CONTENTS
FOREWORD 
1. 
    INTRODUCTION: THE BLESSINGS ARE HERE 
2. AL-HILAAL (Sighting of the New Moon) 
New moons determine 
Islamic Dates, Witnesses needed to establish the month, Astronomical Evidence, 
Misconception: The true beginning of a month, Unification of Sighting Locations
3. ALLAH (T) WANTS EASE FOR HIS 
    SERVANTS AND NOT HARDSHIP 
Those for Whom the Fast During Ramadaan Is Not Obligatory, The Traveller, 
The Sick person, States of Menses, or Post-childbirth Bleeding, The Old Man and 
Old Woman, The Pregnant and the breast-feeding women
4. RULINGS RELATED 
    TO THE FAST OF RAMADAAN 
Important Issues Dealing with the Month of 
Ramadhaan, Counting the Days of the month of Sha'baan, Whoever fasts on the day 
of doubt has disobeyed Abul-Qaasim (Muhammad), Witnesses needed to Establish the 
Month, Niyyah - the Intention, Performance of an obligatory action is dependant 
on the ability to do it., The Duration of Fasting, Beginning of fasting, End of Fasting
5. 
    AS-SAHOOR
The Wisdom of Sahoor, The Sahoor is 
Barakah (blessed), Allah (T) and the Angels send Salaah upon the people who take 
the Sahoor (pre-dawn meal), What is the best thing the Muslim can eat for 
Sahoor, Delaying the Sahoor, The Ruling for Sahoor
6. RULINGS FOR AL-IFTAAR 
When a person lawfully break his fast, Hastening the 
breaking of the fast, Hastening to break the fast earns good, To hasten the 
breaking of the fast is the Sunnah of the Messenger (S), Hastening the breaking 
of the fast is a way to he different from the Astray (the Christians) and those 
whom Allah is angry with (the Jews), Breaking the fast before the Maghrib 
Salaat, What is recommended to eat to break the fast?, What should be said at 
the time of breaking the fast?, Feeding a fasting person
7. PERMISSIBLE THINGS FOR THE FASTING PERSON 
The fast is valid for any person who wakes up 
in a state of sexual defilement, Cleaning the mouth with the miswaak, Washing 
the mouth and nose, Kissing and foreplay with one's wife (for the one who can 
control is desire), Blood Testing and inoculations other than inoculations for 
nourishment, Al-Hijaamah (Extracting blood from the head or other parts of the 
body as a medicinal practice), Tasting food as long as it does not go down the 
throat, Pouring cold water on the head or taking a complete bath (ghusl), 
Applying kuhl or eye drops to the eyes even if the taste of any of these reaches the throat
8. THINGS WHICH INVALIDATE THE FAST 
    
Question: In what 
situation is one permitted to break the fast of Ramadaan?, Question: In which 
situations is the fast involuntarily disrupted?, Question: What acts invalidate 
the fast?, Question. What acts do not invalidate the fast, even though many people think they do?
9. WHAT MUST BE 
    AVOIDED DURING FASTING 
10. THINGS 
    THAT BREAK THE FAST 
Intentional eating and drinking, Intentional vomiting, Menstruation and 
post-childbirth bleeding, Nutritional feeding from other than the mouth, 
Intentional sexual intercourse
11. 
    THE TARAWEEH PRAYER 
Establishing the 
night prayer during the nights of Ramadaan, The Number of Raka'at for the Taraweeh Salaat
12. 
    AL-I'ATIKAAF (Seclusion in the mosque) 
The 
meaning of I'atikaaf, Its Ruling, Its conditions, What is allowed for the one who is doing I'tikaaf
13. THE NIGHT OF QADR 
    (Decrees) 
The Virtues of the 
Night of Decrees, Its time, How should the Muslim establish this Night?, The Signs of the  Night of Qadr.
14. AL-QADAA: (Making 
    up the issued days of Fasting) 
It is not compulsory (waajib) to make up the missed days of 
Ramadaan immediately, It is also not compulsory to make up the missed days on 
successive days, The scholars of this Deen agree that if someone is unable to 
fast then he should feed one poor person for everyday he misses and that no one 
should fast on his behalf during his lifetime, Whoever dies and he had some fast for an oath that he did not yet do, then it is allowed for the same amount of people to fast for the same amount of days that he has to make up for.
15. KAFFAARAH (Expiation for breaking a fast) 
    AND FIDYAH (Ransom for the inability to fast) 
Kaffaarah (Expiation), Al-Fidyah (Ransom)
16. 'EED-AL-FITR 
Sunnahs of 'Eed, Bid'ahs of 'Eed
17. ZAKATUL-FITR HOW WILL YOU BE PAYING? 
    
Who should pay Zakaat ul-Fitr, When should it be paid?, 
What is its amount?, How should it be given?
18. DOES RAMADAAN END WITH EED AL-FITR?