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At first, we formally detail below some necessary instructions about jinayat of Ihram.

Instruction.No.1
Jinayat of Ihram are as follows :
(1) To use Perfume.
(2) Males to wear sewn cloths.
(3) Males to cover their heads and faces while females to cover their faces only.
(4) To remove hair from any part of one’s body.
(5) To prune nails.
(6) To kill a louse or to remove it from one’s body.
(7) To have a sexual intercourse or to enjoy kissing and embracing lustfully.
(8) To hunt any of the land animals. (Ghunya).  Read more... (3857 words, estimated 15:26 mins reading time)

The Most Important Practice Of The 10th ZilHijja
Other than Ihram there are only two fundamentals and Fardh obligations of Hajj. The First is Waqof-e-Arafat and the 2nd is Tawaf-e-Ziyarat of 10th Zilhijja. According to Sunnat this Tawaf is to be performed after your being free from Rami, sacrifice and Halq ; but the Fardh stands discharged even if Tawaf-e-Ziyarat is performed prior to all these practices.  Read more... (321 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)

After offering sacrifice it is Wajib to have your head shaven or your hair cut equal in length to a joint of a finger (about one inch). But it is not necessary to be done today. It may be done at any time upto the 12th of Zilhijja but you will remain under the restrictions of Ihram whatever length of time you may pass until you have your head shaven or your hair cut. In case you have your head shaven or your hair cut on the 10th of Zilhijja you will be relieved from Ihram formalities. Now, wearing sewn clothes, using perfumes, pruning nails and having your hair cut, all these things become lawful for you, but your enjoying a sexual intercourse with your wife will not be lawful until you are relieved from the obligation of Tawaf-e-Ziyarat i.e. Tawaf-e-
Fardh.  Read more... (398 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Women’s Ihram as well as their ‘Hajj’ is similler to those of men. The only difference is that women should remain clad with sewn clothes. They should also cover their heads. Only the face should be left uncovered, but in the presence of male strangers, the veil of ‘Burqa’ should be dropped in such a way that it may not touch the face. A women is allowed to wear stockings and gloves. Wearing ornaments is also permissible. She can enter into the state of blood-discharge of a child-birth, but in this position she should not say two Nafl prayers of ‘Ihram’.  Read more... (245 words, estimated 59 secs reading time)

In the state of Ihram the following practices are inadmissible and unlawful:

(1) For males, wearing stitched or knitted clothes of the shape of one’s body, such as shirt, trousers, underwear, Achken and coat etc. There is no harm to have stitched patching to the ‘Ihram sheets as well as sewing of the loin in the middle. A sewn money-purse or belt is also an exception.

(2) To cover head and face for males.

(3) To apply any kind of scent to body or clothes; to used perfumed soap, to eat odoriferous tobacco. To smell any sweet smelling flower or fruit intentionally is also Makroh (undesirable). Unintentional feeling of any smell has however no significance.  Read more... (201 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)

Hadrat Anas (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) used to breathe three times in the course of drink and to say that drinking in this manner is more acceptable, more thirst quenching and more wholesome. [Shamail-e-Tirmizi]

In another tradition it has been expressly mentioned that one should not breathe into a vessel while drinking but should remove his lips from the cup. [Zadul Ma’ad, Shamail -e- Tirmizi]

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) best liked sweet cold water. [Zadul Ma’ad]  Read more... (499 words, estimated 1:60 mins reading time)

Saum (fasting) is abstention’ from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse during the day whilst having made niyyat (intention) of Saum. The fasting day commences with Subah Sadiq (Fajr Thani) and ends at sunset.

(1) Eating or drinking breaks the Saum.

(2) Sexual intercourse even if there is no emergence of semen.

(3) Smoking.

(4) Inhaling smoke by one’s own action, e.g. inhaling the smoke of incense, etc.

(5) Application of medication into the anus.

(6) Swallowing any substance or object which is not normally consumed as food or medicine, e.g. pebbles, paper, a coin, etc.

(7) Pouring oil into the ears.

1. If a fasting person forgetfully eats, drinks or has sexual intercourse, the fast will not break. If he eats and drinks a full-stomach, even then the fast will not break. If he forgetfully eats or drinks several times in the day, the fast will still not break.

2. A person saw a fasting person eating or drinking something. If this fasting person is quite strong and is not greatly affected by fasting, it will be wâjib to remind him that he is fasting. But if he is a weak person and is greatly affected by fasting, he should not be reminded that he is fasting. Instead, he should be allowed to continue eating.  Read more... (1644 words, estimated 6:35 mins reading time)

In the Hadith, great
rewards have been mentioned for fasting. The fasting person has a very high
status in the sight of Allâh Ta’âla. Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
said: “The person who fasts in the month of Ramadhân solely for the pleasure of
Allâh Ta’âla and for gaining His reward, all his past minor sins will be
forgiven.” Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The smell which
emanates from the mouth of a fasting person is more beloved in the sight of
Allâh Ta’âla than the fragrance of musk.” On the day of judgement, one would
receive great rewards for fasting.  Read more... (639 words, 1 image, estimated 2:33 mins reading time)