Fasting on Arafat Day / Mustahab Fast

August 31, 2017 by Admin Posted in All Q&A, Fasting, Hajj, Islamic Laws Tagged Arafah, Arafat, Dhul-Hijjah, Eid, Fast, Hajj, Kaffarah, Makruh, Mustahab, Qurban

Question 455: Salam alaikom. Is it compulsory to fast on the day of Arafah? Can you please tell us those days on which we have been strongly recommended to fast?

Answer 455: There are no restrictions limiting the times of fasting to a particular day, unless it is considered as haram on the day of Eid ul-Fitr and Qurban. It is recommended to fast on the Day of Arafa. But, if it is not possible for one to recite the Duas of ‘Arafa due to weakness caused by fasting, it is considered as Makruh to fast on that day. [1] Read More

Zakat and difference between Sayyid and non-Sayyid holms

May 7, 2017 by Admin Posted in All Q&A, Zakat Tagged Eid, Fidya, Fitra, Hashimi, Ishkaal, Kaffara, Khums, Non-Sayyid, Sadaqa, Sayyid, Zakat, Zimma

Question 040: What is the relevance of differentiating between Sayed holms and Non-Sayyed holms. I have never seen or heard of it until recently? Is one supposed to pay more than the other? There were two holms boxes at Eid prayer. One for Non-Sayyed and the other for Sayyed. So, I wanna know about Zakat and difference between Sayyid and non-Sayyid holms?

Answer 040: The only difference is that, a person, who is not a Sayyid, cannot give fitra to a Sayyid, and if that Sayyid is his dependent, he cannot give to another Sayyid either.

Whoever is adult, sane and is neither unconscious, nor poor, nor the slave of another. He should give, on his own behalf, as well as on behalf of all those who are his dependents. Read More