Fasting is a hallmark of the wisdom and greatness of Islamic practices. This lesson is a complete summary overview of all the major issues and their rulings from the chapter of fasting - a good summary to listen to now and then to remember always. May Allah help us to implement in our lives.
- Requirements for fasting to be obligatory on a person - Requirements for Ramadan to begin or end for community i.e. Moonsighting and counting max days if cloudy - Should a person fast or end Ramadan on their own even if others do not
- Require one sighting witness for beginning of Ramadan yet two at the end of Ramadan: Understanding why so and the difference. - If an individual saw the moon but the leader didn't accept the witness, does the individual fast or do Eid by themselves? And why so? -And many more important rulings
This lesson is on 'Those Who are Allowed to Not be Fasting in Ramadan' and how they are required to make it up for that by either Qada (fast another day for each missed fast) or Kaffarah (Expiation). Detailed summary of those excluding people and their duties,
In this lesson of Fiqh of Fasting, Ibn Qudamah (r.a) mentions those things that break our fast, others that do not, etc. But Sheikh Aslam adds to these notes VERY IMPORTANT summary of nulifiers that Ibn Qudamah mentioned PLUS he adds many more contemporary issues that may or may not break the fasting (e.g. dental procedures during fasting, injections, asthma medication and others). He also adds a list of things we may consider as invalidating a fast but they may not. Also things that are makruh (disliked) during fasting though they do not break a fast.
This lesson contains fiqh of following: - Extra recommended fasts - Days prohibited to fast on - Miscellaneous extra fasting issues
This lesson contains fiqh of following: - What is Itikaf & what is Hukm (Ruling) of different types of itikaf? - Overview of all major matters related to Itikaf - When Itikaf is recommended, when to start, how many days to do it - And other Itikaf related rulings
