Ramadan file
In the Ramadan file, we present most of the answers and rulings having to do with this holy month.
Ramadan selections
The Muslim in Ramadan
SaveVirtues of Ramadan
Virtues of Ramadan include the following: 1- Allah has made fasting this month the fourth pillar of Islam. 2- Allah revealed the Quran in this month. 3- Allah has blessed Ramadan with Laylat al-Qadr . 4- In this month, Allah opens the gates of Paradise and closes the gates of Hell. 5-Every night Allah has people whom He redeems from the Fire. 6- Fasting Ramadan is a means of expiation for the sins committed since the previous Ramadan.SaveWho Is Exempt from fasting during Ramadan?
These are the valid reasons for breaking the fast during Ramadan: 1- sickness, 2- traveling, 3 - pregnancy and breastfeeding, 4- senility and old age, 5- intense hunger and thirst, and 6- compulsion.SaveThe family and Ramadaan
SaveSuggested program for the Muslim during Ramadan
SaveWhat Are the Sunnahs of Fasting?
Some Sunnahs of fasting: 1- If someone reviles you, respond to him by saying ‘I am fasting.’ 2- Eating Suhur. 3- Hastening to break the fast and delaying Suhur. 4- Breaking the fast with fresh dates. 5- Saying this du`a when breaking your fast: ‘Dhahaba al-zama-u wa abtalat al-‘uruqu wa thabata al-ajr in sha Allah.’ 6- Offering a lot of du`a.SaveMatters that Break the Fast
Matters that break the fast only break it when three conditions are met: 1. Knowing the ruling 2. Not forgetting that one is fasting 3. Doing it with free will.SaveTaking Medication While Fasting
Eye drops, ear drops, ear syringing, nose drops and nasal sprays do not invalidate the fast so long as one avoids swallowing any material that may reach the throat.SaveThe Sunnah is to hasten to break one’s fast
SaveIs Kissing and Being Intimate Allowed While Fasting?
There is nothing wrong with a man playing with his wife, or a wife with her husband, by saying words while fasting, on the condition that there is no danger of either of them climaxing. It is permissible to kiss and play with one’s wife, if one is sure that there is no risk of reaching climax.SaveWhat are the pillars of fasting?
SaveWhat Breaks Your Fast
There are 7 things that will invalidate the fast: 1. Intercourse 2. Masturbation 3. Eating and drinking 4. Anything that is regarded as coming under the same heading as eating and drinking 5. Letting blood by means of cupping and the like 6. Vomiting deliberately 7. Menstruation and nifasSaveCan You Sleep Beside Your Wife while Fasting?
It is permissible for a man to sleep beside his wife in Ramadan. In fact, it is permissible for a man to be intimate with his wife when he is fasting, so long as no intercourse or ejaculation takes place.SaveIs Tarawih Compulsory for Females?
Tarawih prayer is not compulsory for women, and it is still better for them to perform the Night Prayer at home. But the fact that praying at home is preferable does not mean that women are not permitted to go to the mosque.SavePraying Tarawih in congregation in Ramadan is Sunnah and not a bid’ah (innovation)
SaveNumbers of Rak’ahs in Tarawih Prayer
The one who prays eleven rak’ahs is doing well and is following the Sunnah. Whoever makes the recitation shorter and increases the number of rak’ahs is also doing well. For more, please see the detailed answer.SaveCan You Pray Tarawih at Home?
Praying tarawih prayer in congregation in the mosque is better, but if a man prays tarawih on his own at home, or in congregation with his family, that is permissible.SaveReward for Tarawih
Taraweeh prayer is a recommended Sunnah and comes under the heading of qiyam al-layl. Whoever prays Tarawih in Ramadan out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.Save
Ramadan categories
- The Obligation of Fasting & its Virtues
Answers: 18 - Moon Sighting & Confirmation of the Beginning of the MonthAnswers: 18
- What is Permitted for a Fasting Person?Answers: 32
- Recommended Matters for the Fasting PersonAnswers: 10
- Disliked Matters during Fasting and Factors that Nullify the FastAnswers: 51
- Fasting of the Sick PersonAnswers: 14
- Fasting of the TravelerAnswers: 17
- Issues on FastingAnswers: 33
- Fasting of WomenAnswers: 35
- Congregational Night Prayers & The Night of DecreeAnswers: 37
- I'tikaf (Retreat for the purpose of worship)Answers: 13
- Supererogatory FastsAnswers: 27
- Making up (missed fasts) and ExpiationAnswers: 31
- Between man and wifeAnswers: 24