📩 The Question:

I am currently 3 months post partum and exclusively breastfeeding my baby. How can I tell the difference between just “Ramadan hardship” and being unable to continue fasting? What if I feel like “it’s not bad enough to leave fasting”?..

Last year I tried durnt my pregnancy despite my hyperemesis gravidarum (pregnancy sickness where I threw up more than 10 times a day) and I got hospitalised in the end because I felt so bad ‘giving up’..

📝 The Answer:

Answered by Shaykh Usāmah ibn Saʿūd al-ʿAmrī — may Allah preserve him.

It is upon the Muslim not to throw himself, nor those under his care, into destruction. And the criterion for fear regarding the pregnant woman or the breastfeeding woman, or their child, is harm. The jurists mentioned by way of example their statement: “That the pregnant woman fears miscarriage, or the breastfeeding woman fears that the milk will decrease such that the child perishes.”

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My dear sisters,

Do not let Ramaḍān be consumed by your kitchen.

In this magnificent month, whose hours are more precious than gold and whose moments cannot be replaced, how many blessed portions of time are lost over stoves and countertops — preparing food that would suffice a nation, not merely a family.

Some sisters imagine that the true competition of Ramaḍān lies in perfecting dishes, multiplying varieties, and adorning the table with abundance. They strive in recipes as though this were the arena of the month. Yet the real race of Ramaḍān is not in flavours, but in forgiveness; not in presentation, but in prayer; not in abundance of food, but in abundance of remembrance and recitation of the Quran.

There is no doubt that excessive preoccupation with cooking wastes precious time, exhausts the body, and weakens one’s worship. When half the day is spent in the kitchen, the Qur’an remains unopened. And when night arrives, fatigue settles heavily upon the limbs, and the soul finds itself too weary to stand in prayer.

Prepare little, my sisters, for in little there is blessing. Let your effort be moderate and sincere. Intend by your cooking the worship of Allah — serving your husband and children, feeding those who fast — and you will be rewarded for it. But beware of turning your kitchen into a place of competition, display, and unnecessary extravagance.

Remember that you are not cut off from goodness even while you prepare food. You can listen to the Qur’an. You can reflect. You can remember Allah. You can transform ordinary moments into acts of devotion. Let your kitchen become a place of reward, not a place of loss.

Ramaḍān is a guest that comes swiftly and departs swiftly. Do not allow it to leave while your hands were busy but your heart was absent. Guard your hours. Preserve your strength. Direct your striving toward what will elevate your ranks and illuminate your grave.

May Allah grant you wisdom in your time, blessing in your homes, and acceptance in your worship.

When Is It Better to Recite the Qur’an in Ramadan — During the Day or at Night?

Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

In the hadith of Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, from her father ﷺ: “That he informed her that Jibril, peace be upon him, used to review the Qur’an with him once every year (during Ramadan), and that he reviewed it with him in the year of his death twice.” And in the hadith of Ibn Abbas: “That the mutual study between him and Jibril used to take place at night (in Ramadan).”

So it indicates the recommendation of increasing recitation in Ramadan at night; for indeed at night distractions cease, aspirations gather, and the heart and tongue come together upon reflection, as He, the Most High, said: “Verily, the rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very hard and most potent and good for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Allah).”

📚[Lata’if al-Ma‘arif, p. 302]

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📩 The Question:

I have a question regarding fasting, as of now I am in Saudi Arabia, and will plan to travel back home to Australia on the last 15 days of Ramadhan.

Do I follow the Eid in Australia?

📝 The Answer:

Answered by Shaykh Usāmah ibn Saʿūd al-ʿAmrī — may Allah preserve him.

The principle in this matter is that the Muslim follows the country in which the month began for him (addition by translator: i.e., whatever country he was in when entering Ramadan, then he follows them for the rest of the month).

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📩 The Question:

I would like to know the ruling of fasting for the breastfeeding women.

📝 The Answer:

Answered by Shaykh Muḥammad bin Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī — may Allah preserve him.

As for what relates to the breastfeeding woman and the pregnant woman, then the correct view concerning them is that if she fears for herself and it becomes difficult upon her, or she fears for her child, then she may break the fast, and upon her is making up the fast, and there is no feeding required from her; rather, upon her is making up the fast, because she is in the ruling of the sick person.

And Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has said:

“And whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number (of days which one did not observe fasts must be made up) from other days.”
(Surah al-Baqarah 2:184)

And it is established from Anas ibn Malik al-Ka‘bi, may Allah be pleased with him, as reported by Abu Dawud, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Indeed Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has lifted from the pregnant woman and the breastfeeding woman the fasting, and He has also lifted from the traveler the fasting and half of the prayer.”

And what is known is that the lifting from the traveler is a lifting of performance and not a lifting even from making up; the traveler must make up the fast, and likewise the breastfeeding woman and the pregnant woman must make up the fast when Allah makes that easy for her. And with Allah is success.

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Imām ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

“And it was said:

The example of the month of Ramadan among the months is like the heart within the chests, and like the prophets among mankind, and like the Sacred Sanctuary among the lands.

For the Sacred Sanctuary — the accursed Dajjāl is prevented from it, and in the month of Ramadan the rebellious devils are chained.

And the prophets are intercessors for the criminals, and the month of Ramadan is an intercessor for the fasting ones. And the heart is adorned with the light of knowledge and faith, and the month of Ramadan is adorned with the light of the recitation of the Qur’an.

So whoever is not forgiven for him in the month of Ramadan — then in which month will he be forgiven?! So let the servant repent to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, before the doors of repentance are closed, and let him repent to Him, Mighty and Majestic, before the time of turning in repentance passes, and let him weep before the time of weeping and mercy comes to an end.”

📚[Al-Ghunyah (2/15)].

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Two Great Neglected Sunnahs at the Time of Iftar: Don't Forget These Sunnahs in Ramadan!

Shaykh Muhammad bin Ramzan Al-Hajiri حفظه الله

Beware of Turning Your Blessed Month from a Month of Erasing Sins into a Month of Increasing Them!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

To our noble sisters who have sent their questions, please be patient with us. In shā’ Allāh, all the questions will be answered. We are forwarding each of them to our noble scholars and are awaiting their responses.

We kindly repeat once more: please limit your questions to those related to Ramadan, so that the task may be made easier for us and the answers delivered in a timely and organised manner.

May Allah bless you all.

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📩 The Question:

What is the ruling on women using menstrual preventatives (pills) in order to fast the entire month of Ramaḍān?

📝 The Answer:

Answered by Shaykh Muḥammad bin Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī — may Allah preserve him.

These pills affect some women with a clear effect, and she finds severe pains. And the Prophet ﷺ says: “There is to be no harm and no reciprocating harm.”

So whoever experiences pains because of them, it is not permissible for her to cause herself illness and pain. She must refrain.

And whoever is not harmed when she uses them for one month, and if some pain occurs it is something light, then it does not reach in her case the level of prohibition. However, it is disliked because she may expose herself to severe pain.

Based upon this, it is disliked, except in the case of the one for whom it has become clear that she is harmed by it; then in her case it is prohibited.

So it revolves between dislike and prohibition. And Allah knows best.

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O Servant of Allah, Will You Witness Another Ramadan? Live This Ramadan As If It’s Your Last!

Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

A Question Every Muslim Must Ask Himself in This Blessed Month: Will I Be Forgiven — or Will Humiliation Follow Me to the Next Ramadan?

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

📩 The Question:

My first question is regarding my pregnancy. My baby is at risk and isn’t growing, I was advised by my Muslim doctor to not fast. Am I exempt from fasting according to my case?

My second question is: What is the ruling for the person who is exempt from fasting? Such as making up the fast when able to and paying money to feed a fasting person.

📝 The Answer:

Answered by Shaykh Abū al-Faḍl al-Lībī — may Allah preserve him.

The woman, if she fears for herself or for her fetus, then she breaks the fast and feeds one poor person for each day. What is important is that the doctor be a Muslim — sincere, knowledgeable, truthful.

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📩 The Question:

I hope you are well and your Ramadan is going well inshaaAllah

I have a question regarding the timing of fajr and when to stop Suhoor.

It is said to stop when the black thread of the night turns white, how do you define this and what do you physically need to look out for in order to stop and have your doubts removed?

In addition to this our Salah app or Calender showing the timings of all the Salah for the area and masjid we follow show, for example, Fajr begins at 05:25am however when I physically look outside it is still dark. How do you navigate this situation?

Jazakallahu khayr, may Allah continue to grant you all Tawfeeq Ameen

📝 The Answer:

Answered by Shaykh Abū al-Faḍl al-Lībī — may Allah preserve him.

In the two Ṣaḥīḥs, from the hadith of ʿAdī ibn Ḥātim, may Allah be pleased with him, he said: When it was revealed: “and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night)” (Al-Baqarah 2:187), he, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I went to a black ʿiqāl — and it is that by which the camels are tied — to a white ʿiqāl, and I placed them under my pillow. I began to look during the night, but it did not become clear to me — meaning, it did not become clear to him — the colour, due to the intensity of the darkness. So I went early to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned that to him — meaning, when he entered the morning, he went to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: “Your pillow then would be wide, if the white thread and the black thread were under your pillow. Rather, that is the blackness of the night and the whiteness of the day.”

So the people today do not have a regulating measure, especially in Europe and these countries; they do not have a specific timing. But the Prophet ﷺ says: “And the mu’adhdhin (the one who gives the call to prayer) is entrusted (with responsibility).” So when the first mu’adhdhin calls, the person eats and drinks until the second mu’adhdhin calls. As for refraining from the suḥūr out of precaution, then it is from the newly introduced innovations. We ask Allah to accept from him and from you the righteous deeds.

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