Question My husband tells me about the “Gate of Ridwan” of which is opened only during the month of Ramadan. I am told that when this gate is opened, wealth is poured from Allah (SW) through this gate. Can you Read more…
Category: Ramadan
Question What is the reason why fasting is prescribed?. Answer Praise be to Allaah. Firstly we must note that one of the names of Allaah is al-Hakeem (the Most Wise). The word Hakeem is derived from the same root as Read more…
Question My maternal aunt died a week ago, at the age of sixty-nine. I remember that one time she told me that she owed fasts for three or four Ramadans. She intended to feed the poor to make up for Read more…
Question How should we spend the night of Laylat al-Qadr? Is it by praying, reading Qur’aan and the Seerah (Prophet’s biography), listening to sermons and lessons and celebrating that in the mosque?. Answer Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: The Messenger Read more…
Question I have a question that arose from something that one of my friends said about the last ten nights of Ramadan. My friend said: If Ramadan is twenty-nine days, then the last ten days are from the nineteenth to Read more…
Question Is repentance or expiation required of one who engages in phone sex with a non-mahram woman during the day in Ramadan? Answer Praise be to Allah. Firstly: The purpose of fasting is not simply to refrain from eating, drinking Read more…
Question I was wondering what a woman can do on laylat al-qadr if she is menstruating at that time. can she earn extra rewards for engaging herself in worship? if so, what is permissible for her to do so that Read more…
Question If a woman’s period is going to come in the last ten days of Ramadaan, is it permissible for her to use contraceptive pills so that she can continue to worship during these days of blessing? Answer Praise be Read more…
Question Can a woman who is experiencing non-menstrual vaginal bleeding (istihaadah) fast?. Answer Similar Answers Praise be to Allaah. During the time when the woman who is experiencing istihaadah believes that the blood is menstrual blood, then she is menstruating Read more…