Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Does a woman who suffers from leucorrhoea have to take ghusl (Islamic bath) before every prayer? Does leucorrhoea discharge invalidate a woman’s fast? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Leucorrhoea is a thick, whitish or yellowish vaginal…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can you please help with a list of what can be done during the last 10 days and nights of Ramaḍān so we can maximise the benefits and blessings? Answer: Increase in Acts of Worship: Qurʾān recitation, dhikr (remembrance of the Almighty), fasting rigorously, tarawīḥ (night vigil prayers) in addition…
Answerd by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: As a masjid operating in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada, is it a must to be part of one of the moon-sighting committees? Can we as a masjid independently make our decision to start Ramaḍān or ʿEīd? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Merciful Thank…
Answerd by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I missed a few fasts last Ramaḍān due to illness. Is it necessary for me to make up the fasts before the beginning of the upcoming Ramaḍān? What if I do not make up the missed fasts before Ramaḍān, do I pay a penalty known as the fidyah (redemption)?…
Answered by Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī Thanwī (may Allāh’s mercy be upon him) Rendered into English by Yūsuf Badāt Question: Regarding the sighting of the new crescent, how far a distance can the news be considered from one city to another city? Is there a difference of opinion or not among the scholars and what is…
By Shaykh Muftī Radā-ul-Ḥaq Rendered into English by Yūsuf Badāt Questions: Regarding our questions, we would like to bring to your attention that Muslims of various countries and continents of the world have populated Canada, in large numbers. Masājid, schools and religious institutions have been established as well. Muslims of various backgrounds constantly marry, work…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: There are a number of Ramaḍān timetables that are circulating. There are multiple beginning times for Fajr (dawn). This confuses me. According to which timing do I end my suḥūr (pre-dawn) meals? Which timetable do I follow? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Merciful Thank you/…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am still nursing my 16.5 month old and find it difficult to fast during Ramaḍān. Do I have to pay fidya (redemption donation) even though I intend on making up my missed fasts later? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Kind Jazāk Allāh…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: How is it to fast on the 15th of Shaʾbān? I’ve heard it is a sunnah (prophetic practice), is that true? Answer: Fasting on the 15ht of Shaʾbān is praiseworthy and recommended (mustaḥab). To single out the fasting on the 15th of Shaʾbān and to deem it as a…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Does sleeping during a fast invalidate the fast (sawm)? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazak Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Sleeping while fasting does not islamicaly invalidate the ritual fast, as this does not entail any substance entering the internal mind or…