An Urgent Message to My Muslim Sisters in Ramadan - I
Dear Muslim sisters everywhere, I wish all goodness for every Muslim woman on earth, and I ask Allah The Almighty to make you and us all to witness the month of Ramadan, accept our acts of obedience in it, and assist us during it. I am writing this especially...
Giving money instead of food in the expiation for fasting
Question: I can not fast for medical reason. Can I calculate the cost of feeding a poor person and give it to him at once? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions. If a person has a chronic disease due to which he is unable to fast, then...
Your daughter is obliged to fast since she has reached puberty
Question: I have a daughter who will be 11 years-old at the end of this month and she had a menstruation abut 6 months ago. So, now it is a must for her to fast and she is Al-Hamdulillaah. My question is: Is there any Fatwa which will allow her to rest, if she is really tired and if this is starting to affect her concentration at school following the \"prayer\" obligation where Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, advised us to use the...
Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays voluntarily
Question: My question is plain and simple: I want to know whether fasting on Mondays and Thursdays is the Sunnah, or is it sufficient to fast two days weekly in order to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam? Indeed, during the summer vacation, I fasted every Monday and Thursday regularly, but with the beginning of the new academic year my study times have changed and I cannot fast on those two days because I have many classes...