Combining fasting the six days of Shawwaal with fasting the 13th,14th and 15th of the lunar month
Question It is well-known that it is permissible to combine more than one intention of voluntary prayers in a single voluntary prayer, such as performing a two-Rak‘ah (unit) prayer with the multiple intention of it being the mosque-greeting prayer, the two rak’ahs for Wudhoo' (ablution) and the Sunnah of Fajr, etc. Is the same permissible concerning voluntary fasts? I mean, can I observe the six fasts in the month of Shawwaal, three of which coincide...
Spend Thirty Days in Paradise
Those who seek the worldly life are indeed poor, because they depart from it without tasting the best thing in it. Had the kings and their sons been acquainted with the happiness we enjoy, they would have fought us with swords to get it. Sometimes one experiences...
The Verses of Fasting and Contextualization - III
The saying of Allah The Almighty (which means): {And to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you} affirms the significance of the context i.e. the life of this Ummah (Muslim nation) and its identity are closely related to the glorification of Allah The...
Voluntary fasting in the month of Thul-Hijjah is permissible for the pilgrim
Question: Is it permissible for the pilgrim to observe voluntary fasting in the course of his Hajj? Answer: 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, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. It is permissible for the pilgrim to observe voluntary fasting during the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah as well as the days prior to Thul-Hijjah....