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Table of Contents
Ch apte r 1 4
T h e Bl es sed Mo nth o f Ram a da n 5
- G lad Tidings o f Ramad an 5
- T ake R amadan as a Gi ft 6
- How to P re pare fo r Ram adan 6
- It i s a time to be Scho ol ed 9
- T he Fast 9
- He alth Ti ps fo r Fas ting in Lo ng S umme r Da ys o f Ram a da n 11

Ch apte r 2 13
W he n, W ho & H ow t o Fas t 14
- Wh e n to be gi n Fas ti ng 14
- Pi l lars o f Si yam 14
- Wh o Mus t Fas t 14
- Wh o a re not obliged to Fast 15
- Wh o Mus t mak e up Misse d Fa sts 15
- Wh o a re not obliged to Fast b ut m us t pa y som e com pe nsatio n 15
- Acts t ha t Inva li date the Fa sts 16
- Com pe ns at i o n/E x pia tio n fo r b re aki ng the Fast . 16

Ch apte r 3 17
E ti quet te /Sunna h and Dis l ike d act s w hi le Fas ti ng 18
- S unna hs of Fas ti ng 18
- Fo rbi dden a nd Dis like d a cts duri ng t he Fas t 20
- Tw o Si ns, peo ple take as be ing Dis lik ed 22

Ch apte r 4 23
R uli ngs o n Fas ti ng fo r Wom e n 24
- R ul ings rega rdi ng m ak ing up miss ed fas ts 24
- R ul ings rega rdi ng fasti ng whil e : 24
 Me nses 24
 P re gna nt 25
 B reas tfeedi ng 25
 Mis ca rri age 25
 An ti ci pati ng Pe rio ds the ne xt day 25
 Se ei ng w hi te dis ch arge 25

Ch apte r 5 27
M is co ncept io ns & FAQ s a bo ut R ama dan & Fast s 28
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5 0 freq uentl y q ues tio ns and answ e rs abo ut Ramada n and fas ti ng 28 34
Ch apte r 6 35
Me rit o rio us a cts duri ng R am adan 36
- T arawi h 36
- Ch a rit y 37
- Re ci ti ng Qura n 37
- Incrre ase T aqw a 39
- Re pe ntance 39
- Itik aaf 40
- Se ar chi ng fo r Lay lat ul Q adr 41
- Um ra h 41

Ch apte r 7 42
A Mus lim ’s da y i n R am adan 43
- A sugges te d s ch edul e to m ake th e mos t o f t he day a nd ni gh t 43
- Add s unnahs to y our Li fe 46
- L ast Te n Da ys o f Ram a dan 47
- Ram ada n Res ol utio ns 48

Ch apte r 8 49
Int ro duct ion to Fi qh o f Z akah 50
- Z aka h – th ird Pi l la r o f Is lam 50
- T hos e requi re d to pray Z aka t 51

Ch apte r 9 53
Z ak a h a nd i ts Cal culati o ns 54
- T ypes of Pos sesio ns t ha t re qui re payi ng Z aka h 54
- T ypes of We al th tha t do not re quire payi ng Z aka h 56
- T he re q ui re d Am ount fo r Z aka h (N isa ab ) 57
- T he re ci pie nts o f Z akah 58
- How to pay Z aka h 59

Ch apte r 10 60
F i qh o f Eid 61
- Z aka t ul Fi tr 61
- T he Wi sdom be hi nd Z akat ul - Fi tr 61
- Who is obl iged to pa y i t? 61
- What shoul d b e give n as Z akat ul - Fi t r 62
- T he time fo r Gi vi ng i t 62
- T he re ci pie nts 62
- S unna hs of Ei d Fit r 63
- Ei d P ray er 63
- Offe ri ng co ngrat ula tio ns 64
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Idu l- A dha P ra ye r 64
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- Wome n goi ng fo r Eid P raye r 65

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 Glad Tidings of
Ramadan

Chapter 01

The Blessed
‫ﷺ‬
Month of
Ramadan
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Take Ramadan as ‫ﷺ‬

a Gift

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‫ﷺ‬ How to Prepare for

Ramadan
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It is a time to be
Schooled THE FAST
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 Merits of Fasting

Ruling on Fasting the

Month of Ramadan

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BENEFITS OF SIYAM

Health Tips for

Fasting in Long
Summer Days of
Ramadan
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 PILLARS OF SIYAM

Chapter 02

WHEN, WHO &

HOW TO FAST
When to begin
Fasting

WHO MUST FAST

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Who are not

obliged to fast
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Who are not

obliged to Fast but
must pay some
Who Must Make up compensation
Missed Fasts
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ACTS THAT
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INVALIDATE (BREAK)
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SIYAM
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Compensation/Expiati
on for Breaking Fast
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 Breaking one's fast
in the manner
described in the
Chapter 03 hadeeth
Etiquette/Sunnah
and Disliked
acts of Fasting

Etiqutte & Sunahs of

Fasting

Not delaying iftaar

or Hastening to
break the Fast
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Not allowing oneself Combining fasting
to be provoked with feeding the
poor

Being generous by
sharing knowledge,

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Acts
forbidden/disliked
during the fast

Exaggerating while

Acts that lead to

sexual arousal

Not keeping away

from sin

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 Stopping Suhoor at
Imsaak

Eating too much,

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 Two sins, people
take it as disliked

Saying the intention

to fast out loud or
saying a specific
dua to start fasting

Fighting over the

number of Rakaah
of Taraweeh
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Chapter 04

Rulings on
Fasting for
Women

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Chapter 05

Misconceptions
& FAQs about
Ramadan & ‫ﷺ‬
Fasts

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Chapter 06

Meritorious
acts during
Ramadan

The Night Prayer or

Tarawih Prayers

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• Increasing One's
Recitation of The
Qur'an

Giving Charity And

Donations
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The Recitor will be
in the company of
Angels:
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Increase Taqwa

Repentance
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Seclusion in the
Mosque (I`tikaf)

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Searching for the
Night of Decree

Recite the following

Dua in Laylatul Qadr

‫ﷺ‬

Performing `Umrah
During Ramadhan
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Chapter 07

The Muslim’s
day in
Ramadan

MORNING

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AT WORK Women at Home
during Noon time

Evening - Iftar

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Night - Isha &
Tarawih

Night – After
Tarawih
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 FRIDAY

Add Sunnahs to
your life
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The last ten days of
Ramadan

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RAMADAN •

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‫‪Chapter 08‬‬

‫‪Introduction to‬‬
‫‪Fiqh of Zakah‬‬
‫)‪(Obligatory Charity‬‬

‫•‬ ‫ص َدقَةً ت ُ َط ِ ِّه ُر ُه ْم‬

‫ُخ ْذ ِم ْن أ َ ْم َوا ِل ِه ْم َ‬
‫سكَنٌ لَ ُه ْم ۗ‬
‫ص ََلت َكَ َ‬ ‫علَ ْي ِه ْم ۖ إِنَّ َ‬
‫ص ِ ِّل َ‬ ‫َوت ُ َز ِك ِ‬
‫ِّيه ْم بِ َها َو َ‬
‫ع ِلي ٌم‬‫س ِمي ٌع َ‬
‫َّللاُ َ‬‫َو َّ‬
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 ‫ون بِ َما‬ ‫سبَ َّن الَّذ َ‬
‫ِين يَ ْب َخلُ َ‬ ‫َو ََل يَحْ َ‬
‫ض ِل ِه ُه َو َخ ْي ًرا لَ ُه ْم ۖ بَ ْل ُه َو‬ ‫َّللاُ ِم ْن فَ ْ‬ ‫آتَا ُه ُم َّ‬
‫ون َما بَ ِخلُوا ِب ِه يَ ْو َم‬ ‫ط َّوقُ َ‬
‫سيُ َ‬‫ش ٌَّر لَ ُه ْم ۖ َ‬
‫ضۗ‬ ‫ت َو ْاْل َ ْر ِ‬ ‫اوا ِ‬
‫س َم َ‬‫اث ال َّ‬ ‫ير ُ‬ ‫ا ْل ِقيَا َم ِة ۗ َو ِ ََّلِلِ ِم َ‬
‫ير‬‫ون َخ ِب ٌ‬ ‫َّللاُ ِب َما ت َ ْع َملُ َ‬
‫َو َّ‬

‫•‬ ‫يرا ِمنَ‬ ‫يَا أَيُّ َها الَّ ِذينَ آ َمنُوا ِإنَّ َكثِ ً‬
‫اط ِل‬‫اس ِبا ْلبَ ِ‬ ‫الر ْهبَا ِن لَيَأ ْ ُكلُونَ أ َ ْم َوا َل النَّ ِ‬
‫ْاْلَحْ بَ ِار َو ُّ‬
‫ب‬ ‫َّللا ۗ َوالَّ ِذينَ يَ ْكنِ ُزونَ الذَّ َه َ‬
‫س ِبي ِل َّ ِ‬ ‫ص ُّدونَ ع َْن َ‬ ‫َويَ ُ‬
‫َّللاِ فَبَ ِ‬
‫ش ِّْر ُه ْم‬ ‫َ‬
‫َوا ْل ِفضَّة َو ََل يُ ْن ِفقُونَ َها فِي َ‬
‫س ِبي ِل َّ‬ ‫‪Those Required to‬‬
‫ب أ َ ِل ٍيم { }‬ ‫ِبعَذَا ٍ‬
‫‪Pay Zakat‬‬
‫•‬ ‫علَ ْي َها فِي نَ ِار َج َهنَّ َم‬ ‫يَ ْو َم يُحْ َم ٰى َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ٰ‬
‫ور ُه ْم ۖ َهذا َما‬ ‫فَتُك َْو ٰى بِ َها ِجبَا ُه ُه ْم َو ُجنُوبُ ُه ْم َوظ ُه ُ‬
‫ُ‬
‫س ُك ْم فَذُوقُوا َما ُك ْنت ُ ْم ت َ ْكنِ ُزونَ‬ ‫َكنَ ْزت ُ ْم ِْل َ ْنفُ ِ‬
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Chapter 09
Women's Jewelry
Zakah & its
Calculations

Types of possessions
that require paying
the Zakah

Gold and Silver

‫ب‬َ ‫ون الذَّ َه‬َ ‫ِين يَ ْك ِن ُز‬ َ ‫َوالَّذ‬

‫س ِبي ِل‬ َ ‫ضةَ َو ََل يُ ْن ِفقُونَ َها فِي‬ َّ ‫َوا ْل ِف‬
‫ب أ َ ِل ٍيم‬ ِ َ‫َّللاِ فَب‬
ٍ ‫ش ِّْر ُه ْم ِبعَذَا‬ َّ

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 Food Grains and
Fruit
Rikaz

Livestock Animals:
Camels, Cows, and
Sheep

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Types of wealth that
do not require
Zakah
The Money that
does not Reach the
Fruits, Vegetables Amount of Nisab
and Grains Other
Than Dates, Raisins,
wheat and Barley

The Property That is

not Used for
‫ِين آ َمنُوا أ َ ْن ِفقُوا‬ َ ‫يَا أَيُّ َها الَّذ‬ Commercial
‫س ْبت ُ ْم َو ِم َّما أ َ ْخ َر ْجنَا‬
َ ‫ت َما َك‬ ِ ‫ِم ْن َط ِيِّبَا‬ Purposes
‫ض‬ ِ ‫لَ ُك ْم ِم َن ْاْل َ ْر‬

Women's Jewelry
That is used for
Servants, Horses, Beautification
Mules and Donkeys Purposes
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The required amount
(nisab) for Zakah

Gold

Treasures

Silver Mines

Cash at One's
Disposal
Returns on
Investments

Items Used for

Business Transactions
and Commercial
Purposes
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‫‪Livestock‬‬

‫‪Fruits and Grains‬‬

‫‪The recipients of‬‬

‫‪Zakah‬‬

‫ص َدقَاتُ ِل ْلفُقَ َر ِ‬
‫اء‬ ‫ِإنَّ َما ال َّ‬
‫علَ ْي َها َوا ْل ُم َؤلَّفَ ِة‬‫ين َ‬ ‫ام ِل َ‬‫ين َوا ْلعَ ِ‬ ‫َوا ْل َم َ‬
‫سا ِك ِ‬
‫ين َوفِي‬ ‫ب َوا ْلغَ ِار ِم َ‬ ‫الرقَا ِ‬ ‫قُلُوبُ ُه ْم َو ِفي ِ ِّ‬
‫ضةً ِم َن‬ ‫س ِبي ِل ۖ فَ ِري َ‬ ‫َّللاِ َوا ْب ِن ال َّ‬
‫س ِبي ِل َّ‬
‫َ‬
‫ع ِلي ٌم َح ِكي ٌم‬ ‫َّللاُ َ‬
‫َّللاِ ۗ َو َّ‬
‫َّ‬
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How to pay Zakah

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 The Wisdom Behind
Zakatul- Fitr
Chapter 10

FIQH OF EID

ZAKATUL- FITR

Who is obliged to
pay it?

Rulings on Zakaat
al- Fitr
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Page
What Should be
Given as Zakatul- Fitr

The Recipients of
Zakatul- Fitr

The time for giving

zakaat al- fitr
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EID PRAYER
Sunnahs of Idul- Fitr
Prayer

Prayer of Eid ul- Fitr

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Offering
congratulations

Idul- Adha Prayer

•
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Women going for
Eid Prayer

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