Exemptions and Excuses
652 questions
Are my mother's six days of Shawwal fasting considered a make-up for the days she missed in Ramadan due to childbirth, or does she have to make up other days?
Is it permissible to abort a fetus at 16 weeks if medical tests show it has a 25% chance of being afflicted with a hereditary disease?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman, in her third month, who experiences severe vomiting when her stomach is empty, compelling her to eat, to break her fast in Ramadan if fasting becomes difficult for her?
Is what the husband did by preventing his wife from traveling to visit her sick mother without a mahram correct, and what should he do regarding her request?
What is incumbent upon a patient who underwent a kidney transplant and was prohibited by his doctor from fasting, knowing that he pays expiation for each day?
Is it permissible to abort a fetus in the fourth month due to the mother having blood clots, which pose a danger to her life and the life of the fetus?
Is it considered an injustice to the second wife when a polygamous husband travels with his first wife to visit his family, leaving the second wife behind under the pretext of her pregnancy, and then fails to compensate her for the days he was absent after she gave birth and seven months have passed, and then repeats his travel with the first wife to attend his daughter's wedding, despite the second wife's desire to celebrate her newborn with his family and her disapproval of this behavior?
Does the number of needy persons to be fed for each day of missed fasting increase if the make-up of the fast is delayed for three years?
Is it permissible for my wife to abort in her second month (45 days) due to her suffering from a permanent disability in her right hand and a partial disability in her right foot, and for fear of the hardships of pregnancy on her, or of insufficient care for the baby, or disfigurement due to medications?
Is a patient who needs to take blood-thinning medications and refrains from eating or drinking certain foods and liquids required to fast?
Is it permissible for me to fast on behalf of my mother who vowed to fast for a continuous month, but she is unable to fulfill it due to her suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes?
Is it permissible to pay expiation for a vow to fast a month after fasting more than half of the period, and how much is this expiation?
Do the angels curse a woman who is tired or sick and refuses her husband's request for intimacy?
Is it permissible to skip Friday prayer in order to participate in a volunteer campaign to repair essential water channels, on the pretext that this work cannot be done on other days and that the rains are fast approaching?
What is the ruling on a fluid discharging from a woman after ghusl during prayer, and must prayers performed with this fluid and other fluids due to pregnancy be repeated, given prior ignorance or doubt regarding their invalidation of wudu?
Did the soul get breathed into the four fetuses that the wife miscarried on July 15th, knowing that the pregnancy occurred on March 29th after implantation, and what are the implications of that if the soul was breathed into them?
How and when should the fidya for breaking fast days in Ramadan be paid by a chronically ill person? Should it be given as money or food? What is the daily monetary value, and can the amount for the entire month be paid at once?
Is it obligatory to pay a monetary fidyah for each day a chronically ill person misses fasting, and what is its amount in Kuwaiti Dinars? Is it permissible to pay it in cash at the end of the month and give it to a poor relative?
What should one do who has accumulated fasting days from previous Ramadans due to pregnancy and breastfeeding, reaching a total of 12 days, and she pays her expiation before every Ramadan?
Is it permissible for a patient with an underactive thyroid, who takes Levothyroxine, to break her fast in Ramadan if fasting causes her severe fatigue that prevents her from performing her daily duties and acts of worship?
Is it permissible to prevent pregnancy if it poses a danger to the wife's life due to a birth defect, while desiring to keep her and not separate from her?
Should a wife obey her husband if he desires her during her Ramadan fasting days, and what should she do if he threatens to divorce her?
Is it permissible to perform Umrah during Ramadan on behalf of relatives, and is there a specified degree of kinship or number of Umrahs and their conditions?
Is it permissible for a person who suffers from a mental illness when fasting Ramadan, and says that it is due to "al-wula'a" or "al-shaqarah" and "al-qat," to abandon fasting?