Rajab and the Sacred Months
108 questions
Could you please tell me about the Islamic events in the month of Rajab?
Are sins and good deeds multiplied in Rajab and the rest of the sacred months?
Could you please interpret verses 60-61 of Surat At-Tawbah? Thank you.
What is the significance of the the thirteenth, twenty-first, twenty-second, and twenty-seventh days of the month of Rajab?
In which Surah was the Verse of the Sword revealed and what is its number? And is it valid to pray Dhuhr and Asr two Rak'ahs while traveling?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Fast from the sacred months and leave off," narrated by Abu Dawud, and does it mean fasting one day and breaking fast one day, or fasting two days and breaking fast two days, or fasting three days and breaking fast three days?
How was the birth date of the Prophet, peace be upon him, determined, given that the Hijri months were not used until after the Hijra, and is there a contradiction in determining this date, such as the differing opinions between the 9th and 12th of Rabi' al-Awwal?
What are the regulations for sighting the crescent moon to determine the beginning of lunar months, how many hours after the conjunction can the crescent moon be sighted, and does the determination of months rely on the Shar'i (Islamic) astronomical calculation or the Chinese one?
ما هو فضل شهر محرم؟
Have the sacred months remained sacred until now?
How is the 'iddah period (4 months and 10 days) calculated according to the Hijri calendar, taking into account the varying number of days in the months (28, 29, or 30 days)?
Is it permissible for a woman to fast the entirety of Rajab, Sha'ban, and Ramadan, with the exception of her menstrual days?
What is the ruling on reading books that contain innovations (bid'ah) or fallacies, such as dedicating specific supplications (du'a) or prayers (salat) to certain days or months, like the month of Rajab and Ashura?
What is the ruling on hunting birds in these months, and are they sacred months or not?
Is there a historical record of the calendar system that the Arabs in Mecca and Medina followed before the prohibition of Nasi' (intercalation)?
Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for one who intentionally broke their fast in order to commit zina, and is the expiation for breaking the fast or for committing zina?
Is it permissible for a woman whose husband has passed away to go for 'Umrah after (four months and ten days) if some of the months have 31 days, or must she complete the full month?
What is the derivation of the names of the Islamic months, and what is the ruling on adding them to the calendar for people to learn from, especially since these months existed before Islam?
What is the ruling on a capable person fasting the consecutive months of Rajab, Sha'ban, and Ramadan?
What is the ruling on fasting the entire month of Rajab, which month is it recommended to fast frequently in, and is the hadith: "Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha'ban is my month, and Ramadan is the month of my Ummah" authentic from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Is hunting during the Sacred Months forbidden?
What are the characteristics of the Sacred Months, other than the prohibition of fighting? Do sins and good deeds multiply therein? Do righteous deeds performed therein have any special merit? And what is meant by "wronging oneself" mentioned in the Noble Verse?
What is the ruling on someone who hastened to depart Mina on the second day of Tashreeq, but the sun set on them before they could exit due to congestion, and is a sacrifice (dam) incumbent upon them for that? If so, when and where should the sacrificial animal (hady) be slaughtered?
Are misdeeds multiplied in virtuous times and places, by analogy with the multiplication of good deeds therein?