The four levels of the fast of ‘Aashooraa

Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: The fast of ‘Aashooraa has four levels. The first level is to fast the 9th, the 10th and the 11th [days of Muharram]. And this is the highest level, based upon what [Imaam] Ahmad transmitted in al-Musnad: «Fast the day before it, and the day […]

To single out the day of ‘Aashooraa with a fast

Visit our YouTube channel for more Question:  Is it correct to fast the day of ‘Aashooraa by itself? And what is the ruling regarding the one who does so out of ignorance? Response: Yes, it is correct to fast [the day of] ‘Aashooraa by itself, and he will be rewarded for that [in shaa.-Allaah]. Because […]

A third of Ramadhaan has already passed

Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: This is the night of Sunday, [which is] the first of the middle ten [days and nights] of Ramadhaan. We ask Allaah Ta’aala to make right for us the first [ten – which have just passed] and the last [ten – which are to come]. On […]

The Salaf and the month of Ramadhaan

Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: The condition of the Salaf – as was mentioned about them [in the books] with reliable chains of narrators – is that they used to ask Allaah (’Azza wa Jall) to allow them to reach Ramadhaan before it began. [So] they would ask Him to […]