman Observe Laylat al-Qadr?

A Menstruating woman can do the following on Laylat al-Qadr: 1. Recite the Quran 2. Make dhikr 3. Make istighfar 4. Make du’a

The addition of the word “kareem” in the du‘aa’ of Laylat al-Qadr is not proven

Ramadan books

70 Matters Related to Fasting
Allah has favoured His slaves with seasons of goodness in which rewards are multiplied, sins are erased and statuses are elevated.From the greatest of these seasons is the month of Ramadan which Allah has made an obligation upon His slaves, encouraged them regarding it and guided them to show gratitude to Him for this obligation. Seeing that this act of worship is of such great value, it is necessary that one learns the rulings pertaining to the month of fasting. This treatise contains a summary of the rulings of fasting, its etiquettes and sunnahs pertaining to it.
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