16 Apr 2020

Poem: Ramadan and Night of al-Qadr – Ibn Rajab

Some lines of poetry composed by Ibn Rajab about Ramadan and Night of al-Qadr. The years have past so carelessly—and in jest and in loss How much have I lostRead more..

07 Sep 2016

Do I Prayer Maghrib First or Break the Fast? – Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan

Questioner: The Messenger ﷺ said, ‘There is no prayer in the presence of food.’ Some people use this ḥadīth as evidence to delay the maghrib prayer during Ramaḍān. So what is yourRead more..

07 Sep 2016

What to do If the Athan of Fajr is called During Intercourse in Ramadan? – Shaykh Muhammed ibn Hadi

Questioner: ‘What is the ruling on the ʾathān of Fajr being called [in Ramaḍān] whilst he is having intercourse with his wife?’ Shaykh Muḥammed ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī: Meaning the callerRead more..

07 Sep 2016

What Do I Say if I’m Invited for Food During the Day in Ramadan? – Shaykh Muhammed ibn Hadi

Questioner: What should a Muslim say if he is invited for food during the day in Ramaḍān? Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī: It is as though he is in aRead more..

07 Sep 2016

How the Salaf were in Ramadan – Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan

Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān: (The Salaf) would exert themselves in worship in this month as it has preceded, and they would decrease in their actions related to worldly affairs.Read more..

07 Sep 2016

The Ramadan Muslims are Wrecked – Shaykh Ibn Baz

Questioner: There is a statement said, “The people who only know Allāh in Ramaḍān will not be successful.” Is this statement a ḥadīth? Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz: This is aRead more..

07 Sep 2016

The Ruling on Making One Intention to Fast for the Whole of Ramadan? – Shaykh Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi’i

Questioner: Is it obligatory to make the intention [to fast] in Ramaḍān every day or is one sufficient to make one intention for the whole month, and when should theRead more..

07 Sep 2016

Is There Anything that Prevents al-Jarh wa al-Tad’il during the Fast? – Shaykh Muhammad ibn Hadi al-Madkhali

Questioner: A person from Libya asks: Is there anything that prevents speaking about people under [the subject] of al-Jarḥ wa al-Taʿdīl whilst fasting? Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī: I say: Yes,Read more..

07 Sep 2016

The Ruling on Fasting One or Two Days before Ramadan – Shaykh Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi’

Questioner: Does a person who doubts the beginning of Ramaḍān, fast a couple of days before it? Shaykh Muqbil ibn Hādī al-Wādi’ī: There are some from the Hanbalites who say this,Read more..

07 Sep 2016

The Ruling on Sleeping Throughout the Entire Day in Ramadan – Shaykh Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi’i

Questioner: If a person sleeps before breaking the fast, and does not wake up until the morning of the following day, does he continue fasting or does he break it?Read more..