Introduction

Introduction

Assalamu alaikum

This a first draft of a long paper that I am submitting to the Women's magazine Al-Mu'minah recently started by Al-Qur'an was--Sunnah Society. This magazine is in its early days and needs a lot of support [in all possible ways] from all of us. It is in this regard that I am writing this article for them to help them in this noble and much needed effort. I also call on all of you SISTERS AND BROTHERS to support this new magazine.

How you can help?


Moral support:
By making du`a to Allah to make this project successful and sincere for His and only His sake
Financial support:
By sending your donations to the production and distribution of the magazine and by subscribing to the magazine.
Advertising support:
By subscribing your local masjid or center to the magazine and informing others about it.
Intellectual support:
By writing articles and sending questions for Fatawa
Brotherly support:
By advising us, correcting us if we get wrong, sharing with us your experience and knowledge, showing us our shortcomings and giving us alternatives.

Make your donations/subscriptions payable to Al-Mu'minah/Al-Qur'an was-Sunnah Society P.O. Box 82518 Rochester, MI 48308

For inquiries you may call 513-381 6577 or fax 513-381 6578

Insha'a Allah before the end of Ramadan Al-Mu'minah shall be available in a WEB page and will be published electronically for those who do not have access to the WEB.

As this is the first draft only, it may contain many mistakes, typos, weak ahadith, improper wording,...etc, I ask all of you to report any of that to me. Some of the passages are taken from some books of Fiqh, some of them have been referenced and others not, as this is only the first draft, future versions will include proper references insha'a Allah.

Also feel free to distribute this [if you think it is worthy] with proper reference to "Al-Mu'minah/al-Qur'an was-Sunnah Society"

Though this article is addressed to Muslim women mainly, the matters of fasting are all the same for men and women except few exceptions. Therefore, it is for general use.

Whatever is right in here is from Allah and whatever is wrong is from me and shaytan, may Allah forgive me that.

wa salla Allahu wa sallama `ala Nabiyyinaa Mohammad wa `ala 'aalihi wa Sahbih

By Abu Abdillah Abdelkader Kamel Tayebi al-Athari
for Al-Mu'minah Magazine
Published by Al-Qur'an was-Sunnah Society of North America