Rajab and the Sacred Months
110 questions
Why were the Sacred Months given this name, and what is forbidden to a pilgrim to the House of God?
Why is it recommended to fast during the Sacred Months?
Is there any reprehensibility in not adhering to God's dispensations for daily travel, and what is better between fasting and observing the dispensation for travel, given that the workplace is 99 kilometers away and the questioner wishes to fast during the months of Rajab and Sha'ban?
Why is the month of Rajab singled out, distant from the Sacred Months?
What are the Sacred Months, and is it forbidden for us to fish during them?
Is it an innovation to specify certain days of the month of Rajab for fasting, and is it obligatory to fast the remaining Sacred Months, and what is the meaning of specification in fasting or prayer, and is it permissible to intend to fast certain days of a specific month in recognition of the virtue of that month?
Is land hunting permissible or forbidden during the sacred months?
What is meant by the Gathering of Wishes (Jum'at al-Ragha'ib), what are its benefits, and when does it begin in the month of Rajab?
Which verses are referred to as the "sword verses," along with their respective surahs and verse numbers? And what is the reason for the indefinite and definite articles in verse 126 of Surah Al-Baqarah and verse 35 of Surah Ibrahim?
What is the amount of blood money (Diyya)?
What is the meaning of "An-Nasi'" in the verse: "Indeed, An-Nasi' is an increase in disbelief"?
Is fasting in the month of Rajab an innovation (bid'ah), and is performing Umrah in it permissible, and does it have any other special characteristics?
What are the verses of the sword, and where are they found in the Noble Qur'an?
Is it obligatory to fulfill the vow of fasting the months of Rajab and Sha'ban every year, given the difficulty in doing so after marriage and the passage of 15 years since the vow was made?
What is the blood money (diyah) for accidental killing in the sacred months if the error is 50%, and for how long is the fasting, and must it be continuous?
What is the ruling on fasting the entirety of the months of Rajab and Sha'ban?
What is the ruling on one who went out to steal during Hajj? Does he receive the reward for Hajj and get punished for the theft?
What is the ruling on fasting supererogatory fasts (Mondays and Thursdays) in the months of Rajab and Sha’ban only, to the exclusion of other Arab months, and is this considered an innovation (bid’ah)?
Do the sisters of the girl become محرمات (unmarriageable kin) by fosterage if the girl is nursed by her maternal aunt for four months?
Does a pilgrim's committing a sin after returning from Hajj count as two sins?
What is the ruling on conducting marriage contracts during the Sacred Months?
Is there a basis in the Prophetic Sunnah or elsewhere for the assertion that it is impermissible to conclude a marriage contract and consummate the marriage during the Sacred Months or at specific times?
On what Gregorian date was the revelation first descended? Thank you.
Did the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, fast on the day of Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj (27th of Rajab)?