Tag Archives: Fasting


Dream: Quraan
Rêve : Coran

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Imam Kamau Ayyubi

Dreamt in ramadaan that 1 elderly man from the local masjid passed away reading quraan just before fajr salaah and I was called to his home to see him. [fr]J’ai rêvé pendant le mois de ramadan qu’un homme âgé, de la mosquée locale,[/fr] Continue reading →

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Rêve : Coran

Swallowing phlegm break fast?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Eshaykh Staff

Q: Does swallowing phlegm break the fast? Continue reading →

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Waking vision of Habib Paak (sallu alihe wa alehe wa sallam)

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

1.He saw Allah taila’s beloved (sallu alihe wa alehe wa sallam) in awakened state ( may be time of iftar,he was in nafil “saoum” in the month of Holy Eid -e-Miladun Nabi. Continue reading →

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Missed fasts and prayers due to mental health

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

I reverted to Islam 14 years ago. I have difficulties to fast Ramadan and to pray. Continue reading →

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Dream: To hear devil inside oneself

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

I fasted on Arafat, and the day after I prayed fajr. Then I slept and came a peaceful feeling in my breast but I really heard an enormous hoarse scream coming from inside myself. Continue reading →

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Reciting Quran during menses

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Hajjah Naziha Adil

Q: I am wondering if I can recite my daily awrad by mouth during this time or if I have to do it silently in the heart? Continue reading →

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Does wife need permission to fast?
Est-ce que l’épouse doit demander la permission pour jeûner?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Does a wife have to ask permission from her husband to keep nafl fasts, for example voluntary fasting in Muharram? Taking into account the fasting is short in the winter months and we are both at work all day and do not see each other, so it does not affect marital relations.[fr]Est-ce qu’une épouse doit demander la permission à son mari pour observer des jeûnes nafl, par exemple, le jeûne volontaire du mois de Muharram?[/fr] Continue reading →

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Are there awliya who lived from divine light?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Taher Siddiqui

Q: lately I watched a documentary about people who do not eat and drink since years but live from divine light. This tradition exists in many religions so I was wondering if in Islam we also have awlyah who subsist only through divine light? Continue reading →

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Guidelines for Raising Children

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Hajjah Naziha Adil

Q: In Islam how are parents expected to bring their children up, what guidance should they provide? Continue reading →

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Fasting: Why Stop Eating 10 Minutes Before Fajr (Imsak)?

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Q: Most books of fiqh seem to state that the wajib time to begin fasting is at the true dawn (when the second adhan in pronounced)….?

A: This is not a ‘requirement’ but, rather, a recommendation, for the reason you mentioned… Continue reading →

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