Special Days
The Islamic calendar turns, and each turn brings its own questions. This topic follows the year: Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Friday, and Muharram and Ashura. It also covers the months readers ask about by name, and the holidays a family may be invited to. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa published on Ftawy, with the full ruling one tap away. Questions about how a rite is performed usually sit with that rite; this topic keeps the day itself.
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Is zakat obligatory only for the last year when selling real estate, at a value of 2.5%, and if an apartment is sold, is zakat due only on its price, with no zakat due on the remainder?
Is the takbir made by one who joins the prayer late, upon standing to complete his prayer after the Imam has given the salutation, considered an extra takbir given that he has already made the takbirat al-ihram?
Is this a sound hadith from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Whoever recites Surat al-Ikhlas a thousand times on the Day of Ashura, the Most Merciful will look upon him, and whoever the Most Merciful looks upon, He will never punish him"? And are there any specific adhkar for the Day of Ashura that have a particular virtue?
Is it permissible for Muslims to exchange greetings and prayers with one another on the occasion of the New Gregorian Year without the intention of celebrating it?
Is it permissible for the one offering a sacrifice (adha) or an aqiqa to allocate a third of what was slaughtered from three animals exclusively for himself and his family?
What is the ruling on a group of pilgrims praying Dhuhr and Asr shortened (qasran) but not combined (dun jam'in) on the Day of Arafat, and what is the ruling on another group praying combined and shortened (jam'an wa qasran), and is their Hajj valid, and what are the implications thereof?
Is he who believes in the permissibility of calling the holidays of the polytheists "Eid" an infidel? And is what is meant by that he who believes in the validity of their beliefs? And does this ruling apply to other innovated holidays such as the Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid), the Hijri New Year, and the Gregorian New Year?
What is the meaning of the Hadith, "Indeed, I narrate to you a Hadith today," especially the part related to "and he would make his family perform Umrah during the ten days"?
Is it permissible to buy New Year's sweets with the sole intention of eating them?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding a husband's refusal to accompany his wife to witness the Udhiyah (sacrifice) taking place at the home of his first wife, in order to avoid upsetting the first wife and children, thereby depriving the second wife of participating in this joy?
Is it obligatory to break the fast with something from the Udhiyah on the Day of Sacrifice? And is it permissible to break the fast with the mother's Udhiyah if the slaughter of one's own Udhiyah is delayed?
What is the ruling on my rejection of my brother, who has completed ten years of age according to the Hijri calendar, only to consider his age by the Hijri calendar and insist on calculating it by the Gregorian calendar? And is it correct that the calculation should only be by the Hijri calendar?
How is the Day of Judgment determined if Friday, the 10th of Muharram, varies in time between countries due to time differences?
Is it permissible to establish the رجعة (return to marital union after a revocable divorce) and have witnesses present in order to obtain a new marriage certificate after one year has passed since the رجعة, even though the court stipulated the wife's presence?
Is it permissible for the remaining four individuals to sell the share of the person who withdrew from the sacrifice (Udhiyah) that was distributed among five people?
What is the ruling on repeating the transitional takbirat if the worshiper repeats the takbir to sit for the first tashahhud, then the Imam stands for the third rak'ah? Does the worshiper repeat the tashahhud when following the Imam? And if the worshiper sits for the tashahhud in the first rak'ah, then remembers that he is in the first rak'ah, does he repeat the takbir for standing?
Is it permissible to beat one's chest on the Day of Ashura and other days, by analogy with Jacob's grief over Joseph?
When exactly is the night of the middle of Sha'ban, and is it on the same day as the middle, or the night preceding it?
I was menstruating before the Day of Arafat and felt pain on Eid. I did not go out for Eid greetings except to my grandmother's house. I ask: Is it obligatory for me to go out to greet my paternal aunts and maternal aunts?
What is the meaning of "prize" linguistically and terminologically, and what is the legal basis in Islamic law for competition prizes?
How did Omar ibn al-Khattab send word to Amr ibn al-Aas, the governor of Egypt, during the Year of Ash, seeking aid, when Egypt had not yet been conquered?
Is it permissible for a woman to offer a sheep or a ewe as a sacrifice on her own behalf?
What is the ruling on the salary received by a Ph.D. student for an additional year of study after fulfilling the requirements, due to the supervisor's refusal to approve their graduation, and some of their colleagues informing the scholarship-sponsoring authorities that the study period has become four years, without clarifying that this applies only to new students?
Is it permissible to frequently invoke blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and to cook and exchange a special type of food among relatives and neighbors on the occasion of the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid al-Nabawi)?