Sawm
Sawm is fasting: abstaining from food, drink, and sexual intimacy from dawn until sunset. The obligatory fast is kept through Ramadan; other fasts are voluntary. The word is used interchangeably with siyam in most fatwas.
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Is selling a commodity – after agreeing with a buyer on a price that does not suit the seller – to another buyer who offers a higher price considered to be the bidding (sawm) that is Islamically forbidden? And what are the consequences for the seller if his action falls under bidding (sawm) and he was unaware of the ruling?
Bidding over another's bid is prohibited if there has been an agreement and mutual consent to sell, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A Muslim should not bid over the bid of his brother, nor should…
What is the ruling on a girl continuing to fast for a lifetime (Sawm ad-Dahr) in fulfillment of her vow to abstain from marriage to anyone other than a person she loved and made a covenant with Allah to that effect, especially since this person is on his deathbed?
The Sharia does not approve of love relationships between young men and women. Marriage is the ideal solution for those in love. If marriage is not possible, both parties should disengage from attachment, seek marriage,…
Will I receive the reward for the hadith, "Whoever washes and bathes, and comes early and is early… and does not ride," if I go early and bathed to the Haram riding to perform Jumu'ah? And if the reward for riding is not written for me, will I receive the reward for walking from the parking lot to the Haram? And will I receive the reward of a year's worth of Qiyam (night prayer) and Sawm (fasting) by walking from the parking lot to the Haram?
The Hadith of Aws ibn Aws al-Thaqafi from the Prophet (peace be upon him) included the immense reward for one who performed ghusl and bathed on Friday, went early and was early, walked and did not ride, and drew near to…
Questions that use it
What is the difference between "siyam" (الصيام) and "sawm" (الصوم) linguistically and legally (in Islamic law)?
What is the limit of what is apparent (al-dhahir) concerning the male organ, and is what is concealed by the closing of the lips (of the female organ) considered apparent or inner (batin)? What are the rulings of purity (tahara), prayer (salat), and fasting (sawm) that result from this? And does the touching of the inner part of the conjoined labia to clothing render it impure?
Is it legislated to perform ghusl on Friday to attain the reward mentioned in the hadith: "Whoever washes and performs ghusl, and comes early and is present early... he will have the reward of a year's worth of Qiyam and Sawm (standing in prayer and fasting)," despite the closure of mosques and not going to them for prayer, and is intention sufficient to obtain the reward in this case?