Sheikh Sa’di رحمه الله said,

“Allah has honored men with beards wherein their beauty and dignity exists. So woe to the one who shaves it, or abuses (styles) it, and disobeys his Messenger ﷺ openly!”

[الفو اكه السهية ص ٧٣]


Sheikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said,

“Shaving the beard and shortening it is from the group of sins and acts of disobedience which decrease Imaan and weaken it and it is feared that it will cause the anger of Allah and his punishment.”

[Majmu al Fataawa of Ibn Baaz 3/363]

Imam Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

“Whatever Allaah has decreed for His believing slave is a blessing even if that is in the form of withholding; it is a favour even if that is in the form of a trial, and the calamity decreed by him is fair even if it us painful.”

[Madaarij al-Saalikeen, 4/215]

Ibn Masood رضي الله عنه said，

"None of us would dare greet the crescent of Ramadan while holding in his heart a speck of rancour against his brother."

[Ibn Rajab Lata’if Al Ma'arif 212]

Fasting While Travelling

‘Ā’ishah رضي الله عنها narrated that Ḥamzah ibn ‘Amr alAslamī رضي الله عنه said to the Prophet ﷺ: “Should I fast when travelling?” – and he used to fast frequently – to which the Prophet ﷺ said: If you wish then fast and if you wish then do not fast.

• [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (no. 1943) and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (no. 1121)]

Explanation of Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azīz ibn Bāz:

This ḥadīth is in regard to fasting while travelling. The authentic narrations from the Prophet ﷺ prove that it is permissible and likewise the Qur’ān establishes that it is allowed to either fasting or not. In addition, it is an allowance from Allāh ﷺ to not fast as He said: “Whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days should be made up] from other days.” Sūrah al-Baqarah (2:184)

Meaning: if he does not fast then he must make up the days. So, the traveller has the choice between fasting and not fasting except in cases wherein fasting is difficult for him and causes him hardship. The Sunnah for such a person is to not fast and it is disliked for him to fast due to what it contains from hardship. The Prophet ﷺ said: “It is not from righteousness to fast while travelling.”

• [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (no. 1946) and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (no. 1115)]

Meaning: It is not from complete and perfect righteousness to fast while travelling or it means that it is not from righteousness to fast while travelling if it is extremely hot and causes difficulty for the believer.
For this reason, when the Prophet ﷺ saw a man who was being shaded by the people and they were crowding around him due to the hardship he was in, the Prophet ﷺ disliked for him to fast, saying to him: “It is not from righteousness…” meaning: it is not from complete and perfect righteousness to fast while travelling. This is the case if there is hardship and difficulty in it. This is how we combine between the different authentic narrations.

• [Explanation of ‘Umdah al-Aḥkām, Dār al-Riyādah (pgs. 246-247)]

In another wording of this ḥadīth, the Prophet ﷺ said to Ḥamzah ibn ‘Amr al-Aslamī “It is an allowance from Allāh. Whoever takes it has done well and whoever wants to fast then there is no blame upon him.”

• [Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (no. 1121)]

Anas Bin Mailk رضي الله عنه narrated: “We used to travel with the Prophet ﷺ and the fasting person would not criticise the non-fasting person, and the non-fasting person would not criticise the fasting person.”

Explanation of Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azīz ibn Bāz:

Meaning: they used to travel with the Prophet some would fast whilst others would not. The fasting one would not criticise the one who is not fasting and the one not fasting would not criticise the one fasting.

• [Explanation of ‘Umdah al-Aḥkām, Dār al-Riyādah (pg. 247)]

Abū al-Dardā’ رضي الله عنه narrated: We went out with Allāh’s Messenger during the month of Ramaḍān in severe heat to the extent that one of us would place his hand on his head from the severity of the heat and none from amongst us was fasting except Allāh’s Messenger and ‘Abdullāh ibn Rawāḥah.

Explanation of Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azīz ibn Bāz:

The journey was difficult and perhaps this was before Allāh revealed that it is disliked to fast in the state of difficulty. So, the ḥadīth of Abū al-Dardā’ is considered to be the first ruling and then Allāh revealed the ease and encouraged to not fast if there is difficulty in it.

[Explanation of ‘Umdah al-Aḥkām, Dār al-Riyādah (pgs. 247-248)]

Ibn Al Jawzi رحمه الله said: "O servant, bring yourself to account in your seclusion, think of the extinction of your time and work in your free time for your hard time."

[مواعظ ابن الجوزي ٨٣]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“There is a chaos in the heart that cannot be brought to order except by one turning to Allāh, and in one's heart is a loneliness that cannot be removed except by finding company with Allāh whilst alone, and in the heart [as well] is a sadness that cannot be distanced except by finding happiness with knowing Allāh.”

[Madārij as-Sālikeen]

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَتْ لاَ تَسْمَعُ شَيْئًا لاَ تَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ رَاجَعَتْ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَعْرِفَهُ، وَأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ حُوسِبَ عُذِّبَ ‏"‌‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَوَ لَيْسَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ‏{‏فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا‏}‏ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ الْعَرْضُ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ نُوقِشَ الْحِسَابَ يَهْلِكْ ‏"‌‏.‏

narrated ibn abu mulaika:

whenever aisha (the wife of the prophet) heard anything which she did not understand, she used to ask again till she understood it completely. aisha said: "once the prophet (ﷺ) said, "whoever will be called to account (about his deeds on the day of resurrection) will surely be punished." i said, "doesn't Allah say: "he surely will receive an easy reckoning." (84:8) the prophet (ﷺ) replied, "this means only the presentation of the accounts but whoever will be argued about his account, will certainly be ruined."

sahih al bukhari 103, book 3 hadith 45

Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisy رحمه الله:

"From the mannerisms of fasting is not to fill oneself up with food at night, rather he eats proportionately. For indeed, the son of Adam does not fill a vessel worse than his stomach."

[مختصر منهاج القاصدين ص ٣٨-٤١]

Sheikh ibn Baaz رحمه الله said,

"Reaching the month of Ramadhan is in itself a gift from Allah."

[نصيحة بمناسبة استقبال شهر رمضان]

Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said,

"How does the believer not rejoice at the good tidings of the opening of the gates of Paradise? How does the sinner not rejoice at the good tidings of the closure of the gates of the Fire? How does the rational one not rejoice at the good tidings of a time in which the devils are shackled? Where does any period of time resemble such a time?"

[Lataa’if al Ma'aarif pg. 203-204]

Sheikh al Fawzan حفظه الله said,

"This is a tremendous opportunity in your life O' Muslim so take it, and ask Allah to aid you upon righteous actions within it, and ask Allah for acceptance and an increase from His virtue, for indeed the one who reaches the month of Ramadan and Allah enables him to benefit from it, then Allah has blessed him with a tremendous blessing that nothing equates to.”

[Sittings of the Month of Ramadan pg. 7]

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

"So as you treat others you shall be treated, so do as you want, for indeed Allaah تعالى will deal with you in the same manner as you treat His servants."

[Saheeh Al-Waabil as-Sayyib | Daar Ibn al-Jawzee, 2nd edition | p.63]

Sheikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said,

"O Muslims, seize the opportunity to gain every benefit from this great month by performing good deeds and all forms of worship. Hasten to obey Allah as it is a great month in which Allah gives His Servants a chance to compete in doing good deeds in obedience to Him. May Allah forgive you and have mercy on you. Offer as much Salah as you can, give Sadagah, recite the Quran, and do good to the poor, needy, and orphans."

[Fatwas of Bin Baaz 15/45-46]

the last hour after asr, make duas abundantly. the duas of a fasting person + final hour of asr on a Friday,, subhannallah this opportunity only comes about 4 times in a year. one Friday is gone already, don't miss this one and the next two In Sha Allah

Helping the Poor During Ramadan

Imam Ibn Taimiyyah رحمه الله said: “Helping the poor by feeding them during the month of Ramadan is from the practices of Islam; indeed, the Prophet as said: “Whoever provides a fasting person something to break his fast with will have the like of his reward.”

[Sahīh Al-Albani | ibn Taymiyyah Kitab Al-Iman with Al-Albani's referencing, p. 269.]

Majmū Al-Fatawa , vol. 25, p. 298. | Translated by Mikail in Mahboob Ariff

Prophet ﷺ said,

Allah said, ‘All the deeds of Adam's sons are for them, except fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.'

Fasting is a shield or protection from the fire and from committing sins.

If one of you is fasting, he should avoid sexual relation with his wife and quarreling, and if somebody should fight or quarrel with him, he should say, 'I am fasting.'

By Him in Whose Hands my soul is The unpleasant smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk.

There are two pleasures for the fasting person, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he will meet his Lord; then he will be pleased because of his fasting.

[Bukhari 1904]

Abul-’Aaliyah (rahimahullah) said:

“Learn Islaam. Then when you have learnt Islaam, do not turn away from it to the right nor the left. But be upon the Straight Path and upon the Sunnah of your Prophet (ﷺ) and that which his Companions were upon, and beware of these innovations because they cause enmity and hatred amongst you. But stick to the original state of affairs which was there before they divided.”

[Related by Ibn Battah in al-lbaanah no.136]