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Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf) - 29th Ramadan 1432 (29th August 2011) Narrated Ali bin Al-Husain (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): Safiya, the wife of the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) told me that she went to Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) to visit him in the mosque while he was in Itikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. She had a talk with him for a while, then she got up in order to return home. The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) accompanied her. When they reached the gate of the mosque, opposite the door of Um-Salama, two Ansari men were passing by and they greeted Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam). He told them: Do not run away! And said, "She is (my wife) Safiya bint Huyai." Both of them said, "Subhan Allah, (How dare we think of any evil) O Allah's Apostle!" And they felt it. The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said (to them), "Satan reaches everywhere in the human body as blood reaches in it, (everywhere in one's body). I was afraid lest Satan might insert an evil thought in your minds." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 251

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf) - 28th Ramadan 1432 (28th August 2011) Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) used to perform Itikaf every year in the month of Ramadan for ten days, and when it was the year of his death, he stayed in Itikaf for twenty days. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 260

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf) - 27th Ramadan 1432 (27th August 2011) Narrated 'Aisha (Radi-Allahu 'anha): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) used to (put) bend his head (out) to me while he was in Itikaf in the mosque during my monthly periods and I would comb and oil his hair. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 245

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf) - 26th Ramadan 1432 (26th August 2011) Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) used to practise Itikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 242

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Praying at Night (Taraweeh) - 25th Ramadan 1432 (25th August 2011) Narrated Aisha (Radi-Allahu 'anha): With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) used to tighten his waist belt (i.e. work hard) and used to pray all the night, and used to keep his family awake for the prayers. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 241

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Praying at Night (Taraweeh) � 24th Ramadan 1432 (24th August 2011) Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) used to practice Itikaf (in the mosque) in the middle third of Ramadan and after passing the twenty nights he used to go back to his house on the 21st, and the people who were in Itikaf with him also used to go back to their houses. Once in Ramadan, in which he practiced Itikaf, he established the night prayers at the night in which he used to return home, and then he addressed the people and ordered them whatever Allah wished him to order and said, "I used to practice Itikaf for these ten days (i.e. the middle 3rd but now I intend to stay in Itikaf for the last ten days (of the month); so whoever was in Itikaf with me should stay at his place of seclusion. I have verily been shown (the date of) this Night (of Qadr) but I have forgotten it. So search for it in the odd nights of the last ten days (of this month). I also saw myself (in the dream) prostrating in mud and water." On the night of the 21st, the sky was covered with clouds and it rained, and the rain-water started leaking through the roof of the mosque at the praying place of the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam). I saw with my own eyes the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) at the completion of the morning prayer leaving with his face covered with mud and water. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 235

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 22nd Ramadan 1432 (22nd August 2011) Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): I never saw the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) seeking to fast on a day more (preferable to him) than this day, the day of 'Ashura', or this month, i.e. the month of Ramadan. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 224

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 21st Ramadan 1432 (21st August 2011) Narrated 'Aisha (Radi-Allahu 'anha): Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) ordered (the Muslims) to fast on the day of 'Ashura', and when fasting in the month of Ramadan was prescribed, it became optional for one to fast on that day ('Ashura') or not. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 219

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 20th Ramadan 1432 (20th August 2011) Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): Two fasts and two kinds of sale are forbidden: fasting on the day of 'Id ul Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha and the kinds of sale called Mulamasa and Munabadha. (These two kinds of sale used to be practiced in the days of Pre-lslamic period of ignorance; Mulamasa means when you touch something displayed for sale you have to buy it; Munabadha means when the seller throws something to you, you have to buy it.) Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 213

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 19th Ramadan 1432 (19th August 2011) Narrated Abu Juhaifa (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) made a bond of brotherhood between Salman and Abu Ad-Darda.' Salman paid a visit to Abu Ad-Darda' and found Um Ad-Darda' dressed in shabby clothes and asked her why she was in that state. She replied, "Your brother Abu Ad-Darda' is not interested in (the luxuries of) this world." In the meantime Abu Ad-Darda' came and prepared a meal for Salman. Salman requested Abu Ad-Darda' to eat (with him), but Abu Ad-Darda' said, "I am fasting." Salman said, "I am not going to eat unless you eat." So, Abu Ad-Darda' ate(with Salman). When it was night and (a part of the night passed), Abu Ad-Darda' got up (to offer the night prayer), but Salman told him to sleep and Abu Ad-Darda' slept. After sometime Abu Ad-Darda' again got up but Salman told him to sleep. When it was the last hours of the night, Salman told him to get up then, and both of them offered the prayer. Salman told Abu Ad-Darda', "Your Lord has a right on you, your soul has a right on you, and your family has a right on you; so you should give the rights of all those who has a right on you." Abu Ad-Darda' came to the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) and narrated the whole story. The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "Salman has spoken the truth." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 189

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 18th Ramadan 1432 (18th August 2011) Narrated Sahl bin Sad (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "The people will remain on the right path as long as they hasten the breaking of the fast." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 178

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 17th Ramadan 1432 (17th August 2011) Narrated Ibn Abbas (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): A man came to the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My mother died and she ought to have fasted one month (for her missed Ramadan). Shall I fast on her behalf?" The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) replied in the affirmative and said, "Allah's debts have more right to be paid." In another narration a woman is reported to have said, "My sister died..." Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: A woman said to the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) "My mother died and she had vowed to fast but she didn't fast." In another narration Ibn 'Abbas is reported to have said, "A woman said to the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam), "My mother died while she ought to have fasted for fifteen days." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 174

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 16th Ramadan 1432 (16th August 2011) Narrated Tawus (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): Ibn 'Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) set out from Medina to Makkah and he fasted till he reached 'Usfan, where he asked for water and raised his hand to let the people see him, and then broke the fast, and did not fast after that till he reached Makkah, and that happened in Ramadan." Ibn 'Abbas used to say, "Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) (sometimes) fasted and (sometimes) did not fast during the journeys so whoever wished to fast could fast, and whoever wished not to fast, could do so." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 169

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 15th Ramadan 1432 (15th August 2011) Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): While we were sitting with the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) a man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have been ruined." Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) asked what was the matter with him. He replied "I had sexual intercourse with my wife while I was fasting." Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) asked him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) kept silent and while we were in that state, a big basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam). He asked, "Where is the questioner?" He replied, "I (am here)." The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said (to him), "Take this (basket of dates) and give it in charity." The man said, "Should I give it to a person poorer than I? By Allah; there is no family between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains who are poorer than I." The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) smiled till his pre-molar teeth became visible and then said, 'Feed your family with it." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 157

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 14th Ramadan 1432 (14th August 2011) Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "If somebody eats or drinks forgetfully then he should complete his fast, for what he has eaten or drunk, has been given to him by Allah." Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi'a, "I saw the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) cleaning his teeth with Siwak while he was fasting so many times as I can't count." And narrated Abu Huraira, "The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, 'But for my fear that it would be hard for my followers, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak on every performance of ablution." The same is narrated by Jabir and Zaid bin Khalid from the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) who did not differentiate between a fasting and a nonfasting person in this respect (using Siwak). Aisha (Radi-Allahu 'anha) said, "The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "It (i.e. Siwak) is a purification for the mouth and it is a way of seeking Allah's pleasures." Ata' and Qatada said, "There is no harm in swallowing the resultant saliva." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 154

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 13th Ramadan 1432 (13th August 2011) Narrated 'Aisha (Radi-Allahu 'anha): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) used to kiss and embrace (his wives) while he was fasting, and he had more power to control his desires than any of you. Said Jabir, "The person who gets discharge after casting a look (on his wife) should complete his fast." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 149

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 12th Ramadan 1432 (12th August 2011) Narrated Anas bin Malik (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "Take Suhur as there is a blessing in it." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 146

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 11th Ramadan 1432 (11th August 2011) Narrated 'Abdullah (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) fasted for days continuously; the people also did the same but it was difficult for them. So, the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) forbade them (to fast continuously for more than one day). They said, "But you fast without break (no food was taken in the evening or in the morning)." The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) replied, "I am not like you, for I am provided with food and drink (by Allah)." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 145

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 10th Ramadan 1432 (10th August 2011) Narrated Anas (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): Zaid bin Thabit said, "We took the Suhur with the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam). Then he stood for the prayer." I asked, "What was the interval between the Suhur and the Adhan?" He replied, "The interval was sufficient to recite fifty verses of the Quran." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 144

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 9th Ramadan 1432 (9th August 2011) Narrated Al-Bara (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): It was the custom among the companions of Muhammad (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) that if any of them was fasting and the food was presented (for breaking his fast), but he slept before eating, he would not eat that night and the following day till sunset. Qais bin Sirma-al-Ansari was fasting and came to his wife at the time of Iftar (breaking one's fast) and asked her whether she had anything to eat. She replied, "No, but I would go and bring some for you." He used to do hard work during the day, so he was overwhelmed by sleep and slept. When his wife came and saw him, she said, "Disappointment for you." When it was midday on the following day, he fainted and the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) was informed about the whole matter and the following verses were revealed: "You are permitted To go to your wives (for sexual relation) At the night of fasting." So, they were overjoyed by it. And then Allah also revealed: "And eat and drink Until the white thread Of dawn appears to you Distinct from the black thread (of the night)." (2.187) Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 139

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 8th Ramadan 1432 (8th August 2011) Narrated Abu Bakra (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "The two months of 'Id i.e. Ramadan and Dhul-Hijja, do not decrease (in superiority)." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 136

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 7th Ramadan 1432 (7th August 2011) Narrated 'Alqama (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): While I was walking with 'Abdullah he said, "We were in the company of the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) and he said, 'He who can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him refrain from looking at other women, and save his private parts from looking at other women, and save his private parts from committing illegal sexual relation; and he who cannot afford to marry is advised to fast, as fasting will diminish his sexual power." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 129

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 6th Ramadan 1432 (6th August 2011) Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his fasting.)" Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 127

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Fasting - 5th Ramadan 1432 (5th August 2011) Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 123