Exemptions and Excuses

652 questions

Is it permissible for a pregnant woman to break her fast in Ramadan due to severe thirst, given that this month falls during the summer?
Is it permissible for the one who commits zhihar to choose any of the three types of expiation, or is he obligated to follow the sequence mentioned in the Qur’an? And how is his ability to fast determined? And does embracing or kissing his wife during the fast affect the validity of the expiation?
Does my wife's refusal of me necessitate that I hit her, meaning, is it considered an act of disloyalty (nushuz)?
Does one have to make up the day and offer expiation if semen is discharged merely by seeing and shaking hands with one's husband returning from travel during Ramadan, or is that considered like a wet dream?
Is abortion permissible if the fetus is afflicted with a hereditary disease such as thalassemia, and what should be the gestational age of the fetus when the abortion is performed, noting that thalassemia testing is done in the eleventh week of pregnancy?
Is there an intention called "al-mufaraqah" (separation), and is it permissible for a traveler to cut short their prayer in congregation and pray alone with the intention of separation if they fear missing their means of transport?
Does the nasal drop, which the patient cannot do without and which sometimes enters the digestive tract, break the fast of the fasting person?
Is it obligatory for a woman suffering from a hormonal problem in the right ovary to inform a suitor of this condition, knowing that doctors believe marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth are the way to recovery?
What should the questioner do regarding the three days she vowed to fast due to losing her jacket, which she was unable to complete because of her illness, and what should she do with the money she found in her college that she was unable to return to its owner?
Is it permissible for a female obstetrician and gynaecologist to perform permanent tubal ligation or elective abortions as part of her work?
Is the fast valid for someone who became ritually impure (junub) in Ramadan and remained in that state until sunset due to her illness, and must she make up for this day?
Is a woman who caused the death of her daughter after the latter consumed medications and drinks to induce labor in the seventh month considered to have sinned, and what is the expiation for this sin if she has?
What is the ruling on performing non-emergency surgical operations during the daytime in Ramadan, and upon whom falls the burden of performing them? What is the ruling if the patient insists on it, and is it permissible for the doctor to perform them for him in this case?
What is the reason for the trembling and increased heart rate that afflicted me after remembering that a jinn enters an impure person, and does it indicate anything?
Are there examples of ijtihad by Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Companions in general (may Allah be pleased with them all) that led to their contravention of the authentic, established Sunnah, along with an explanation and commentary on them?
Is it permissible for a close female friend to remove a pubic hair for her friend if she feels too embarrassed to ask her mother, and is afraid to remove it herself?
What is the ruling regarding someone who vowed to fast every Friday for life for the recovery of his mother, and she has indeed recovered? Does this conflict with the disfavor of singling out Friday for fasting? What if it coincides with an Eid day? What are the implications if he becomes unable to fast due to illness or old age? Is there a way to be released from this vow?
ما هو ملخص سيرة وحياة وجهاد ووفاة السيد الحسن رضي الله عنه؟
What is the Shariah ruling for someone who has been unable to fast for 30 years due to the removal of a large part of their stomach following a duodenal ulcer surgery?
What is your advice to a young man and woman who had a relationship that resulted in a pregnancy, which they then aborted after four months, knowing that one of the two fetuses had died before the abortion? Will their repentance be accepted, what is their expiation, and can they get married?
Does expiation become obligatory for someone who caused an accident that led to the death of his friend three years after the accident?
What is the ruling on resorting to permanent sterilization by ligating the fallopian tubes or excising the uterus for a wife who is exhausted from repeated consecutive pregnancies and for whom other contraceptive methods are ineffective?
Must someone who fasted in Jordan one day before the sighting of the crescent moon in Kuwait complete thirty days of fasting with the people of Kuwait, or should he break his fast on the day he completes thirty days, if that day is Eid in Jordan but not Eid in Kuwait?
Is there a specific penalty, other than repenting to Allah, that must be inflicted upon a Muslim woman who has aborted her pregnancy, and who is responsible for carrying it out?

Exemptions and Excuses

Is it permissible for a pregnant woman to break her fast in Ramadan due to severe thirst, given that this month falls during the summer?

Does my wife's refusal of me necessitate that I hit her, meaning, is it considered an act of disloyalty (nushuz)?

Does one have to make up the day and offer expiation if semen is discharged merely by seeing and shaking hands with one's husband returning from travel during Ramadan, or is that considered like a wet dream?

Is abortion permissible if the fetus is afflicted with a hereditary disease such as thalassemia, and what should be the gestational age of the fetus when the abortion is performed, noting that thalassemia testing is done in the eleventh week of pregnancy?

Is there an intention called "al-mufaraqah" (separation), and is it permissible for a traveler to cut short their prayer in congregation and pray alone with the intention of separation if they fear missing their means of transport?

Does the nasal drop, which the patient cannot do without and which sometimes enters the digestive tract, break the fast of the fasting person?

Is it obligatory for a woman suffering from a hormonal problem in the right ovary to inform a suitor of this condition, knowing that doctors believe marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth are the way to recovery?

What should the questioner do regarding the three days she vowed to fast due to losing her jacket, which she was unable to complete because of her illness, and what should she do with the money she found in her college that she was unable to return to its owner?

Is it permissible for a female obstetrician and gynaecologist to perform permanent tubal ligation or elective abortions as part of her work?

Is the fast valid for someone who became ritually impure (junub) in Ramadan and remained in that state until sunset due to her illness, and must she make up for this day?

Is a woman who caused the death of her daughter after the latter consumed medications and drinks to induce labor in the seventh month considered to have sinned, and what is the expiation for this sin if she has?

What is the ruling on performing non-emergency surgical operations during the daytime in Ramadan, and upon whom falls the burden of performing them? What is the ruling if the patient insists on it, and is it permissible for the doctor to perform them for him in this case?

What is the reason for the trembling and increased heart rate that afflicted me after remembering that a jinn enters an impure person, and does it indicate anything?

Are there examples of ijtihad by Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Companions in general (may Allah be pleased with them all) that led to their contravention of the authentic, established Sunnah, along with an explanation and commentary on them?

Is it permissible for a close female friend to remove a pubic hair for her friend if she feels too embarrassed to ask her mother, and is afraid to remove it herself?

ما هو ملخص سيرة وحياة وجهاد ووفاة السيد الحسن رضي الله عنه؟

What is the Shariah ruling for someone who has been unable to fast for 30 years due to the removal of a large part of their stomach following a duodenal ulcer surgery?

What is your advice to a young man and woman who had a relationship that resulted in a pregnancy, which they then aborted after four months, knowing that one of the two fetuses had died before the abortion? Will their repentance be accepted, what is their expiation, and can they get married?

Does expiation become obligatory for someone who caused an accident that led to the death of his friend three years after the accident?

What is the ruling on resorting to permanent sterilization by ligating the fallopian tubes or excising the uterus for a wife who is exhausted from repeated consecutive pregnancies and for whom other contraceptive methods are ineffective?

Must someone who fasted in Jordan one day before the sighting of the crescent moon in Kuwait complete thirty days of fasting with the people of Kuwait, or should he break his fast on the day he completes thirty days, if that day is Eid in Jordan but not Eid in Kuwait?

Is there a specific penalty, other than repenting to Allah, that must be inflicted upon a Muslim woman who has aborted her pregnancy, and who is responsible for carrying it out?