| FASTING | Zakat AlFitr | Lailat AlQadr | Eid AlFitr | After Ramadan |
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What is the time of fasting?
dawn to sunset
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Who is responsible to pay zakat on each person in the family?
The head of household
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When do we look for Lailat AlQadr
The odd nights of the last 10 days
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What does Eid AlFitr mean?
Celebration of the Breaking of the Fast
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How long do I have to make up any fasts that I missed?
Until the next Ramadan
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Who is not required to fast?
Children, mentally disabled, people taking medications
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What are the two main purposes of Zakat AlFitr?
To help all enjoy Eid and to expiate for mistakes during fasting.
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What is the Night of Power better than? (Meaning the rewards of that night)
1000 months
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When is Eid AlFitr?
First of Shawwal
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What is the month following Ramadan?
Shawwal
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What are some of the purposes of fasting?
(God-consciousness) Taqwa and Gratitude
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When is the very latest Zakat AlFitr can be paid?
Before Eid prayer.
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When does the special peace and security of the Night of Majesty end?
the rising of dawn
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What takes place after the Eid prayer?
khutbah, or sermon
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How long after Ramadan did the companions keep asking Allah to accept their fasting/worship and how long before Ramadan did the companions used to make duah that Allah grants them life to see the next Ramadan and prepare for its arrival?
6 months
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Who are some of those that can break their fast but must make it up later?
Someone who is traveling or someone who has a cold and is taking medication
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What does zakat mean?
Purification
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What is the reward of one who spends the Night of Power in worship?
Having one's sins forgiven
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Where is it recommended to pray Salat AlEid (Eid prayer)?
in a large open space outside the city
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What are some ways that I can keep my iman (faith) up after Ramadan?
Continue reading Quran, praying on time, praying night prayers, and fasting voluntary fasts.
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What creature is chained up during Ramadan?
The jinn
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What is amount of Zakat AlFitr?
3 kg of dates or barley, $10
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Who descends to the earth in abundance on this night?
The angels and Jibreel
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What is recommended when going to and from Eid Prayer?
Take 2 different paths
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What is the reward of who fast six days in Shawwal (the month after Ramadan)?
The reward of fasting an entire year
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