Exemptions and Excuses
652 questions
What should I do if I owe seven days of Ramadan and cannot fast them due to illness?
Is it permissible to break the fast during the day in Ramadan due to non-chronic cystitis that requires drinking a lot of water?
Is it permissible to be patient with a husband who wears women's clothes, fights his wife over her hijab and commitment, and gets drunk, especially given that a doctor has diagnosed him with a mental illness and that the couple has seven children?
Is expiation obligatory upon a woman who took medication to induce abortion in the early stages of her pregnancy, then repented and completed her pregnancy, but the fetus later miscarried due to the hardship of travel, with no certainty as to the cause of the miscarriage?
Is the repentance of a person who did not pray, did not fast, and used to drink alcohol accepted, then he was afflicted with a severe, incurable illness, and he prays sitting in the hospital, and will Allah expiate his sins through this illness?
What are the etiquettes and duties of a host when inviting to a feast, as mentioned in the Prophet's biography (Sirah Nabawiyah) and the biographies of the Companions (Sir Sahabah)?
Is it permissible to attend a family gathering on the occasion of Mother's Day—despite the impermissibility of celebrating it—to prevent greater harm, or is it permissible to feign illness to avoid going?
Is the husband obligated to fast two months as expiation for ẓihār if he is able to, or is it permissible for him to feed sixty poor people for fear of being unable to refrain from his wife during the fasting period?
Is it permissible for a woman to undergo two cosmetic surgeries: the first to enlarge her breasts due to their small size, and the second to conceal the effects of pregnancy, such as stretch marks and skin cracks?
What should a pregnant woman with diabetes, who uses insulin three times a day to regulate her blood sugar, do about fasting the six remaining days of Ramadan, with the end of Sha’ban approaching?
Is it permissible to implement permanent birth control due to the wife's weakness and illness, the lack of private housing, and a large number of children?
What is the ruling on reading the book "Al-Munjiyat wal-Mubiqat fi al-Ad'iyah" (The Saving and the Destructive Deeds in Supplications), and is what is stated therein correct, especially its assertion that a Muslim's supplication for a sick person's recovery by saying: "O Allah, make this illness an expiation for him" is a sin, even though texts have indicated that calamities are expiations?
Is it permissible for my uncle, who is mentally ill and works as a caretaker in a mosque but does not clean it, to delegate someone else to do his work in exchange for a portion of his salary while retaining his position? And is it permissible for my grandmother (my uncle's mother) to take his salary?
ما هي رخص الصيام مع ذكر الدليل من القرآن والسنة؟
What is the ruling on making up for the days that were not fasted in Ramadan for two years, due to low blood sugar and circumstances of travel and work, and what is the method of expiation for those days?
How can a Muslim guard against the widespread temptations in society?
When does a traveler break their fast if their plane departs before the time of Maghrib (sunset) while traveling from one country to another, and what about their subsequent travel for a day or two?
What is the ruling on delaying the performance of an oath's expiation (kaffarat al-yamin)?
Is it permissible for a woman suffering from scrupulosity (waswasa) who is unable to perform ablution outside her home, to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, by shortening and combining them, before departing from her home while traveling?
Must I make up for the Ramadan fasts I missed in the year 2000, after the kidney removal surgery due to which your doctor forbade you from fasting?
Is it permissible for a mother to travel to perform Umrah before completing her waiting period (iddah), with about ten days remaining of the iddah, knowing that she is 72 years old and will be traveling accompanied by her daughters and grandchildren?
Is it better for the traveler to fast or to break the fast in Ramadan, especially with the ease of current travel methods?
Is it sufficient to give charity—feeding a poor person for each day—in lieu of making up eight days of fasting for a person who broke their fast due to illness and was unable to make them up?
What is the ruling of Islam on a husband who lives with his parents and spends only a few hours a day with his wife and child, without his family knowing about his marriage, and must the wife continue in this life?