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Ramadan & Fasting
Show all fatawaHow should the mouth and nose be washed for Wudu/Ghusl whilst Fasting?
Is it Fard to rinse the mouth and sniffle water into the nose intensely for Fard Ghusl. In other words, for water to reach the end limit of the throat in rinsing, and the upper part of the nose [in…
Due to health reasons I cannot keep the long fasts in Summer, can I make them up in Winter instead?
If someone cannot fast due to his health deteriorating because when Ramadān falls in the summer, such person fears his illness further worsening due to the heat. The doctor has also said that if such…
In which month must Zakah be given? Is it in Ramadan?
Is it necessary to pay Zakāt in the month of Rajab al-Murajjab or should it be given in the month of Ramadān?
Does the release of seminal discharge whilst watching indecent videos nullify the Fast?
Does seminal discharge invalidate the fast if one browses through women’s pictures on Facebook or watches indecent movies?
Does entering medicine or oil into the ears nullify the Fast?
Will the fast break by inserting medicine or ear drops etc. into the ear, there is a lot of confusion in this regard. It is requested that an answer is provided with clarity.
Does using cotton buds to clean the ears nullify the Fast?
What is the ruling on the one who cleans his ear in the state of fasting? Will this act break his fast?
If I break a Fast that I was making up for Ramadan, is kaffarah due upon me?
Zaid missed some Fasts during the month of Ramadan, for which he was compensating (doing qada). One day, his friend invited him for some lunch, if he broke the fast which he was compensating from…
If I have a blood test / cupping, will it nullify my Fast?
What effect will having a blood test have on a fast? Will the fast become invalid for a patient by them having blood taken out? Please shed light on this issue with proofs.
Does the non-Fasting person have to pray the Tarawih prayer?
If a person cannot fast due to a valid reason, does he also have to pray Tarāwīh salāh and is it the same ruling as for fasting people? What is the general ruling of Tarāwīh and its proof?
My non-Muslim Doctor tells me I should not Fast, can I act upon his advice?
I live in such a city in England wherein there is no Sunnī Muslim doctor, so how will a concession be established whereby the fast is pardoned. If I am instructed not to fast due to my illness by a…
Does placing a thermometer in the mouth to check temperature nullify the Fast?
Does the fast become invalid from placing a thermometer in the mouth to check ones temperature to see if one is ill?
Do injections and IV drips nullify the Fast?
That does the fast become invalid from having an injection or a IV drip? Please answer providing proofs because many people are confused including myself.
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