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Can you touch your wife during fasting?

Can you touch your wife during fasting?

Ali Ahmed Mashael: In Ramadan, it could stir desire and therefore, hugging and kissing is forbidden. Physical affection between a married couple during Ramadan corrupts the worship. A couple must refrain from doing this until after iftar.

Can you fast the 10th and 11th of Muharram?

Unlike Ramadan, fasting on Ashura is not compulsory for any Muslim. “The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘The best of fasting after Ramadan is fasting Allah’s month of Muharram. ‘” (Muslim) The Prophet (saw) encourages us to take up a fast during Muharram, on the 9th and 10th (or 10th and 11th) days of the month.

Do you have to keep 2 fasts for Muharram?

Fasting is not compulsory during Ashura, but some choose to. Many do choose to fast and Prophet Muhammad was said to have fasted on the day of Ashura. If you do choose to fast, it won’t be for two days as Ashura is only a 24-hour period, one day in the Islamic calendar.

Is it sunnah to kiss your wife?

Kissing one’s spouse is also of utmost importance in general. It is a Sunnah of our blessed Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The above two narrations indicate the recommendation of kissing one’s spouse. Passionate kissing (or French kissing) is also the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

Can husband and wife sleep together in Ramadan?

Yes they can: after the Iftar (the breaking fast meal at sunset) that is, till the Suhour (pre-dawn meal). See Quran Chapter 2, verse 187: It has been made lawful for you to go to your wives during the nights of the fast days.

Do you fast in the month of Muharram?

But it is proven that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) never fasted any month in full apart from Ramadan. So this hadeeth is to be understood as meaning that it is encouraged to fast a great deal during the month of Muharram, not to fast the entire month.

Which is the virtue of the month of Muharram?

The virtue of observing a great deal of naafil (supererogatory) fasts during the month of Muharram It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The best fast after Ramadan is in the month of Allah Muharram.”

Why is the month of Muharram called allaahs month?

The phrase “Allaah’s month”, connecting the name of the month to the name of Allaah in a genitive grammatical structure, signifies the importance of the month. Al-Qaari said: “The apparent meaning is all of the month of Muharram.”

Why does Allaah give weight to wrongdoing at any time?

Wrongdoing at any time is a serious matter, but Allaah gives more weight to whichever of His commands He will. Allaah has chosen certain ones of His creation. He has chosen from among the angels Messengers and from among mankind Messengers. He chose from among speech the remembrance of Him (dhikr).