Is it the 17th or the 19th? Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali-al-Baqir (as) is quoted in Bihar al-Anwar and Da’aim al-Islam as having said, "The 17th night of the month of Ramadan is when the two parties met, and the 19th is when the lists of the...
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There are numerous prohibitions [muffatirat] while fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, including, of course, the prohibition of eating and drinking. Consuming food and drink purposely while fasting is a...
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Numerous Prophetic traditions interpreted the ‘Patience’ in the Ayah as ‘fasting,’ which means fasting is the very first element of the spiritual journey to God. All the prophets in...
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei's office for answering questions on religious verdicts has published the ruling concerning fasting in the month of Ramadan during the...
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Fasting in the holy Shari’ah (jurisprudence) of Islam is equal to that with the intention of obeying God; a person does not eat or...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa on Ramadan Fasting with the Spread of the Coronvirus
The office of the Shiʻa Muslim religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has answered to the question regarding fasting the holy month of Ramadan with the spread of the...
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Zakat al-Fitrah is obligatory on the individual who is sane, an adult (physically mature), and financially capable (whose finances are secured through available assets...
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According to fatwas of Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei and based on experts’ opinions of the moon sighting committee of the Office of his eminence Sunday the 24th of May 2020 is...
Read More »Sunday Declares Eid al-Fitr by Ayatollah Fadlullah’s Office
The Juristic Office of the Institution of His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyid Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), issued a statement concerning the...
Read More »The Value of Zakat al-Fitrah in the United Kingdom
With the excitement of the joyous completion of the holy month of Ramadan, it is easy to forget about the needs of those in poverty and our..
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