Category: Fasting ( Ramadhan)
Night Prayer During Ramadan (Tarawih)
(by Imam Mohamed Baianonie) Allah (S.W.T) has legislated different forms of worship so that we do not continuously perform only one which would lead us to get tired of it, and as a consequence,...
Etiquette and Sunnah of fasting
Some aspects are obligatory (waajib) and others are recommended (mustahabb). We should make sure that we eat and drink something at suhoor, and that we delay it until just before the adhaan of Fajr....
The virtues of fasting
The virtues of fasting are great indeed, and one of the things reported in the saheeh ahaadeeth is that Allaah has chosen fasting for Himself, and He will reward it and multiply the reward...
Definition of Siyaam (fasting)
(1) Siyaam in Arabic means abstaining; in Islam it means abstaining from things that break the fast, from dawn until sunset, having first made the intention (niyyah) to fast. Ruling on fasting (2) The...
How to Seek Laylatul-Qadr
by Shaykh Muhammad Nasir-ud-Deen al-Albani Adapted from “The Night Prayers: Qiyam & Tarawih from works by Muhammad Nasir ud-Deen al-Albani (and other scholars)” Compiled by Muhammad al-Jibali, ? 1997 QSS Laylat ul-Qadr...
Ramadan: The Month of Mercy to Muslims
by Shaykh `Aa’id Abdullah al-Qarnee Mercy is a favour from Allah which He places in the hearts of whomsoever He wills. Verily, Allah will have mercy on His servants who are merciful....
Not done enough this Ramadan
by Udiana Jamalludin “Oh how swiftly, it’s mid Ramadan now I sit here, wondering and thinking how, Have I spent my first days of Ramadan fruitfully? Or have I wasted the time...
When the Night Equals a Thousand
by Muhammad Alshareef It was narrated that in the days that Musa (Alahi salaam) wandered with Bani Israel in the desert an intense drought befell them. Together, they raised their hands towards...
Ramadan: a Spiritual Time in Senegal for a Foreign Student
by Ben Hubbard Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. — Salaam Alekum. At this time last year I was fasting. For those of you who don’t know, this is the month of Ramadan, the...
