1 Ramadan 144718 February 2026
The Announcement When Ramadan Commences
Question In which Hadith book can I find these exact words? إذا كانت أول ليلة من رمضان، صفدت الشياطين، ومردة الجن، وغلقت أبواب النار، فلم يفتح منها باب،…
Fasting
16 Shawwal 144615 April 2025
Refraining from Indecent Talk While Fasting
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily, fasting is not only from eating and drinking. Rather, fasting is from vanity and obscenity. If…
26 Ramadan 144626 March 2025
The du’a of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) at the time of iftar
Question What is the reference for the following du’a to recite at iftar? اللهم إني أسألك برحمتك التي وسعت كل شيء أن تغفر لي
26 Ramadan 144626 March 2025
Abstaining from Sin is Essential When Fasting
Question Can you share the source for this narration? Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Fasting isn’t merely withholding from food and drink alone, rather, it is also withholding…
25 Ramadan 144625 March 2025
A Du’a to Recite at Iftar
Question Kindly provide a reference for this du’a to recite at the time of opening one’s fast: الحمد لله الذي أعانني فصمت ورزقني فأفطرت
14 Ramadan 144614 March 2025
An Unreliable Virtue of Fasting in Ramadan
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported: “Whoever fasts during Ramadan and controls their hearing, sight, and actions from sin and lying, will be brought…
11 Ramadan 144611 March 2025
Abstaining from Sin While Fasting
Question Is this Hadith authentic? رب صائم ليس له من صيامه إلا الجوع، ورب قائم ليس له من قيامه إلا السهر
10 Ramadan 144610 March 2025
Two Things to Avoid While Fasting
Question Kindly provide the reference for this: “Two things, if safeguarded, will ensure one’s fast remains intact: backbiting and lying.”
6 Ramadan 14466 March 2025
Ramadan; A blessed Month
Question What is the reference for this Hadith? أخبرنا بشر بن هلال، قال: حدثنا عبد الوارث، عن أيوب، عن أبي قلابة، عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله…
3 Ramadan 14463 March 2025
Ramadan: A Month to Recite the Qur’an and Feed People
Question What is the reference for this? When Ramadan began, Imam Ibn Shihab az Zuhri (rahimahullah) would say, “It is only about reciting the Qur’an and feeding others.”
30 Jumadal Ula 14462 December 2024
‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Preferred Voluntary Salah Over Nafl Fasting
Question Is there a narration stating that ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) preferred to offer optional Salah rather than keeping nafl fast? If he would fast it was…
24 Rabi'ul Akhir 144628 October 2024
The Benefits of Occasional Hunger
Question Could you please provide the reference? “Hunger purifies the heart, suppresses desires, and causes subtle/precise knowledge.”
8 Muharram 144615 July 2024
An Unreliable Hadith on Fasting on ‘Ashura
Question Is this Hadith authentic? “Whoever fasts on the day of ‘Ashura will serve as atonement for forty years of sins.”
20 Shawwal 144529 April 2024
Charity on Behalf of a Deceased Who Did Not Make a Bequest
Question Is this Hadith authentic? A man said to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), “My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had lived she would…
23 Ramadan 14452 April 2024
The Two Battles a Believer Faces During Ramadan
Question Please provide the correct reference for his statement: Al-Hafiz said: “Know that in the month of Ramadan, there are two Jihads of the self which take place…