THE FASTING OF AASHURA –ONE DAY OR TWO DAYS? Question: How many days is it Sunnat to fast during the month of Muharram? We have always known that it is necessary to fast on either the 9th and 10th or 10th and 11th. However, some molvis are now saying that fasting only on the…
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The Islamic Year
ENDING AND BEGINNING OF THE ISLAMIC YEAR Today is the 29th Zul Hijjah. If the moon is sighted this evening, the Islamic year of 1443 will end and the new Islamic year of 1444 will commence. Whoever closes the year with fasting and begins the new year with fasting is most fortunate. If the moon is…
The Month of Zul Hajj
THE MONTH OF ZUL HAJJ MASAA-IL One of the sacred months in the Islamic calendar is Zul Hajj. Some important practices for observance during this Month are: (1) Firstly, end the year with Fasting. Fast the last day of the Islamic year, that is the 29th or 30th Zul Hajj (the next month). This will…
A Special Amal and Dua for the 15th Night of Sha’baan?
QUESTION Someone by the name, Sayyid Nafeesul Husaini has issued a circular in which he encourages people to recite the following amal: On the 15th Night of Sha’baan after Maghrib recite Surah Yaaseen three times. On the first time make the niyyat for long life. On the second time, the niyyat of warding off calamities,…
THE DAY OF AASHURA
THE DAY OF AASHURA The 10th Muharram is the Day of Aashura which is an auspicious day for Muslims. When Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) came to Madinah Munawwarah, he observed that the Yahood were fasting on the 10th Muharram. On making enquiries, he was informed that the 10th Muharram was the day on which Allah…
ASTHMA PUMP AND THE FAST
DOES AN ASTHMA PUMP INVALIDATE THE FAST? THE BAATIL VIEW OF WAYWARD CONTEMPORARY ‘SCHOLARS’ Does an asthma pump invalidate the Fast? Answering this question, a jaahil molvi, Khalid Dhorat, of Channel Shaitaan disgorges the following Salafi flotsam: Khalid Dhorat Why isn’t the puffer for asthma regarded as breaking the fast? I would like a…
Muharram and Aashura
MUHARRAM AND THE DAY OF AASHURA The Month of Muharram heralds the commencement of the new Islamic year. During this month the 10th Day is called Aashura. Innumerable great events in the history of the world had occurred on this Day. Qiyaamah too will occur on a Friday which will be the 10th Muharram. It…
Salaat and Saum in Abnormal Time Zones
SALAAT AND SAUM IN ABNORMAL TIME ZONES QUESTION How should people perform Salaat and fast in such places where the day is 23 hours long, or in places where the sun does not set for six months? In these places of abnormal times, I have been confused by some weird ‘fatwas’ issued recently by a sheikh….
The Day of Aashura
10TH MUHARRAM – THE DAY OF AASHURA (1) The 10th Muharram called the Day of Aashura, is a Day of significance and auspiciousness. (2) It is Sunnat to fast on either the 9th and 10th or 10th and 11th Muharram. (3) The sins committed the previous year are forgiven by virtue of the fasts of…
The Six Fasts of Shawwaal
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that fasting the Month of Ramadhaan and Six days during the month of Shawwaal is the equivalent of fasting the whole year. These Six fasts begin from the 2nd Shawwaal (the Day after Eid), and may be kept all in a row, one after the other, or they may be…