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GRAVITY OF OMITTING TARAWEEH

IntroductionYou may recall that the previous Jumah I spoke on the essence of fasting and I pointed out a universal rule; that every Ibaadat [Act of Worship] has an appearance and an essence. Accordingly, the essence of fasting is mujaahadah and the gist of mujaahadah is to oppose the nafs …

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SADAQATUL FITR

Fitra Amount-Gauteng-South Africa-2023             Hanafi: R35.00        Shafi’i/Maliki/Hambali: R12.50 Fitra or Zakat Al Fitr is an obligatory charity that is obligatory for every Muslim, to be paid on their own behalf and on behalf of their dependents (Wife, children, etc), if they have the …

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FASTING WHILST TRAVELLING AND QADHAA

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ اَيَّامًا مَّعۡدُوۡدٰتٍؕ فَمَنۡ كَانَ مِنۡكُمۡ مَّرِيۡضًا اَوۡ عَلٰى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنۡ اَيَّامٍ اُخَرَ‌ؕ وَعَلَى الَّذِيۡنَ يُطِيۡقُوۡنَهٗ فِدۡيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسۡكِيۡنٍؕ فَمَنۡ تَطَوَّعَ خَيۡرًا فَهُوَ خَيۡرٌ لَّهٗ ؕ وَاَنۡ تَصُوۡمُوۡا خَيۡرٌ لَّـکُمۡ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ Translation: “Days (of fasting are) few in number. However, should anyone of you be …

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