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Voluntary Fasts in January |
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Written by Sidra Hasnain
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Saturday, 23 January 2010 14:18 |
Assalam alaikum!
There will be iftaars on Monday January 25th and Thursday January 28th this week for those wishing to fast inshaAllah. Please sign up by putting your initials under the date(s) here http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AgcQpCpyXsPfdEhqcUFRQVAzWTRJd213MG92QUJQSWc&hl=en so we can order the right amount of food. If you can't view the signup spreadsheet, please email me at iftar.services[at]macmsa.com and I will sign you up 
Abu Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) was asked about fasting on Mondays. He said, "That is the day on which I was born and the day on which I received Revelation.''
[Muslim].
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "Deeds of people are presented (to Allah) on Mondays and Thursdays. So I like that my actions be presented while I am fasting.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to observe fast on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Written by Sidra Hasnain
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Friday, 25 December 2009 14:34 |
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A reminder to fast the 9th and 10th of Muharram which fall on Saturday December 26th and Sunday December 27th, 2009! The MSA will not be hosting an iftaar on campus on Yawm al-'Ashura (Day of Ashura); however it is highly encouraged to fast on this day so wherever you are that day, try to fast insha'Allah!
It is recommended to fast both the tenth and the ninth of Muharram since Allah's Messenger fasted the tenth and intended to fast the ninth.
‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fasted on the day of ‘Ashoora and told the people to fast, they said, “O Messenger of Allaah, this is a day that is venerated by the Jews and Christians.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "Next year, if Allaah wills, we will fast on the ninth day.” But by the time the following year came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had passed away. [Narrated by Muslim, 1916]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Fasting the day of ‘Arafah I hope Allah will expiate thereby for the year before it and the year after it, and fasting the day of ‘Ashoora’ I hope Allah will expiate thereby for the year that came before it.” [Narrated by Muslim, 1162]
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) so keen to make sure he fasted any day and preferring it over another except this day, the day of ‘Ashoora’, and this month – meaning Ramadaan. [Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1867] |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 January 2010 05:53 )
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Written by Sidra Hasnain
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Sunday, 15 November 2009 18:16 |
We are fortunate to be having iftaars starting on Wednesday November 18 for Dhul Hijjah, insha'Allah. If you are planning on attending an iftaar, please sign up by Fajr on the day of to ensure that a) we have enough food and b) we don't waste food. The link below is for a spreadsheet where you can sign up. Please put your initials under the dates when you intend to fast. A minimum of 5 people need to sign up for food to be ordered for each day. If the link does not work for you, email
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to sign up. We are also looking for one or two volunteers per day to ensure that things run smoothly. Please email
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if you are able to help out.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AgcQpCpyXsPfdEhqcUFRQVAzWTRJd213MG92QUJQSWc&hl=en
Iftaars will be held on the following days insha'Allah:
Wed Nov 18 - MSA Office
Thurs Nov 19 - MSA Office
Fri Nov 20 - MSA Office (only dates and light snack will be served; if you bought an ECC ticket you will get food at ECC)
Mon Nov 23 - MSA Office
Tues Nov 24 - MSA Office
Wed Nov 25 - MSA Office
Thurs Nov 26 - MSA Office (will be cancelled if Eid falls on this day in Hamilton)
Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah)." The people asked, "Not even jihaad for the sake of Allaah?" He said, "Not even jihaad for the sake of Allaah, except in the case of a man who went out to fight giving himself and his wealth up for the cause, and came back with nothing." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 2/457)
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 November 2009 12:11 )
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Written by Sidra Hasnain
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Friday, 25 September 2009 01:17 |
Assalam alaikum!
As was announced at the General Assembly Meeting earlier this week, the Iftaar Services Team will be arranging iftaars for Shawwal (and other voluntary fasts) this year insha'Allah. If you are planning on attending iftaar, please sign up ahead of time to ensure that a) we have enough food and b) we don't waste food. The link below is for a spreadsheet that has all the dates we will be having fasts for the next few weeks. Insha'Allah it will be updated to include more dates as the year progresses. Please put your initials under the dates when you intend to fast. A minimum of 5 people need to sign up for food to be ordered for each day.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 October 2009 18:50 )
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 16 August 2009 20:56 |
Assalam alaikum
A big change that Iftaar Services has had to look into this year is starting iftaars BEFORE classes officially start. Alhamdulillah we have sponsors willing to provide iftaars starting from August 24th. Since this is the first time in many, many years that Ramadan has started well before classes start in September, we don't have an accurate idea of how many people to expect. In order to avoid wasting food or not having enough food, if you are planning on being on campus for iftaar ANY day between August 24th to September 9, PLEASE click on the link below and either write your name or initials under the date you will be at iftaar. While this is by no means 100% accurate, it will be very helpful in providing a rough estimate. Jazakullah khair to everyone who takes the time to do this. It will only take a minute and will insha'Allah prevent food from being wasted or people from going hungry.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AgcQpCpyXsPfdEhqcUFRQVAzWTRJd213MG92QUJQSWc&hl=en
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 September 2009 14:20 )
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