Question: I dispatched the Zakaatul-Fitr, specifically pertaining to myself, to my family so that they can discharge it in my country. Is this action correct? Response: (This is) not a problem, (and) you shall be rewarded inshaa.-Allaah. Discharging it in your area is better, so that you discharge it to the needy in the area […]
The ruling regarding forgetting to discharge the Zakaatul-Fitr.
Question: What is the ruling regarding the one who had not discharged the Zakaatul-Fitr until during the (`Eed) khutbah (sermon) after the `Eed prayer, and that is because he had forgotten? Response: Discharging the Zakaatul-Fitr before the (`Eed) prayer is obligatory, and whoever forgets then there is nothing upon him except to discharge it after that. This […]
What Is Zakat?
Take from their wealth so that you might purify and sanctify them.’ (The Holy Qur’an, chapter 9, verse 103 The word zakat means ‘purity’ or ‘to purify’ and it represents charity; all Muslims who are wealthy enough, must perform this charity in order to purify their wealth in the eyes of Allah (swt). In other […]
Did not make up days missed in Ramadhaan throughout her menstrual years.
Question: An old lady of sixty years of age was ignorant concerning the rulings of menstruation for many years. Throughout her menstrual years, she did not make up the days missed in Ramadhaan thinking they did not have to be made up. This was according to what she had heard from the sayings of the […]
Awoke, and half-asleep ate some food, then realised that Fajr had already started.
Question: I awoke one morning, half-asleep, and went to the kitchen and quickly ate some food but when I began to eat, I looked at the clock and found the time to be 4.40am. The time for the Fajr prayer, here in Tabuk (northern Saudi Arabia), is 4.15am. So, at that time I stopped eating […]
The Purpose of Ramadan.
The month of Ramadhan is not like any other month; its purpose is to rid man of those habits which he has accumulated throughout the rest of the year. It is a month that prepares man for the remaining eleven months by teaching him discipline and self control. Thus, Allah has made some acts which […]
Ruling regarding one who had not fasted for many years.
Question: What is the ruling regarding a Muslim who had not fasted (during the month of Ramadhaan) for many years, despite carrying out the other obligatory acts of worship upon him? Knowing he had nothing hindering him from fasting, does he have to make up that which he has missed if he makes repentance? Response: […]
Did not make up the days from previous Ramadan.
Question: Concerning the one who had days to make up from the previous Ramadhaan and had not done so when the following Ramadhaan arrived, is he a sinner and does he have to make an expiation or not? Response: Anyone who has days to make up from the (previous) Ramadhaan then he has to make […]
Five Groups of People during Ramadan.
Ramadan is the month of fasting, standing, generosity, self-evaluation, patience and the Qur’aan. Indeed there are many groups and paths regarding the month of Ramadan. Let’s see which group we belong to. The first group: is a group that sees Ramadan as a time of restrictions and preventions; a time of prohibitions from desires and […]
The Wonderful Status of I’tikaaf.
Fulfil one’s I’tikaaf in such a Masjid wherein the five daily Salaah is offered. A Masjid in terms of the Shariah. By means of this act Allah Ta’ala has granted us solitude while in a gathering. What more can be said! Two Haj and two Umrah, by means of a single days I’tikaaf, how far is one removed from […]