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The Ways to Prove the New Crescent

To Sight New Crescent with an Equipped Eye It suffices to sight the new crescent with an equipped eye.

Kaffārah of Fast

To Break One's Fast by a Ḥarām Act A person who breaks his fast by a ḥarām act should fast for sixty days or feed sixty poor persons. It is a mustaḥabb caution to do both.

Qaḍā’ Fast

Qaḍā’ Fast of One's Father If the older son knows that his father has missed some fasts but does not know wether or not he performed its qaḍā’, he should make up for it.

Fast Invaldators

Gum's Blood If the blood from the gums dissolves in the saliva, then the saliva is pure and swallowing it does not invalidate the fast.

Rules of Fasting

Intention for Fast The time for intending fast of Ramadan month or a specific fast — due to a nadhr to be fulfilled on a specified day — is from the beginning of the night till fajr adhān and the time for a fast to be performed any time — like a missed fast or a nadhr one without specifying to perform it on a certain day — is from the beginning of the night till 'noon' of the next day.

To Pray as a Traveller

The Beginning & the End of Shar‘ī Distance As to the shar‘ī distance, from the end of departure city to the beginning of destination city is calculated.

Mustaḥabb Prayers

Doubt in the Number of Rak'ahs

Āyāt Prayer

Al-Ayat prayer is among obligatory prayers and mukallaf people must perform it upon happening certain natural happenings. Al-Ayat prayer has two rak'as, each of which has 5 ruku'. Its performance is to acknowledge that these events are signs of God's power and accurate order of natural world. It prevents human being from superstitions and vain fantasies, directs his attention toward God and takes away his fear and distress and calms down his heart.

Hire Prayer

Congregational Prayer

Individual Prayer beside Congregational Prayer It is not permissible to pray individually when there is a congregational prayer if this act is seen as something which weakens the congregational prayer or leads to disrespect towards its imam or is insulting to him who is considered just the by people.

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