Q-WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH ONE CAN FORGO FASTING? A. One can forgo fasting in the following conditions without incurring a sin: Journey, pregnancy, nursing of a child, severe sickness, old age, fear of being killed, duress, fear of loss of the senses and “Jihaad” (religious war, Holy crusade).
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We should not forget them our fellow Muslim families. How will they be celebrating this year? The people of Palestine Chechnya, Kashmir, Afghanistan and all those who lost their loved one due to terrorists attacks all over the world and people who suffer throughout the year due to injustice. These people are probably the […]
Q.6: How many kinds of fast are there? A. There are five kinds of fast i.e. (1). “Fard”(Farz), (2). “Waajib”, (3). “Nafil”, (4). “Makrooh Tanzeehi” and (5). “Makrooh Tahreemi”. Q.7: How many kinds of Fard and Waajib fasts are there? A. There are two kinds of (each) Fard and Waajib fasts i.e. “Mo’aie-yan” (fixed, appointed) […]
Zakaat is spent on eight groups of people, as mentioned in the Qur’aan: إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ ۖ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ “As-Sadaqaat (here it means Zakaat) is only for the Fuqaraa ‘(poor), and Al Masaakeen (the needy who […]