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Ignorance about the obligation of making up missed fasts in Ramadan and the valid way of performing prayer

Due to my ignorance about religious matters, I did not make up for days of fasting that I missed in Ramadan due to valid excuses. I did not know the valid way of performing the prayer either. After about twenty years, I have come to know that I have to make up for the days of fasting that I missed. However, my health condition is not good enough to.. More

57317 8-5-2016
Delaying Making Up Missed Fasts Out of Forgetfulness or Ignorance Until Next Ramadan

I started my menses when I was in the fifth or sixth grade of elementary school; that was between the age of nine to thirteen. I did not know back then whether or not I had to fast. Was I guilty? What can I do to correct this now? Let me also suppose that I used to fast back in the days, but I am not sure whether or not I made up for the days of fasting.. More

57219 8-5-2016
Surgery in Ramadan

The last time I had my menses was in 28/08/2004. After my period had ended, I went to see the doctor. That was a short while before the next period was supposed to start. I went to the doctor because I felt like I was pregnant, which turned out to be correct. According to the doctor, my pregnancy started on 10/9/2004. I went to see the doctor again.. More

56685 8-5-2016
What should a woman do if she knows that her menstruation has ended after Fajr

There is a woman who would regularly have her menses for eight days but whose menstruation only lasted six days in Ramadan. On the seventh day, she thought that she was still going through her menses and therefore broke her fast. She is now certain that her period had ended by the seventh day. She is wondering what to do? Is she only required to make.. More

56641 8-5-2016
Solution bags and fasting

Does hanging solution bags for the patient after an appendectomy during the daytime in Ramadan invalidate fasting, whether these solutions contain medicine or nourishing substances? .. More

56619 8-5-2016
Supplication of someone observing voluntary fasting, and his eating or drinking while fasting forgetfully

Are the rulings pertaining to obligatory fasting applicable to voluntary fasting insofar as the two following points are concerned: 1- if the person observing a voluntary fast forgetfully eats or drinks, should he continue fasting, and 2- will the supplication made before iftar (the time for fast-breaking) during voluntary fasting be answered just like.. More

56304 8-5-2016
Wax for braces: Does it invalidate fasting?

Does the use of wax on teeth for braces invalidate fasting? .. More

56244 8-5-2016
Experiencing sexual arousal while making istinjaa’

One time, as I was wiping my penis off after I had urinated, I felt sexually aroused. I immediately stopped wiping. I thought that I was sexually aroused because of it. However, no semen came out. I had a doubt concerning my ritual purity. Therefore, I performed Ghusl (ritual bath). Please note that I only meant to wipe my penis to make sure that I.. More

56236 8-5-2016
Ruling on making up missed fasts on Friday

I fasted on Friday as I was making up for a day that I had missed. I intended to fast on Saturday as well but I had my menses on Friday evening. Was my fasting on Friday valid? I know that fasting on a Friday requires fasting on the day after; that is Saturday, otherwise the fasting would not be accepted. .. More

56099 8-5-2016
Shall he pray the Maghrib first or eat if the food is ready?

What is the ruling if one breaks his fast with some dates, for instance, while the iftar (meal with which one breaks his fast) is already served and all the family members are sitting around the table to eat, so one goes to the mosque for the Maghrib prayer and then comes back to have the meal? Which is better; to do as mentioned or to join the family.. More

56073 8-5-2016
Rulings Concerning A Disbeliever Who Comes To Embrace Islam in Ramadan

There is a person whom Allah has guided to revert to Islam on the 26th of Ramadan. Is he required to fast? How should I explain this matter to him? Please advise! .. More

56006 5-5-2016
Over 80, nervous, and does not fast. How should his children deal with him?

I have a friend whose father is over the age of 80. This father pretends to fast while his family and children see him drink and smoke tobacco. He is in good health. He is nervous, and fasting may affect him, but not that much. If somebody talks to him about fasting, then he claims that he fasts and that he understands more than others. What is the.. More

55602 5-5-2016
Is one’s fasting invalidated by sitting with smokers?

I would like to know the ruling on sitting with smokers during the daytime in Ramadan? Does it affect fasting? .. More

55508 5-5-2016
Ruling on inhaling the smoke of burning wood and the smell of basil while fasting

My wife bakes using a wood fire oven. Does the smoke coming from the fire invalidate her fasting? Also, does the smell of basil invalidate fasting? .. More

55455 5-5-2016
Advising the one who publicly breaks his fast in Ramadan even for a valid excuse

My boss at work is a Muslim but he does not fast in Ramadan. He is not sick either. He breaks his fast for no valid excuse. Once, he asked me if I was annoyed at his fast-breaking. I told him that I did not care insofar as fasting is a private matter between the servant and his Lord. Was what I said a kind of lying? Was it a kind of implicitly encouraging.. More

55391 5-5-2016

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834 fatwas

Ignorance about the obligation of making up missed fasts in Ramadan and the valid way of performing prayer

Delaying Making Up Missed Fasts Out of Forgetfulness or Ignorance Until Next Ramadan

Surgery in Ramadan

What should a woman do if she knows that her menstruation has ended after Fajr

Solution bags and fasting

Supplication of someone observing voluntary fasting, and his eating or drinking while fasting forgetfully

Wax for braces: Does it invalidate fasting?

Experiencing sexual arousal while making istinjaa’

Ruling on making up missed fasts on Friday

Shall he pray the Maghrib first or eat if the food is ready?

Rulings Concerning A Disbeliever Who Comes To Embrace Islam in Ramadan

Over 80, nervous, and does not fast. How should his children deal with him?

Is one’s fasting invalidated by sitting with smokers?

Ruling on inhaling the smoke of burning wood and the smell of basil while fasting

Advising the one who publicly breaks his fast in Ramadan even for a valid excuse

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