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Can niyat (intention) be done by heart, or must it be declared verbally?
Basically an intention is made up in your mind. As for example if you want to pray a prayer you prepare yourself by thinking that you might need to perform wudu' etc. so the process basically starts ...
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Can the mosque accept food for iftar or money for iftar in Ramadan from a non-Muslim?
No its depends on individuals but technically it's wrong mosque can't receive money or food from non Muslim as we can't give zakat to them its necessary to give the deserved ones and Muslims.
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Is there any backup for this statement about the virtue of Ramadan?
This quote is from a Hadith 1887 in Sahīh Ibn Khuzaymah (Arabic: صحيح ابن خزيمة) by Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaymah (Arabic: أبو بكر محمد بن إسحاق بن خزيمة بن المغيرة):
ثنا علي بن حجر ...
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Is it allowed to fast the day following the day of Eid el fitr?
The first day of Shawaal is Eid-ul-Fitr but fasting is prohibited on this day. Therefore you can start it the day after. So you can start it on the second day of Shawaal.
This site has more info if ...
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Should I Fast or not during exams/ while studying for exams?
Fasting is obligatory, and not fasting is a great sin.
The only people exempted from fasting are the following:
Travelers (of long distances)
Sick people (that are too sick to fast)
Old people (...
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After recently starting to earn a salary, when do I need to pay zakat?
Not only the salary that will be counted. Your property(Includes all the property you have Details Here) has to be reached the amount of a Nisaab and stay with you for 1 lunar year. As soon as this ...
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How long is the Taraweeh prayer usually?
There are a few different opinions on the prescribed rakahs for Taraweh, but the most common opinion is of 20 rakahs.
In mosques they usually1 attempt to complete the whole Quran within the month of ...
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Popular du'a for breaking fast is weak / when to say?
Yes, it is correct that the hadith related to the supplication you mentioned is da'eef (weak):
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ ...
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What types (if any) of sexual activity are permitted during Ramadan?
Some evidences
I'll list here some evidences:
It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are clothing for you and you are ...
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Can I fast without suhoor (not during Ramadan)?
You may fast without suhur for any fast obligatory (like in Ramadan or in case you need to make up missed fasts of Ramadan or a fast in fulfilment of a vow) or optional (like for the day of 'Arafa or ...
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If the husband is fasting for Ramadan and the wife is not fasting, is it permissible to have sex?
If husband/wife is in fast then only his/her fast will be broken. But the patience will be beneficial. If you can't then the fast of that person will be broken.
If a you did it in any misguidance then ...
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Why is Laylatul Qadr commonly thought to be the 27th night of Ramadan?
According to Holy Prophet (PBUH) : Try to find "Laiiltulqadar" in odd nights of last ashra of Ramadan.But it is not necessary that 27th of Ramadan is "Laiiltulqadar" it may be 21st 23rd 25th 27th or ...
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When rain falls, is it safe to say that night isnt laylatul qadr?
This does not seem logically possible.
There are regions of the world which have a wet season and monsoons (and tropical monsoons), during which it can rain near continuously for months on end.
Have ...
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I drank water and woke up my family to do that too thinking that Fajr hasn’t been called, what do I do?
You do not have to make up that day. Indeed, Al-Bukhari narrates a similar incident at the time of the Prophet ﷺ
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو
أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ ...
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Can the mosque accept food for iftar or money for iftar in Ramadan from a non-Muslim?
As being a Muslim we know that the non Muslims doesn't give Zakat. There is no concept of Zakat in their religion. As if they show mercy towards poor people then they can gave money to any other NGO's ...
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Bitting of nails during fast
Biting the nails itself does not break the fast, however swallowing them would break the fast.
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Ramadan Taraweeh At Home
The taraweeh prayer during Ramadan is a confirmed sunnah of the prophet, but it is not considered obligatory. If you missed it then you missed it, but there is no sin on you for that and there is no ...
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Is it necesarry to open fasts with dates?
Assalamualaikum,
It is not obligatory to break the fast with dates but it is highly recommended by the Prophet.
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is quoted as saying: “When one of you is fasting, he should ...
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What can a man do to satisfy his sexual desires when he cannot have relations with his wife?
i think probably it is ok to make several days of additional fasting. there is hadith about fasting for unmarried young people.
you can see hadithes at https://sunnah.com/search/?q=marry+fast .
for ...
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What should I do when my parents prohibit fasting during Ramadan?
There are five conditions for being obligated to fast:
The person is a Muslim
The person has reached puberty and are accountable of their actions
The person is able to fast
The person is not ...
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Is it necessary to complete the Quran in taraweeh from one Masjid?
You are free to go wherever you want to pray, however it is recommended to complete the actual taraweeh prayer with the Imam, meaning don't leave the mosque until the Imam you were actually following ...
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Do you have to be obsessive in rinsing the mouth when you start fasting?
Are you supposed to rinse your mouth out and brush your teeth after suhoor?
No, you are not obliged to rinse your mouth or brush your teeth after suhoor. However, it is best for someone to rinse his ...
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Is it better to finish reading the Quran during Ramadan without understanding it, or understanding it without finishing it?
The best option is already in my linked answers (Reading Qu'ran even we do not understand Arabic during Ramadan? and Reading the Quran in Ramadan) reading qur'an while trying to understand it.
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If one does fidyah for not fasting in Ramadan, but afterwards one is able to fast, should one make up for missed days?
(This is what I found in the Ta'leemul Haq, a Hanafi based book on the five fundamental pillars of Islam)
The condition for Fidyah is:
A very old person who does NOT have the strength to fast or a ...
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Who's exempted from fasting in Ramadan according to Quran?
Yes, there is a very clear verse. Allah subhanahu wa ta'alla says,
فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ
الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ
فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ يُرِيدُ ...
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Will the fast be broken if one tastes food but doesn't eat it?
Imam al-Bukhari has put a statement of ibn 'Abbas (which is not translated on sunnah.com as it is not a hadith he would rely on) saying:
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَتَطَعَّمَ الْقِدْرَ،...
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Is it permissible to skip taraweeh?
Taraweeh is a night prayer (qiyam al-Lail) that is performed after 'Isha' during Ramadan. It is called taraweeh as it refers to tarweehah a (small) pause between sets of raka'at, this is the origin of ...
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How do you wish someone a successful Ramadan
You can simply say "Happy Ramadan" or "Keep it up, its a good work" depending on whichever you feel right at the moment
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How often should I pay Zakat?
Your question even with the edit is rather basic. You could easily get some more basic information on wikipedia.
But to make things clear and hopefully clear your confusion:
You are mixing two things:
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