Fasting
The Messenger of Allah SAW said:
" There are people who fast and get nothing from their fast except ___."
Hunger
How much is the reward of good deeded multiplied by?
The reward of good deeds is multiplied ten fold
What do you do if you accidentally eat/drink during Ramadan?
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“Whoever forgets when he is fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for it is Allaah Who has fed him and given him to drink.”
What is sunnah to respond with when someone insults or angers you and how many times?
I am fasting,twice.
Ramadan begins during which month of the Islamic lunar calendar?
The Ninth
What did the Prophet compare the likeness of fasting to?
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to that of a shield (of protection from the hellfire.)
What is the reward for fasting the month of Ramadan?
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Allahu Alim. Allah SWT says: "Every good deed of the son of Adam is for him except Fasting for it is for Me and I will reward it." (Bukhari and Muslim)
or
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.”
Whoever prays Tarawih until the imam finishes, it will be recorded that he spent half of the night praying. True or false?
False. The whole night
It is sunnah to pray Qiyam every night. What is the Qiyam prayer?
Tarawih prayer
Al-Nawawi said that what is meant by praying qiyam in Ramadan is to pray Tarawih, i.e., one achieves what is meant by qiyam by praying Tarawih.
What battle occurred in the middle of Ramadan? What was the significance of it?
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The battle of Badr.
This victorious battle was a turning point for the early Muslim community, marking a shift from a defensive stance to one of stability/expansion.
According to the hadith, what are the two occasions of joy for the fasting person?
"The one who fasts has two (occasions) of joy, one when he breaks the fast he is glad with the breaking of (the fast) and one when he meets his Lord he is glad with his fast. "
What is the reward of performing umrah during Ramadan?
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the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “ ‘Umrah in Ramadaan is equivalent (in reward) to Hajj – or to Hajj with me.”
What 6 things that break your fast?
1. Eating and Drinking
2. Intercourse and another thing
3. Letting blood out - cupping, donating blood and blood transfusion
“The cupper and the one for whom cupping is done have both invalidated their fast.” (Narrated by Abu Dawud, 2367
4. Snuffing up water during wudu- “Snuff up water deeply into the nose (when doing wudu), except when you are fasting.”
5. intentional vomit - “Whoever vomits involuntarily does not have to make up the fast, but whoever vomits deliberately let him make up the fast.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidh
6. Period or nifas - invalidates the fast
True or false. It is a Sunnah practice to have suhoor as early as you can.
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False. It is sunnah to delay it.
“We ate suhoor with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), then he got up to pray.” I said: “How much time was there between the adhaan and suhoor?” He said: “The time it takes to recite fifty verses.” (Narrated by al-Bukhari, 1921).
How old was the Prophet Muhammed SAW when the Quran was revealed to him and what were the first verses?
40 years old, and the first 5 verses of Surah Al-Alaq.
What does the breath of the fasting person smell like according to the hadith?
Better than musk. To Allah, the smell emanating from a fasting person's mouth is purer than Musk.
The night of Laylatul Qadr is better than
a. 1,000 years
b. 1,000 months
c. 70 months
d. 10,000 years
b.1,000 months
When is it mandatory that Zakat ul Fitr should be paid? What is the opening window?
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Fitrana (Zakat ul Fitr) must be paid within the month of Ramadan. The latest it can be paid is before the Eid prayer begins so that those in need can benefit in time for Eid.
True or false. It is sunnah to rush to break your fast and not wait for any time.
True. It is sunnah to hasten to break your fast.
What was the duration of years the Quran was revealed for?
Twenty-Three years
Ramadan stems from an Arabic word ramad which means what?
a. community
b. fast
c. scorching heat
d. hunger pain
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c. Scorching heat
In pre-Islamic Arabia, Ramadan was the name of a hot summer month.
What is the reward for offering prayer on Laylatul Qadr?
“Whoever prays on Laylatul Qadr out of faith and sincerity, shall have all their past sins forgiven.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
What are the 11 conditions that allow you to be exempt from fasting?
You have to name a minimum of 7.
1. Children pre puberty - minor
2. Pregnant
3. Physical illness
4. mental illness - insanity
5. Menustrating/post-natal bleeding
6. breastfeeding
7. disabled - needs to take medication and has complications
8. Elderly
9. Traveling
10. Jihaad - intense hunger/thirst that will weaken them
11. Under compulsion - one person forcing another to do something or not to do something against his will, by means of threats.
What is it sunnah to break your fast with? Be specific.
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to break his fast with fresh dates before praying; if there were no (fresh dates) then with dry dates, and if there were no (dried dates) then he would take a few sips of water.
Why do we not know the date of Laylatul Qadr according to the hadith?
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The knowledge was lifted from him as he came out to inform about the date of latylatul qadr but two persons were quarrelling and so Allah removed the knowledge as a result.