What is the timing of fast, when does it start and when does it end? What time should one stop eating, at imsak timing or at the start of...
Read More »Does Belching Out What One Has Eaten Invalidate the Fast?
I usually belch out what I've eaten during fasting after the call of salat, though I try to swallow back my spit so that the food will not pass through my throat and I do not really take much food, I will like to...
Read More »When Is It Permissible not to Fast while Travelling?
There was no doubt that Allah had legislated fast breaking in Ramadan for whoever traveled to a distance that made him/her shorten his/her prayer. The umma agreed upon this unanimously and the Quran and the Sunna confirmed it...
Read More »Fasting according to the Five Schools of Islamic Law
Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the `pillars' of the Islamic faith. No proof is required to establish its being obligatory (wajib) and one denying it goes out of the fold of Islam, because it is obvious like salat, and in...
Read More »What Is the Ruling regarding Taking Injections while Fasting?
What is the ruling on taking intravenous injections during Ramadhan when we are fasting? Is it permissible? Does it break the fast? What about other types of...
Read More »The Merits of Fasting and the Month of Ramadan
Although fasting is deeply connected to the month of Ramadan, it is an important act of worship by itself that can be performed outside Ramadan as...
Read More »Distribution of Zakāt al-Fiṭrah according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa
This type of Zakat should be set aside on the eve of Eid al-Fitr and be paid on the day itself, which marks the first day of the month of Shawwal. It may also be paid earlier to a delegated person/organization, who will take the appropriate steps to distribute it during the....
Read More »10 Amazing Things to do in Laylat Al-Qadr
The biggest and the most spectacular spiritually uplifting nights of the year fall in the Holy month of Ramadan and they are known as the nights of Qadr. Although we may not be sure exactly which night is Laylatul Qadr, in which the entire Qur'an was revealed to the Holy...
Read More »Ramadan, Quran and the Shared Language that Sustains Ummah
The month of Ramadan, in which the revelation of the Quran is celebrated, serves to remind the Ummah of the common language created by the Quran that sustains the community in...
Read More »Laws and Practices: What is the Fast of the Month of Ramadan
The Muslim fast of the month of Ramadan is a continuation of the long history of fasting in the Abrahamic faiths. The self-improvement benefits of fasting make it an important means of improving one’s faith and practice of...
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