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Permissibility of breaking obligatory fasting with an excuse
Question: It is known that it is forbidden to break obligatory fasting. If someone is making up for a missed day of fasting and wants to change his intention to that of a voluntary fast to be able to break it for certain reasons, would this be permissible? Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there.. More -
Ghusl is not a prerequisite for valid fasting
Question: After the Iftaar in Ramadan, there was foreplay between me and my husband. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on our fasting the next day? What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on the action itself? Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad,.. More -
The ruling on abandoning fasting in Ramadan deliberately
Question: I have a thirty-three-year-old friend who has a brother and a sister. He supports his very sick mother. During the month of Ramadan, his mother's sickness increased. He was with her and he felt great psychological pressure. He, therefore, deliberately abandoned fasting for five days. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on this? What should.. More -
Validity of fasting of a woman who delayed Ghusl for menses until after Maghrib
Question: Last Ramadan, I was menstruating, and on the last day of my menstruation, I had my Sahoor (pre-dawn meal) and had the intention of fasting. No blood discharge occurred during the day and I completed my fasting until sunset. However, I did not perform Ghusl except at the time of the Maghrib prayer. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on.. More -
A traveler had sexual intercourse with his wife after returning during the daytime in Ramadan
Question: I was travelling one day last Ramadan, so I did not fast that day according to the concession granted to the traveler. That day, when I returned home, I had sexual intercourse with my wife. Is the expiation due upon me making up for that day only or fasting two consecutive months? I asked a scholar and he gave me a Fatwa that I am required.. More -
The wisdom behind the Prophet's fasting the tenth of Muharram
Question: Why did the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, observe fasting on the tenth of Muharram? Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. The Messenger of Allah,.. More -
One is rewarded for his good intention
Question: I want Inshaa’Allah to fast the first nine days of the month of Thul-Hijjah and break fasting on the tenth day along with slaughtering a sacrifice. How should I make my intention? Should I consider myself in a state of Ihraam (ritual consecration)? In case I menstruate during these nine days, will I still be rewarded? Answer:.. More -
Breaking fast in Ramadan because of pregnancy without making up for the days missed
Question: I was pregnant in Ramadan, and hence I did not fast. I fed a poor person for each day I missed. Am I required now to make up for the days I missed or is that expiation enough? Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu.. More -
Pretending to break the fast
Question: A fasting person wanted to joke with his friends; hence, he brought a cup of water and pretended that he was drinking to make them believe that he was not fasting. A drop of water, however, fell on his lip. He is unsure, and he has reasonable doubts. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on this? Answer: All perfect praise be to.. More -
The permissibility of fasting the tenth of Muharram alone
Question: I fasted the tenth of Muharram to compensate for one of the days that I had not fasted and I was intending to fast the eleventh of Muharram as I know that it is impermissible to fast the tenth of Muharram alone. However, I had my menstruation on the eleventh of Muharram and could not fast that day. Is my fasting the tenth of Muharram alone.. More -
The best fasting after Ramadan is Muharram
Question: Which are the days where fasting is obligatory in Muharram? Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. It is not obligatory to fast the month of Muharram or any day.. More -
Making up for fast on behalf of a living person
Question: I wish that you answer my question.My mother is afflicted with a chronic illness and a Muslim physician has advised her not to fast. Is it permissible for me, her daughter, to observe the missed Ramadan fasts that must be made up on behalf of her on other days or is it necessary to expiate by giving food to indigent people? And how much.. More -
Does masturbating forgetfully invalidate fasting?
Question: One day during this Ramadan, I awoke and had my Sahoor (pre-dawn meal) before Fajr. After that, moved by sexual desire, I took hold of my male organ and began to rub it. As I was doing this, the Athaan of Fajr was pronounced of which I took no heed although I heard it. It was after the ejaculation had occurred that I realized that the Athaan.. More -
Virtue of fasting the first ten days of Muharram
Question: Are there any Hadeeths about the virtue of fasting the first ten days of Muharram? May Allah reward you. Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. It was narrated.. More -
The wisdom behind the late prescription of fasting the ninth of Muharram
Question: Why did the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, not order the Companions to fast the ninth of Muharram except a year before his death, despite the fact that the Jews left Madeenah a long time before this? Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except.. More
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