What is the wisdom behind fasting the [three full moon] white days [namely the 13th, 14th and 15th of every hijri month], and why has Allaah specified these [particular days]?
Category: Fasting [صوم]
When a child is obligated to start fasting
I was fourteen years of age when my monthly menstrual cycle began, so I did not fast Ramadhaan that year – bearing in mind this action of mine was based upon my ignorance and that of my family’s…
The fast for expiating an oath done over non-consecutive days
Is the fast for expiating an oath (kaffaaratul-yameen) required to be done consecutively over three days?
Expiating an oath by feeding a single person instead of ten
Regarding the expiation of an oath, what is the [required] amount for feeding a poor and destitute person?
One who sees the crescent by himself
What is the ruling regarding the person who sees the crescent [of the beginning of Ramadhaan] by himself, and [then] did not fast with the people (everyone)?
The age at which a child is obligated to fast
When does it become obligatory for the child to fast, and what is the age limit?
I’tikaaf in other than Ramadhaan and its duration
Is [engaging in] i’tikaaf in other than Ramadhaan permissible? And what is its [legislated] duration?
Wife tempted him and he broke the fast he was making up
His wife, who was not fasting, presented herself to him and he was unable to control himself until he had intercourse with her.
How the beginning and ending of the month is established
What is the ruling regarding a person who saw the new moon by himself [whilst no one else saw it] at the beginning of the month or its ending?
Spending the entire month of Ramadhaan in Makkah
I heard from one of the brothers that you – O Noble Shaykh – are of the opinion that donating the cost of ‘umrah is better than performing it, so is this correct?