The Official Ramadan Thread. Ramadan 1430 A.H/August 2009

['Abd-al Latif]

The month of Ramadan is next month.

The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe fasts that month… [al-Baqarah 2:185]

The Prophet (saaws) used to tell his Companions the good news of the onset of Ramadan, and urge them to make the most of it.

Abu Hurayrah (saaws) said: “The Messenger of Allah (saaws) said,

There has come to you Ramadan, a blessed month. Allah has made it obligatory on you to fast (this month). During it the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are locked, and the devils are chained up. In it there is a night that is better than a thousand months, and whoever is deprived of its goodness is deprived indeed. [Reported by al-Nisaa'i, 4/129; Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1/490]

[- IqRa -]

May Allah reward u n bless you , I believe that ramadan all over the world can n cannot start n end on the same day , no doubt coz we are supposed to start the fast by the sight of the moon n do the eid by the sight of the moon n that can differ in diffrent parts of the world , but in the same country n even the same city or neighbouring countries it has to be on the same day , subhanAllah , its crazy how one city or one neighbourhood is having eid while another is fasting , we should fear Allah , SEEK KNOWLEDGE , SEEEK knowledge , stop follwoing our desires n opinions, it is not possible that in the same country on same city we differ on eid n ramadan , we need to check ourselfes. If some one in our city or country has spotted the moon n government declared eid we should be with the jamaah.

check an article by the name of Ramadan the month of unity that i posted in this thread a few days ago or so , its important n inshahAllah u will benefut bro.

Plus u are promoting salah al haajat , but u should get the facts about it , there is no such salah proved from the prophet sala lahu alihi wa sallam n his companions n Allah knows best.

You should know the facts about salatul hajat as well, before dissing it.

[ducki]

ramadhan is like here! im so excited

[Far7an]

As of 19:33 hours Saudi time...
al-Hamdu-Lillaahi Rabbil-'Aalameen was-Salaatu was-Salaamu 'alaa Ashrafil-Anbiyaa.e wal-Mursaleen, wa ba'd:
as-Salaam 'alaykum wa-Rahmatullaahe wa-Barakaatuhu,
Thursday 20 August 2009: As of 19:33 hours Saudi time, we are informed that the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia are still meeting and have not yet issued any statement to the King's Court to inform them of the sighting of the moon of Ramadhaan. In this regard, and until we are advised otherwise, tomorrow - Friday 21 August 2009 - will be the 30th day of Sha'baan 1430AH, inshaa.-Allaah..
As soon as we receive any further information we shall inform you, inshaa.-Allaah.
Baarak-Allaahu Feekum...
Abu 'Abdullaah Mohammed Akhtar Chaudhry


http://fatwa-online.com/news/0090820_1.htm

[Far7an]

فلكيًا.. رمضان السبت في مصر والسعودية والجمعة بليبيا وأوروبا الخميس 29 شعبان 1430 الموافق 20 أغسطس 2009

الإسلام اليوم/ القاهرة

أعلن المشروع الإسلامي لرصد الأهلة أن يوم السبت 22 أغسطس 2009 هو أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك في معظم الدول العربية والإسلامية، مشيراً إلى ضعف احتمالية أن يكون الأحد 23 من الشهر نفسه هو غرة الشهر الكريم.

وأوضح بيان صادر عن المشروع, أنه نتيجة لاختلاف الدول الإسلامية في بداية شهر شعبان الهجري، سيتم تحري هلال شهر رمضان في العالم الإسلامي في يومين مختلفين، ففي يوم 29 شعبان (الخميس 20 أغسطس) سيتم تحري الهلال في الدول العربية عدا سلطنة عمان والمغرب وموريتانيا، فيما سيكون يوم 29 شعبان هو يوم الجمعة 21 أغسطس في دول إسلامية أخرى مثل بنجلاديش والهند وباكستان وإيران وسلطنة عمان والمغرب وموريتانيا والعديد من الدول الإفريقية الأخرى.

وأشار البيان إلى استحالة رؤية الهلال يوم الخميس 20 أغسطس في جميع مناطق العالم الإسلامي, "نظراً لغروب القمر قبل أو مع غروب الشمس، وبالتالي ينبغي أن تكمل الدول الإسلامية التي تعتمد رؤية الهلال في تحديد بدايات الشهور الهجرية شهر شعبان 30 يوماً، وأن يكون يوم السبت 22 أغسطس هو أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك فيها".

وأما بالنسبة لرؤية الهلال يوم الجمعة فإن رؤية الهلال ممكنة بالعين المجردة بسهولة في كل من أستراليا وجنوب آسيا ووسط وجنوب إفريقيا وفي القارتين الأمريكيتين عدا الأجزاء الشمالية.

في حين أن رؤية الهلال ستكون صعبة بالعين المجردة وربما لا يرى الهلال إلا باستخدام "المرقب" في كل من وسط آسيا وشمال إفريقيا وشمال الولايات المتحدة، وستكون رؤية الهلال ممكنة بالتلسكوب فقط من شمال آسيا ووسط وجنوب أوروبا.

وعلى هذا الأساس فإن معظم الدول ستتمكن من رؤية الهلال يوم الجمعة ليكون يوم السبت هو أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك فيها، أما بالنسبة للدول التي سيكون يوم الجمعة هو التاسع والعشرون من شهر شعبان ولن تتمكن من رؤية الهلال يوم الجمعة، فستبدأ شهر رمضان المبارك يوم الأحد، إلا أن هذه الاحتمالية ضعيفة.

واستعرض البيان البداية المتوقعة لشهر رمضان في بعض الدول الإسلامية, ففي ليبيا لا تُعتَمَد رؤية الهلال وتعتمد ليبيا شروطاً فلكية أخرى ستتحقق يوم الخميس, وعليه فهي أعلنت أن يوم الجمعة هو أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك فيها، وبالنسبة لمصر والسعودية فهما يحاولان التوفيق بين الرؤية الشرعية والحسابات الفلكية، فإذا ما سارت هذا العام على ما جرت عليه العادة فسيبدأ شهر رمضان يوم السبت, لاستحالة رؤية الهلال يوم الخميس.

أما سلطنة عمان والمغرب وموريتانيا فحيث إن رؤية الهلال ممكنة يوم الجمعة فمن المتوقع أن تبدأ هذه الدول شهر رمضان يوم السبت، أما بالنسبة لبقية الدول الإسلامية فلا توجد قاعدة عامة يمكن الاعتماد عليها, فبعضها يقبل شهادة الشهود برؤية الهلال، ولذلك لا يمكن معرفة بدء شهر رمضان المبارك مسبقًا في هذه الدول، بحسب البيان.

وتثير عملية تحديد أول أيام شهر رمضان الجدل بين الدول الإسلامية، كما يختلف علماء الإسلام على بدايته أيضاً، فهناك جماعة من العلماء ترى أنه يجب على الدول إتباع رؤية قمرية واحدة ما دام أنها تشترك في جزء من الليل، وترى جماعة أخرى ضرورة إتباع جميع الدول الإسلامية التقويم القمري للسعودية، بينما تعتقد جماعة ثالثة أنه يجب أن تتم رؤية هلال رمضان في كل بلد على حدة.

يذكر أن المشيخات الإسلامية في تركيا ودول البلقان (كوسوفا، ومقدونيا، ورومانيا، والبوسنة، وصربيا، وبلغاريا، والجبل الأسود، وألبانيا) أعلنت أن أول أيام شهر رمضان سيوافق الجمعة 21 أغسطس الحالي طبقاً للحسابات الفلكية التي تعتمد عليها هذه المنطقة في تحديد تواريخ المناسبات الدينية، وليس على رؤية الهلال.

كما أصدر المجلس الأوروبي للإفتاء والبحوث بياناً حول رؤية هلال شهر رمضان اختتمه بقوله: إن أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك لعام 1430هـ سيكون بإذن الله تعالى يوم الجمعة الموافق 21 أغسطس 2009م.

[brotherubaid]

^come on now, this point can he argued forever. I mean the hadeeth says to sight the moon, so that's what u gotta do. If your country doesn't sight the moon but starts Ramadan, should you just abandon the hadeeth and do the wrong thing?

And also what counts as local? Like America is HUGE with 300+million people, the whole thing is not your locality. No way.

Yes bro its is about sighting the moon , we are to start the fast to the sight of it n end the fast to the sight of it , so if its not sighted we complete 30 days of shabaan , what o was trying to say is that if it was sighted in chicago n not sighted in detriot , then shouldnt the brothers in detroit belive in the testimony of brothers in chicago n fast , coz the moon has been sighted , not each n ever person , n each n every block n county has to sight a moon for itself , if the next county has sighted then you fast with them n not break rhe unity just coz u did not sight it YOURSELF!!!

It offcourse differs in places far away n situated in diffrent regions , i was only talking about places close to getehr like UAE n Oman or saudi n kuwait , Not saying that if it was sighted in saudi the whole world should fast , but if your neighbouring city or even country is fasting may be u should fast with them. Coz its sad how in one masjid we have fast n other are not fasting n they could even be in the same neighbourhood.

salam

[brotherubaid]

You should know the facts about salatul hajat as well, before dissing it.

Astaghfirullah , "DISSING?" i did not diss, subhanAllah , n if it is an innovation then it does have to be refuted. Brother do forgive me if my post hurt u in any way u are my muslim brother. Please know one thing that the truth hurts , n this mater is deen , know that the deen is " Qaal Allah "(Allah said) N "Qaal Al Rasool" (The messeneer sala alhu alihi wa sallam said) This is what we should stand up for n live for strive for.

Yes a muslim when does has a need should ask Allah, no doubt but as far as naming a salah salah al Haajah n prescribing a special duaa n even certain dua n certain verses from the quran to recite in the first n second rakat then this is a bidah!

Please do read this

Salaat al-Haajah
My question has to do with praying to allah for a need. I know it is called satatul hajah. How many times does a person have to pray it and when should it be prayed. Is it right to pray it at the times when duaas are most likely to be answered


Praise be to Allaah.

It is prescribed for the Muslim to worship Allaah in the ways that He has prescribed in His Book, and in the ways that have been proven from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The principle concerning matters of worship is tawqeef [i.e., following what is in the Qur’aan and saheeh Sunnah; with no room for individual opinion]. And we cannot say that any act of worship is prescribed unless there is saheeh evidence.

The so-called Salaat al-Haajah was narrated in da’eef (weak) or munkar (denounced) ahaadeeth – as far as we know – which cannot be used as proof and which are not fit to base acts of worship on.

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 8/162

The hadeeth narrated concerning Salaat al-Haajah says:

“From ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Abi Awfa al-Aslami, who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came out to us and said: ‘Whoever has need of something from Allaah or any one of His creation, let him do wudoo’ and pray two rak’ahs, then let him say, “There is no god but Allaah, the Forbearing, the Most Generous. Glory be to Allaah, Lord of the mighty Throne. Praise be to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds. O Allaah, I ask You for Your mercy and forgiveness and I ask You for all good things and for safety from all sins. I ask You not to leave any sin without forgiving it, or any distress without relieving it, or any need which it pleases You to fulfil without fulfilling it for me.” Then let him ask Allaah for whatever matter of this world or the Hereafter that he wishes, for it will be fulfilled.”

(Narrated by Ibn Maajah, Iqaamat al-Salaah wa’l-Sunnah, 1374)

Al-Tirmdihi said: this is a ghareeb [strange] hadeeth, and concerning its isnaad it was said: Faa’id ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan is weak in hadeeth.

Al-Albaani said: rather it is da’eef jiddan (very weak). Al-Haakim said: mawdoo’ (fabricated) ahaadeeth were narrated from Abu Awfa.

Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh, vol. 1, p. 417

The author of al-Sunan wa’l-Mubtada’aat said, after mentioning what al-Tirmidhi said concerning Faa’id ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan: Ahmad said he is matrook (left, i.e., his hadeeth is not to be accepted), and Ibn al-‘Arabi described him as da’eef (weak).

And he said: You know what is said concerning this hadeeth. It is better and more perfect and safer for you to make du’aa’ to Allaah in the depths of the night and between the adhaan and iqaamah and at the end of every prayer before the tasleem; and on Fridays, for then there are times when du’aa’ is answered; and when breaking one’s fast. For your Lord says (interpretation of the meanings):

‘Invoke Me [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism) and ask Me for anything] I will respond to your (invocation)’[Fussilat 40:60]

‘And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor)’[al-Baqarah 2:186]

‘And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allaah, so call on Him by them’[al-A’raaf 7:180].” al-Sunan wa’l-Mubtada’aat by al-Shuqayri, p. 124


والله الموفق

so InshahAlllah if u really have a Haajah/need try to wake up in the last third of the night when Allah descends n Ask is there any one who has a a need so he may ask n i fulfill it?? or other times proved from the AUTHENTIC sunnah to be the times when prayers are answered.

[Najm]

AsSalamOAlaikum WaRehmatuAllah WaBarkatuhu

Brothers and Sisters!

Ramadhan is upon us! Here are some quick reminders.....

1) Check you INTENTION. The reward shall be yours, and to make good intentions wont harm anyone.

2) Have Taqwa....

To show its imporatance, its mentions in the Quran 251 times!!!....

"Taqwa is that people do not find fault in your speech and the angels do not find fault in your actions whilst the angels of the throne see no fault in your inner motives." (Ibrahim ibn Adham)

3) Refrain from those acts that which invalidate the fast .i.e..

"Whoever does not stop speaking falsehood and acting in accordance with it, Allah has no need of him giving up his food and drink. (Bukhari)

Finally brothers and sisters. Ramadhan is the most blessed month, lets make the most of it. AND lets take something from it.

O Allah, I pray that we all become better Muslims, not just for this month but for the rest of our lives. InshaAllah!!. Ameen!!

FiAmaaniAllah

[Omar Abdi]

Ramadan Kareem to you All,
Allhamdullilah , we have reached Ramadan in god will.
Now lets not forget Taraweeh

[>Taalib<]

Asalamu alaykum. Yes ramdhan is here and its the 1st day of fasting today. So lets not forget the hadith which forbids us from arguing n fighting n lets use this thread to encourage one another to take maximum benefit from this blessed month.

[Tony]

Ameen to brother Najm's dua.
Allah guide us and protect us through this blessed month, help us become the Muslims we would like to be, forgive us our shortcomings and help us to forgive the shortcomings of others. May Allah bring peace to the people of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Ameen

[GuestFellow]

I feel so relaxed when I'm fasting.... o_o

In the morning I'm usually grumpy but not when I'm fasting.

[Najm]

AsSalamOAlaikum WaRehmatuAllah WaBarkatuhu

Brothers and Sisters!

Our first Iftar is upon us....

1) Please remember to make dua before you break your fast.

2) Break you fast as soon as possible...

"The Deen will not cease to be uppermost as long as the people hasten to break the fast, since the Jews and the Christians delay it." [Abu Daawood]

3) Have dates to break your fast with freash dates or older dates, if not water.....

Anas Ibn Maalik said: "The Prophet (SalAllahu Alayhi WaSalam) used to break his fast with fresh dates before he prayed. If he did not find fresh dates then he would use dried dates. If he did not find that also he drank a few sips of water. [Ahmad and Abu Dawood]

4) Do not eat and drink excessively.

5) Remember Allah, and all the provision he as provided. Alhamdulliah

May Allah accept our fasts and forgive our sins. Allahumma Ameen!!

FiAmaaniAllah

[Najm]

AsSalamOAlaikum WaRehmatuAllah WaBarkatuhu

Brothers and Sisters!

Excellent lecture, and indeed recommend for all of us!...

http://www.halaltube.com/how-to-make...r-best-ramadan

Please keep me and our ummah in your prayers

FiAmaaniAllah

[Bub]

thanks bro for sharing! a sis or bro gave me a website is here, http://healthyramadan.x-plain.com/HEDR/default.html

[Tony]

Did my first Taraweeh prayers ever last night, got to 10th Rakaat and cried at asking for blessings for Rasulullah (pbuh), cried through the next Rakaat. Awesome, Alhamdulillah never felt like that b4, ever

[>Taalib<]

Masha'Allah at bro Tony. It shows ur sincerity in salaah. May Allah grant us all. Alhamdulillah taraweeh goin wel 4 me also.

[Tony]

Volume 3, Book 32, Number 226:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying regarding Ramadan, "Whoever prayed at night in it (the month of Ramadan) out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven."

Volume 3, Book 31, Number 118:
Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Fasting is a shield (or a screen or a shelter). So, the person observing fasting should avoid sexual relation with his wife and should not behave foolishly and impudently, and if somebody fights with him or abuses him, he should tell him twice, 'I am fasting." The Prophet added, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, the smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk. (Allah says about the fasting person), 'He has left his food, drink and desires for My sake. The fast is for Me. So I will reward (the fasting person) for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times."


Volume 3, Book 31, Number 120:
Narrated Sahl:

The Prophet said, "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it."


Volume 9, Book 93, Number 476:
Narrated Ibn Umar:

The Prophet said, "The keys of the unseen are five and none knows them but Allah: (1) None knows what is in the womb, but Allah: (2) None knows what will happen tomorrow, but Allah; (3) None knows when it will rain, but Allah; (4) None knows where he will die, but Allah (knows that); (5) and none knows when the Hour will be established, but Allah."

Volume 9, Book 92, Number 379:
Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "There was no prophet among the prophets but was given miracles because of which people had security or had belief, but what I was given was the Divine Inspiration which Allah revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will be more than those of any other prophet on the Day of Resurrection."




May Allah make us steadfast and focussed on the gates of Jannah, Ameen

[Najm]

AsSalamOAlaikum WaRehmatuAllah WaBarkatuhu

Did my first Taraweeh prayers ever last night, got to 10th Rakaat and cried at asking for blessings for Rasulullah (pbuh), cried through the next Rakaat. Awesome, Alhamdulillah never felt like that b4, ever

SubhaanAllah! SubhaanAllah!!!

Volume 3, Book 32, Number 226:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying regarding Ramadan, "Whoever prayed at night in it (the month of Ramadan) out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven."

Volume 3, Book 31, Number 118:
Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Fasting is a shield (or a screen or a shelter). So, the person observing fasting should avoid sexual relation with his wife and should not behave foolishly and impudently, and if somebody fights with him or abuses him, he should tell him twice, 'I am fasting." The Prophet added, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, the smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk. (Allah says about the fasting person), 'He has left his food, drink and desires for My sake. The fast is for Me. So I will reward (the fasting person) for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times."


Volume 3, Book 31, Number 120:
Narrated Sahl:

The Prophet said, "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it."


Volume 9, Book 93, Number 476:
Narrated Ibn Umar:

The Prophet said, "The keys of the unseen are five and none knows them but Allah: (1) None knows what is in the womb, but Allah: (2) None knows what will happen tomorrow, but Allah; (3) None knows when it will rain, but Allah; (4) None knows where he will die, but Allah (knows that); (5) and none knows when the Hour will be established, but Allah."

Volume 9, Book 92, Number 379:
Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "There was no prophet among the prophets but was given miracles because of which people had security or had belief, but what I was given was the Divine Inspiration which Allah revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will be more than those of any other prophet on the Day of Resurrection."




May Allah make us steadfast and focussed on the gates of Jannah, Ameen

AsSalamOAlaikum WaRehmatuAllah WaBarkatuhu

Ameen, ameen!!
MashaAllah, some very encouraging reminders.

FiAmaaniAllah

[Najm]

AsSalamOAlaikum WaRehmatuAllah WaBarkatuhu

Brothers and Sisters!

Ramadhan is in full swing now!!!

I spent the day thinking. Just think of all the blessings Allah has given us. While we fast, we can understand and be grateful. Allah has not given us just the basic foods to live on but much more. In our homes, we dont just have dates and waters, but rice, chapaties, curries, chapatis, vegetable, fruits, we even have all sorts ranges of drinks!....

http://www.islamicboard.com/fasting-...ml#post1208355

http://www.islamicboard.com/general/...ml#post1208555

Alhamdulillah! We have been given so much, yet we arw not always grateful for what Allah has provided us. We start to whine, if the food is salty, watery even tasteless!! SubhaanAllah!!

Lets take moment and realise the blessings Allah has given already and inshaAllah May Allah rewards us for being humble and patient, not just this month, but every single time we eat. Ameen!!!

FiAmaaniAllah

[Ali_008]

Does anyone know of the Hadeeth which says that if you miss your Qur'an's recitation at night and recite it the next day between Fajr and Zuhr, it will be accepted.. I just dosed off after coming back from Taraweeh last night and did not recite. I think I saw it here somewhere but can't seem to find it. I also think it was either posted by Brother Najm or Brother A.M.H. . . . .. .