Fasting
What is Fasting?
Fasting is a shield from hellfire.
What are actions judged by?
Our intentions
How many prayers are muslims supposed to pray?What are the names of each prayer?
There are 5 prayers. Fajir, Dhur, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha.
What is one of the sunnahs for Ramadan?
One of the ones from below. Eating suhur, making your intention before fasting each day, Making dua for others
What did the Prophet use often to break his fast?
He used dates and water(mostly dates)
What happens if you only fast in Ramadan.
It neglects the spiritual dealing of voluntary acts as well the quality of higher levels of Jannah.
When Ramadan begins, what happens to the gates?
The gates of Jannah are opened and the gates of Jahanam are closed.
What special prayer is performed at night during Ramadan after Isha?
Taraweeh prayer.
What is the Quran?
The holy book revealed in Ramadan, a guide for humanity.
Is making your niyyah before each fast a sunnah? And why.
Yes it is a sunnah to do niyyah before every fast. Even though you don’t have to do it but it makes the fast to be valid.
What phrase means breaking the fast.
Iftar
The Prophet said fasting is a shield. What does this mean fasting protects a person from?
It's a shield from sins and wrongdoings
What directions do muslims pray to?
We pray towards the Kha'ba.
What are Taraweeh prayers?
Recommended night prayers performed during Ramadan, usually after the Isha prayer.
Which prayer should we pray that comes after iftar?
Maghrib prayer.
What is the Arabic word for our intentions before we eat suhoor?
It's called Niyyah
Which prophet’s sayings and actions are recorded in hadith?
Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
What are the rewards of the last 10 days of Ramadan?
The forgiveness of all past sins and prayers which equal to over 83 years of worship.
What is Laylat-al-Qadr?
The night in the last ten days of Ramadan is considered better than a thousand months.
What does the prophet do in Ramadan with angel Jibreel?
He revises the quran with him.
What are 9 accidental things that don’t break your fast?
Eating or drinking accidentally, applying oil to the body, cupping, backbites(loses reward), intention of breaking fast but doesn’t, smoke, dust, vomiting unintentionally.
A fasting person experiences a moment of happiness. What is it?
Breaking your fast.
During prayer, if the Imam forgets a part of prayer, what is the name of the two sujuds that is performed at the end of the prayer to correct the mistake?
Sujood as-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness).
What is I'tikaf?
Focusing on prayer during the last 10 nights.
When is the most special time for the fasting person's dua to be answered?
They should make dua before Iftar.