Muharram and Ashura
136 questions
How do we reconcile the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him), "If I live until the next year, I will fast the ninth," and his death before fasting the ninth, with his residence in Medina for more than ten years?
What is the meaning of "prize" (al-ja'izah) in the Arabic language and in Islamic legal terminology?
How was Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) killed in detail?
Do the actions the Prophet (PBUH) refrained from fall under the category of bid'ah (innovation), makrooh (disliked), or muharram (forbidden)? Or does that depend on the action itself and its desirability? And what is the criterion for that?
Is it permissible to complete the fast of the Day of Ashura for someone who did not intend to fast from the night before, knowing that they have not eaten or drunk anything after becoming aware of the day?
Is it permissible to utilize a vacant plot of land owned by the state and build a fence around it for cultivation, after more than 15 years of such utilization?
What is the ruling on naming the ninth of Muharram "Tasuaa"?
What is the ruling on fasting Thursday, the seventh of Muharram, if it was not preceded by fasting Monday?
Does it invalidate the fast of the Day of Ashura if a woman intended to fast and performed ghusl after a small amount of dark blood descended from her on the morning of that day?
Is it permissible to fast the entire month of Allah, Al-Muharram?
Is fasting the 9th, 10th, and 11th of Muharram an innovation (bid'ah), and what is the justification for its permissibility by some scholars?
What is the ruling on men wearing tight-fitting athletic shorts while exercising, and what are the regulations regarding that?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever fasts on the 9th and 10th of Muharram is like one who has worshipped for two years, and whoever informs people about them is like one who has worshipped for 80 years"?
What is the ruling on using a baby bottle nipple, and is that considered deceiving them?
What is the ruling on fasting Saturday according to the four imams, and is the hadith that Sheikh Al-Albani relied upon to prohibit its fasting a mudtarib (disordered) hadith, and is it permissible to fast it if it coincides with the Day of Ashura, and which has a stronger chain of narration: fasting Ashura or not fasting Saturday?
When precisely, by date and hour, does the waiting period (iddah) for the mother end, given that the father passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at 10:00 PM?
When does the iddah (waiting period) for a wife whose husband passed away on the 26th of Muharram, 1434 AH, end?
What are the sayings of scholars regarding Ali ibn Ahmad al-Kharaqani al-Bistami, one of the luminaries of the Naqshbandi Sufi order?
Is buying dried fruit and dates on the day of Ashura considered part of the forbidden celebration of it?
What is the difference between haram (forbidden), la yajuz (not permissible), makruh (disliked), and ithm (sin)? And does one who commits a makruh act incur sin?
Is the fast of Ashura Sunnah, and how can it be reconciled with the doubts raised regarding its origin, the determination of its day in the Hijri calendar, and the timing of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) command for the Jews in Medina to fast it?
Is it permissible to fast the day of Ashura with the intention of making up for seven days of fasting from Hajj al-Tamattu'?
How is the waiting period (iddah) calculated for a widow whose husband died on 1/1/2010? Is it by the Hijri or Gregorian calendar, and when is the last day of her waiting period?
What is the reward for fasting the day of Arafah and the day of Ashura, along with a day before or after it, and how many years does Allah forgive for the one who fasts them?