How are we to understand the Prophet ﷺ encouraging ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr al-’Aas (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhu) with the fast of [Prophet] Daawood (‘alayhis-salaam), whilst he himself did not fast it despite it being the best of fasts?
Tag: fasting
The easy prize
«Fasting in Winter is the easy prize.»
Rejoicing at the arrival of Winter
Welcome to Winter – during which blessings descend [from Allaah]; wherein the nights are long [and therefore conducive] to stand[ing] in prayer, and the days are short [and conducive] to fast[ing].
When Allaah accepts a deed
The habituation of fasting after the fast of Ramadhaan is a sign of [Allaah’s] acceptance of the fast of Ramadhaan.
Breaking the fast with that which is haraam
A man fasts from that which is halaal and good, and breaks his fast with that which is haraam and bad; the flesh of his brother.
No firm hadeeth exists
The scholars of hadeeth said “there is no hadeeth related to the [virtue of the night of] 15th of Sha’baan which is authentic.
How much Qur.aan to read during Ramadhaan
How many parts of the Qur.aan can a Muslim read in a day during Ramadhaan?
Only praying during Ramadhaan
We see many people who only pray during Ramadhaan, and when Ramadhaan ends, they abandon the masaajid. So what do you say to these people [O] noble Shaykh, and may Allaah reward you with good?
In Ramadhaan, she completed her menses before Fajr
A woman completed her menses before Fajr, but did not have a bath [or shower] until after sunrise; so should she be fasting or not?
Did not fast during Ramadhaan for 4 years
I inform your excellency that I started my menses when I was young – approximately 13 years of age. And [thereafter] for 4 years the month of Ramadhaan passed by and I did not fast…