Category: Fasting

Anas bin Malik ﻰﺿر ﷲ ﻪﻨﻋ relates that Ramadhan arrived so the Prophet ﷲ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻢﻠﺳو ﻰﻠﺻ said, ‘Indeed this month has come upon you, and therein is a night which is better than a thousand months. Whoever is deprived of it is deprived of all good, and none is deprived of it except one […]

As the blessed month of Ramadhan approaches, we need to prepare for it in such a way that we can gain the maximum benefit of this month. For many, Ramadhan comes and goes. However, very few people actually benefit from this great month. Our teachers advise us to live the whole year as if we […]

By Shaikh M. Ibrahim Memon The Holy month of Ramadan is a great opportunity for all believers to reestablish their relationship with Almighty Allah . During this month, Allah opens the doors of guidance, mercy, and forgiveness and showers His blessings on mankind. Blessed are those who avail this opportunity and work hard to obtain […]

Experience has shown that effects of ibaadat (worship) in the blessed month ofRamadhan remain upon the remainder of the year. Whomsoever practises any virtue informally therein, ease of performing A’amale Salihah overtakes them thereafter. Similarly, whoever prevents them self from sinning therein, for the remaining eleven months abstentation will become easy. In reality, prevention from sins […]

Question: What is the ruling of the fast of one who at times is sane and at times is not, or is sane at times and senile at another? Response: The ruling revolves around his state. So at the times he is awake and sane he must fast, and at the times he is unconscious […]

Question: What is the ruling of the fast of a young (child) who has not yet attained puberty? Response: The fasting of a young (child), as has preceded us, is not obligatory upon him. However, it is upon one who is in charge of his affairs to command him to (fast) and thereby prepare him […]

Question: When does it become obligatory for the child to fast, and what is the age limit? Response: A child is ordered to pray when he reaches the age of seven, and beat them to do so at the age of ten, and it becomes obligatory upon him when he reaches puberty. And puberty is determined […]

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Question: I applied perfume on myself before the Dthuhr (noon) prayer in Ramadhaan and when I entered the mosque, the Imaam rebuked me and said that my fast has been nullified and so has the fast of all those who smelt (the scent) because it is very strong. How far is this statement correct?

Question: Is it permissible to use perfume such as oil-based ‘ood and colognes and incense during the day in Ramadhaan? Response: Yes, it is permissible to use them on the condition that one does not inhale the incense. Shaykh Ibn Baaz Fatawaa Ramadhaan – Volume 2, Page 499, Fatwa No.451.fatwaonline.com