[In accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ] it is recommended for the one fasting to eat dates for suhoor and iftaar.
Tag: fasting
Immense in reward, yet little in action
I do not know of a hadeeth which is so immense in reward, and [yet] little in action than the [following] hadeeth…
Allaah fills their heart with eemaan
[There are] three [categories of people] in whom [should these habits] exist, then Allaah fills their heart with eemaan…
He is not considered a traveller
That is because in both cities, he is with his family.
At the service of the Prophet ﷺ
When observing the case of ‘Aa.ishah (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhaa), it’s difficult [to comprehend] that she delayed making-up the [missed] fasts [of the previous Ramadhaan] until Sha’baan. So the question arises, did she not fast the voluntary fasts which were encouraged?
The best of fasts
How are we to understand the Prophet ﷺ encouraging ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr al-’Aas (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhu) with the fast of [Prophet] Daawood (‘alayhis-salaam), whilst he himself did not fast it despite it being the best of fasts?
The easy prize
«Fasting in Winter is the easy prize.»
Rejoicing at the arrival of Winter
Welcome to Winter – during which blessings descend [from Allaah]; wherein the nights are long [and therefore conducive] to stand[ing] in prayer, and the days are short [and conducive] to fast[ing].
When Allaah accepts a deed
The habituation of fasting after the fast of Ramadhaan is a sign of [Allaah’s] acceptance of the fast of Ramadhaan.
Breaking the fast with that which is haraam
A man fasts from that which is halaal and good, and breaks his fast with that which is haraam and bad; the flesh of his brother.