What is the ruling on intentionally breaking the fast in Ramadan for a period of one month and six days by masturbating, without performing prayers, and is repentance obligatory for this? And what is the best way to receive Islamic knowledge from a sheikh in Doha, in the Bin Mahmoud area?

We congratulate the questioner on the blessing of guidance and advise him to be diligent in maintaining rectitude and increasing good deeds. We inform him that seeking religious knowledge is one of the best acts of worship, and it is obligatory to learn what rectifies one's faith and deeds. It is mentioned that there are many scholars in Qatar who can assist in acquiring religious knowledge, through the scientific courses organized by the Da'wah Department, or by contacting the scholarly centers announced by the Da'wah Institute in some mosques, and benefiting from imams and available learning tools such as tapes, books, and communication with scholars.

As for breaking the fast in Ramadan, it is a grave sin that requires repentance and making up for what was missed. It is also obligatory to strive to abandon masturbation, to repent completely from abandoning prayer, and to have a sincere intention to preserve it.