FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-156 : HUKUM MENGIRA DETIK (COUNTDOWN) BULAN RAMADHAN
What is the ruling on making a countdown to the month of Ramadan?
Short answer
Making a countdown to Ramadan is permissible. It is strongly encouraged if it motivates people toward good deeds and worship, and the person who does it also earns reward as one who calls to goodness.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Making a countdown to Ramadan is permissible. It is strongly encouraged if it motivates people toward good deeds and worship, and the person who does it also earns reward as one who calls to goodness. However, people should not merely wait for Ramadan, but should prepare and increase their good deeds in other months as well.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami menyimpulkan bahawa hukum membuat kiraan detik (countdown) bagi bulan Ramadhan adalah harus.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-156 : HUKUM MENGIRA DETIK (COUNTDOWN) BULAN RAMADHAN”, 2 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/4264-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-156-hukum-mengira-detik-countdown-bulan-ramadhan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-ramadan-countdown/