Fasting

Three Grades It should be known that there are three grades of fasting: ordinary, special and extra-special. Ordinary fasting Means abstaining from food, drink and...

With Ramadan just around the corner, many of us are looking for ways to make sure that this will be the year we change,...

An advice to the generality of Muslims in non-Muslim lands such as Britain concerning the start of Ramadân and 'Id al-Fitr

Taken From the Book Minhaj al-Muslim Vol.2: From the wisdom of Zakat-ul-Fitr is that it purifies the fasting soul from the effects of useless, non-beneficial speech (or acts) and obscene speech (or behavior). Likewise, it keeps the poor and needy people from having to beg on the day of ‘Eid.