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Ramadan & Fasting
Show all fatawaWhy are there differences in the Sahoor timings on Ramadan timetables in the UK?
Why are there differences in the Sahūr timings of Ramadān timetables for the U.K. and please can you clearly explain this matter from the Qur’ān & Sunnah, and as to which formula is correct – if you…
Do I pay fidyah for the Fasts I missed this year due to menstruation or child birth?
Is it necessary for me to make up those fasts which were missed due to menstrual and post natal bleeding or will it be sufficient to pay fidyah?
During Ramadan women spend more time in the kitchen cooking for their families, are they rewarded for this?
Women spend more time in the kitchen during the blessed month of Ramadān, and the husband & children ask for various types of food to be made. Please could they be made to understand, so that females…
What should women on their menstruation cycle recite during Ramadan to attain reward?
If a woman’s menstrual cycle starts during the month of Ramadān, then what can they do in order to attain more reward?
Can women use the entire house during Itikaaf? Can they talk to others?
What are the conditions for a woman to observe i’tikaf? Can she use the entire house for i’tikaf? Can she converse with the people present in the house? What is the duration of i’tikaf for her? What…
How should the Tarawih and Eid prayers be prayed if we are still in lockdown due to COVID19?
If the lockdown was to continue in England due to the coronavirus, how will we pray the Tarāweeh and ‘Eid prayers?
I recited the dua to close my Fast, but there is some time left till Fajr starts, can I still eat and drink?
I recited the dua for closing the fast, however there was still one hour remaining for sehri to end, and I ate something again; how is it to do this?
Will my Fast break if I swallow my own saliva?
Will swallowing one’s saliva invalidate the fast?
Does vomiting break the Fast?
Will vomiting cause the fast to become invalid?
Do I have to keep the Fast in Ramadan if I believe I may catch Coronavirus [COVID-19]?
Is fasting necessary for people who are susceptible to Covid-19, like people who already have other ailments? Can they pay fidyah instead?
I intentionally broke many Fasts during Ramadan, do I have to keep 60 consecutive Fasts for each one I broke as kaffarah?
If a person has deliberately broken many Ramadan fasts for two years, should he offer kaffarah for all of them or will a single kaffarah suffice? Should the person fast for sixty days [consecutively]…
Can we follow observatory reports or use calculations instead of physically sighting the Moon for Eid & Ramadan?
Can we find out regarding the announcement for Ramadān & ‘Eid from an observatory. Are the Hadīths relating to moon sighting Sahīh [authentic] or Da’īf [weak]. Also, people like Ghāmidī say that one…
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