Ramadan Reader: Your Essential Guide to Maximizing Ramadan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
Welcome to our Ramadan Reader, your indispensable companion for navigating the sacred journey of Ramadan with clarity and insight. Just as SeekersGuidance Readers serve as guiding lights in the vast realm of Islamic knowledge, our Ramadan Reader is meticulously crafted to offer a treasure trove of articles, answers, podcasts, and courses tailored specifically for the blessed month of Ramadan.
Ramadan is not merely a time of fasting; it’s a transformative spiritual journey that requires guidance and inspiration. Our Reader is designed to be your compass, guiding you through the intricacies of fasting, prayer, reflection, and self-improvement during this sacred time.
As Allah (Most High) reminds us in the Quran: “O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for those before you—so perhaps you will become mindful (of Allah).” [Quran, 2:183]
Fasting in Ramadan is more than abstaining from food and drink; it’s a means of cultivating righteousness, mindfulness, and closeness to our Creator. Our Reader serves as a beacon of knowledge and wisdom, offering insights from trusted scholars to help you maximize the blessings of Ramadan and deepen your connection with Allah.
Just as the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peac) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and seeking reward, his past sins will be forgiven.” [Bukhari]
Our comprehensive Ramadan Reader delves into various aspects of fasting, spirituality, and self-improvement, providing answers to common questions and addressing concerns that may arise during this blessed month. Let this Reader be your companion on your journey to a more meaningful and spiritually fulfilling Ramadan experience.
May Allah bless you abundantly during this sacred month and guide you on the path of righteousness.
Preparing for Ramadan
- The Complete Guide to Fasting
- Imam Tahir’s 5 Simple Steps to Prepare for Ramadan
- Preparing For Ramadan Advice from Habib Umar bin Hafiz
- Ramadan Detox for a Healthy Ramadan
- 40 Hadiths on Ramadan
Tarawih
- Can I Pray 8 Rakats for Tarawih?
- Should We Stop Praying Tarawih Once the Qur’an is Completed?
- Is it Necessary to Perform Tarawih Prayers in the Mosque?
- Is it Obligatory to Complete the Entire Qur’an During Tarawih Prayers?
- Performing Tarawih Prayers Again as an Imam
- Is It Valid for a Child to Lead Tarawih?
- The Ruling of the Tarawih Prayer: A Confirmed Sunna
- Reciting From a Copy of the Qur’an (Mushaf) in Tarawih and Other Prayers
Expiatory Payment (Fidya) for Missed Ramadan Fasts
- Brief Overview of Expiatory Payments (fidya) for Missed Ramadan Fasts
- Feeding People to Expiate For a Corrupted Fast
- Is Expiation (kaffara) Necessary For Not Fasting in Ramadan?
- When Is Expiation Required For A Fast?
- How Many Expiations Are Required For Multiple Broken Fasts?
- Can My Sister Pay Expiatory Payments (fidya) For Missed Fasts Due To Her Diabetes?
- Can I Pay Fidya for Missed Days of Fasting Due to Menses?
- Can a Healthy Person Skip Prayer and Fasting and Pay Expiation?
- The Expiation (Kaffara) for Having Sex While Fasting
- Must I Fast 180 Days as Expiation for 3 Broken Fasts?
Things that Break the Fast
- Principles on what invalidates the fast
- Does Watching Pornography While Fasting Break One’s Fast
- Using Creams, Powders, or Topical Medications While Fasting
- Does Swallowing Phlegm Break Your Fast?
- Vaseline On Lips While Fasting, and Hitting Kids
- Applying Medicine to One’s Teeth: Does it Invalidate the Fast?
- Ramadan: Injections, Eye Drops, And Doubts
- Using Chapstick While Fasting
- Accidental & Forgetful Breaking of the Fast: What Is the Difference?
- What Corrupts a Fast: Questions About Water Entering the Body
- Bleeding Gums While Fasting
- The Effect of Smoking on Fasting, and the Effect of Sins on Faith
- Using Asthma Medication: Is My Fast Invalidated?
- Accidentally Inhaling Perfume While Fasting
- Does breathing in Air break one’s Fast?
- Passionate Kissing While Fasting
Fasting and Illness
- Too Sick to Fast in Ramadan, Too Poor to Pay the Expiatory Payment (Fidya)
- Long-Term Illness that Prevents Fasting
- How Can I Benefit From Ramadan When I Can’t Fast Due to Being Ill?
Laylat al-Qadr
Making Up Missed Fasts
- Making Up Missed Fasts and Illness
- Can I Combine My Intentions for a Missed Ramadan Fast and An Optional Sunnah Fast?
- Do I Have To Make Up Missed Fasts Within A Year?
- Making up Obligatory Fasts and Prayers
- Making of Missed Fast
- Years of Missed Fasts and Expiation (kaffara)
Breaking One’s Fast/Not Fasting Due to Hardship
- Breaking One’s Fast Due to Weakness & Migraines
- Can I Break My Fast If My Job Makes Fasting Too Difficult?
- Fasting in Extreme Latitudes
- Attending Juma, Praying and Fasting While Training to be a Firefighter
- Can I Break My Fast If My Job Makes Fasting Too Difficult?
Fasting and Pregnancy
The Spiritual Retreat (I‘tikaf)
Ramadan Advice, Benefits and Inspiration
- Worship in Ramadan For a Menstruating Woman
- How Do I Make The Most Of Ramadan?
- Fasting Its Principles and Virtues-Imam Ghazali from al-Arab’in
- Inner Dimensions of Fasting-Imam Ghazali
- The Spiritual Purpose of Fasting – Closeness to Allah
- Practical Tips for Fasting During Ramadan
- Work Ethics for Muslims Fasting During Ramadan
- Prophetic Supplications for Fasting
- Virtues of Fasting in the Summer
- Health Benefits of Fasting, and the Maximum Recommended Fast
General Ramadan Answers
- When and Where Do I Break My Fast on a 20 Hour Airline Flight?
- Should I Feel Bad for Not Fasting When I Had to Travel?
- At What Age Must One Start Fasting?
- Eating After Dawn & Breaking The Fast For An Invitation
- The Chaining of Shayateen (Devils) During Ramadan
- Does Each Makeup Prayer During Ramadan Count as 70 Makeup Prayers?
- Intercourse during the month of Ramadan
- Is Your Ramadan Fast Still Valid If You Stop Eating and Make Your Intention to Fast Between Fajr and Islamic Midday?
- Should I Feel Bad for Not Fasting When I Had to Travel?
- Brief Miscellaneous Q & A Relating to Fasting
- Newlyweds Having Intercourse While Fasting During Ramadan
