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Ramadan & Fasting
Show all fatawaWhat are the legally valid excuses of not fasting?
What are the legally valid excuses of not fasting?
My local Imam recites too fast & makes mistakes, can I read shorter Tarawih elsewhere?
The imam at our local masjid recites the Qur’an very fast during the Tarawih prayer, listening to which and figuring out what is being read is very difficult. In this case, is it permissible for me to…
What to recite to make the most of Ramadan?
What actions should be given priority during Ramadan whilst fasting? In the UK, we work during Ramadan. Thus, we have very less free time. Please let us know what actions we must do in abundance.
Can I pray the Tarawih prayer at home instead of the Masjid?
I read only the Tarawih prayer at home, and not in jama’ah (congregation). Is doing so a sin? Will I be a sinner for doing so?
Can a Taxi Driver be excused from Fasting in Ramadan?
Is it necessary for taxi drivers to fast? Should they fast even if they are to embark on a long trip and they would be risking their own and their passengers’ lives due to fasting? These are questions…
Does backbiting and swearing invalidate the fast during Ramadan?
Does the fast invalidate due to backbiting and swearing?
Should Women who are on their Periods, eat publicly or privately during Ramadan?
Should those women who are in their menstrual period during Ramadan and hence cannot fast, eat openly or secretly?
Whilst fasting does inhaling the fragrance of air freshener invalidate the fast?
S: [1]: Whilst in the state of fasting, is inhaling the fragrance of air freshener in the same ruling as inhaling the smoke of incense sticks i.e. if one intentionally inhales the smoke, will his fast…
In the dua of Tarawih, is the word pronounced ‘wal az̅mati’ or ‘wal az̅amati’?
In the supplication (du’ā) [recited between every four units] of tarāwīh, is the word والْعَظَمَةِ correct, or is وَالْعَظْمَةِ correct i.e. is the letter ظ sākin (silent) or mutaharrik (vowelised)?
I ate food after vomiting whilst keeping a fast, is there a kaffarah?
If an individual kept the fast of Ramadān and he vomited, and thinking that the fast had broke, he ate some food, will Kaffārah [expiation] be necessary upon him or not? Also, will vomiting invalidate…
What are the boundaries of interaction between Husband & Wife whilst Fasting?
What do the Ulamā of Islām say regarding the boundaries of husband and wife interaction during fasting? Is kissing the face, touching the body, kissing and sucking the lips and touching the private…
When is a traveller excused from Fasting? What if he wrongly missed his Fast?
1: When does a person’s initiating a journey permit him to leave that day’s fasting? 2: If a person leaves a fast thinking that the fast is not obligatory upon him due to travel or another reason but…
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