Question: If any toothpaste or saliva changed by it gets swallowed one’s fast is invalidated. It is best to avoid using toothpaste while fasting, unless one can do so without endangering one’s fast. Using toothpaste is sinful, correct? A Shaykh taught us that it is makruh tahriman to "use paste or tooth powder to clean one’s [...]

Question: Is it permissible to carry on eating suhoor when the muezzin is giving the second Adhan, or is that not allowed? Answer: That depends. If the muezzin is giving the adhan for subh (fajr) (he is giving the adhan when dawn has really started), then you must stop eating and drinking, because the Prophet (peace and blessings [...]

O who believe, fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you; perchance you will guard yourselves! The month of Ramadan is the month in which the Qur’an was sent down, a guidance for the people, and clear verses of guidance and criterion! (Qur’an: Chapter 2, 183] This is a [...]

1. In Ramadan, the Maulvis of Madrasas from all over come with receipt books seeking Zakat. Though I have no means to verify their authenticity I give them from my Zakat share. What if someone comes with fake receipt books and does not deliver it to the Madrasa? Does my Zakat liability remain in such [...]

Three grades of fasting It should be known that there are three grades of fasting: ordinary, special and extra-special. Ordinary fasting means abstaining from food, drink and sexual satisfaction. Special fasting means keeping one’s ears, eyes,tongue, hands and feet-and all other organs-free from sin. Extra-special fasting means fasting of the heart from unworthy concerns and worldly thoughts, in total [...]

Alhamdhulilah. Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from our souls’ evil and our wrong doings. He whom Allah guides, no one can misguide; and he whom He misguides, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no [...]

Abstract: It is a globally recognized and foremost part of dietary guidelines that eating a variety of food using principles of moderation and balance. This is particularly true during the Islamic month of Ramadan when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. To be healthy, one must consume food from the major food groups: bread and [...]