Is standing [during] the last third [of the night in prayer] best? [Please advise] with clarity of the time when the last third of the night is.
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Expiation for breaking fast intentionally
What is the expiation for a man who intentionally broke his fast during Ramadhaan without an Islaamically valid reason?
Whisperings during the prayer
Does a lot of whispering during the prayer nullify the prayer?
Did not make up missed fasts before arrival of following Ramadhaan due to negligence
What is the ruling regarding the one who did not make up the missed fasts of Ramadhaan until the arrival of the following Ramadhaan, whilst he did not have a[n Islaamically valid] reason?
Unable to fast for three years due to pregnancy every year
For three years my wife has been giving birth at the beginning of the month of Ramadhaan and [as such] has not fasted three Ramadhaans. Advice us as to what is the expiation?
Made intention to fast 60 days, but postponed it until Winter
I made the intention to fast for 60 days, as expiation, and postponed it until the Winter. So, what if I die before the Winter?
Unable to make-up Ramadhaan fasts for four years
My wife, who is currently breast feeding, has three or four Ramadhaan's worth of fasts to make up as she was unable to fast them because she was either pregnant or breastfeeding [at the time].
Careless in making-up missed days of fasting
I was careless in making-up some of the days which I was required to fast from the previous [month of] Ramadhaan until the arrival of the following month [of Ramadhaan]; so what am I [now] required...
Making-up the missed fasts of Ramadhaan consecutively
If a Muslim does not fast for two consecutive days during Ramadhaan due to a [Islaamically] valid reason, then how should he make them up?
Family gatherings where innovations take place
Whenever my family have any occasion (gathering) such as a wedding, circumcision or funeral, in the wedding and circumcision celebrations they use a drum and make ululations of joy, and on the...