FAQ Category: Ramadan Q&A

I don’t have access to dates, what else can I break my fast with?

By AbuYusufApril 14, 2019

It is sunnah (preferable) to open the fast with and odd number of dates, and if they are not available, then with a sip of water Salman ibn Amir reported that the Prophet (s) said: “When one of you is fasting, he should break his fast with dates; but if he cannot get any, then

What time should I start fasting?

By AbuYusufApril 14, 2019

Fasting begins from the first light of the day and this occurs in the early hours of the morning. To make it easier, many mosques & Islamic Centres put together timetables which have the starting times. There may be some differences in these timetables based upon the method they used to extract the times. Traditionally,