Rajab and the Sacred Months
108 questions
Will my repentance be accepted after committing the abomination of adultery during the sacred months and contracting a venereal disease, given my fear of the disease returning and that my repentance came after the affliction and not before it? And how do I make up for the missed prayers and days of Ramadan, the number of which I do not know?
What is the ruling on one who vowed to fast for a month or three months, then fasted for 12 days and stopped? What is incumbent upon him, and is it permissible for him to resume fasting in Rajab?
Do the Hijri months, especially the Sacred Months, and words such as "the Two Holy Sanctuaries" and "Friday" and "Halal," as well as "Mecca" and "Medina," possess a sanctity that necessitates preserving papers and products upon which these words are written, to prevent them from being thrown in the trash? And is there sin incurred by discarding chicken bags labeled "Slaughtered according to the provisions of Islamic Sharia" while they are stained with blood?
Is it permissible to increase the blood money (Diyya) in cases of unintentional killing, or is the increase specific to intentional and semi-intentional killing, knowing that there are cases where the blood money is increased in unintentional killing as mentioned in some narrations (Athar)?
When does the waiting period for a mother (widow) end if her husband died on 18 Rabee' Al-Aakhar 1430 AH, corresponding to 13/4/2009, at 5 AM?
Is demolishing the Kaaba not polytheism (shirk) or disbelief (kufr), knowing that its demolition is less significant to Allah than shedding the blood of a Muslim unjustly, and that persecution (shirk) is worse than slaughter?
Is weaning during the sacred months unlawful according to Sharia? Is weaning a 1-year and 5-month-old girl permissible or unlawful? And is it obligatory to complete two years of breastfeeding?
What is the meaning of the حديث (narration) of Umar ibn al-Khattab: "Indeed, the pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr was a sudden event (fultah) and it was completed. Verily, it was as such, but Allah averted its evil. Whoever pledges allegiance to a man without consultation from the Muslims, neither he nor the one to whom he pledged allegiance should be given allegiance, lest they be killed (taghiratan an yuqtala)"? And what is meant by "taghiratan an yuqtala" and that the pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr was a "fultah"?
Have any of the rulings pertaining to the sacred months remained practically in effect, or are they merely for belief, owing to their mention in the Book of Allah?
Is one who performs Umrah during the sacred months and then Hajj in the same year considered to be "mutamatti‘" (one performing Tamattu‘ Hajj), and is it permissible to repeat Umrah and exit the state of ihram between them before Hajj?
Is it obligatory to conduct all aspects of life and calculate ages using the Arabic months, and is dealing with the Gregorian months considered a sin?
When does the 'iddah (waiting period) for a woman whose husband died on Rajab 28th end?
ما هو حكم صيام يومي الإثنين والخميس من شهر رجب؟
What is the ruling on one who said to his wife: "You are divorced and forbidden to me with the حرمة (sacred inviolability) of a mother and a sister," intending that, and this was the second divorce, and how can she be returned to his عصمة (matrimonial bond)?
Is hunting forbidden during the sacred months? And may Allah reward you.
Do the conditions of some people change during the Ten Days of the Sacred Months, causing them to feel boredom, a desire to sleep, tension, and nervousness?
Does committing a sin in the months of Hajj (Shawwal and Dhul-Qa'dah) make the Hajj unaccepted, based on the noble verse: "Hajj is [during] well-known months. So whoever has made Hajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of ihram], there is [to be for him] no sexual intercourse and no disobedience and no disputing during Hajj"?
What must the sacrificer do if he intends to offer a sacrifice, and is it permissible for him to have intercourse with his wife, and will his sacrifice be accepted if he commits adultery before offering the sacrifice in the month of Dhul-Hijjah?
What is the meaning of Allah Almighty’s saying: "The evil of their deeds has been made alluring to them by Satan. And Allah guides not the disbelieving people," and can it be used as evidence and applied to Muslims?
Is there any virtue in dying during the Sacred Months? Thank you.
Is voluntary fasting in Rajab and Sha'ban superior to other months, and is it sunnah to fast on the 27th of Rajab or the 15th of Sha'ban?
What is the ruling on using the Gregorian calendar instead of the Hijri calendar?
Can a person fast in the months of Muharram and Safar?
ماذا يزرع المسلم في شهر رجب، شهر البذر أو الغراس؟