Exemptions and Excuses
652 questions
Must a woman who broke her fast in Ramadan due to pregnancy and was unable to fast perform both qada' and kaffarah? And what is the required amount of kaffarah, if any?
Is it permissible for a patient suffering from salts and kidney stones, who experiences dehydration, to fast Ramadan and then break his fast, and is it permissible for him to feed the poor (as expiation)?
Is sick leave considered valid when visiting the doctor for a routine pregnancy check-up or for examinations without the presence of an illness?
Is there a religious limit for someone unable to fast that permits them to resort to feeding [the poor]?
What is the ruling on making up for the days that a wife missed in Ramadan of the years 1440 and 1441 due to menstruation and pregnancy?
What is the ruling regarding someone who watched explicit films and masturbated without intending ejaculation during a Ramadan day, taking into consideration that he is suffering from an organic illness?
Is atonement obligatory for a husband who had intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan after having covered half the travel distance, which exceeded eighty kilometers, considering himself a traveler?
What is the ruling on traveling to another country for the purpose of fasting a short day in cold weather?
What is required of me after I made a vow to stop masturbating, in exchange for fasting six or nine days for each instance, given that I have forgotten the exact number and sequence of days? Does the vow include thoughts or glances, which were not my intention when I made the vow? And what should I do if I am unable to fast due to a legitimate excuse?
Is it permissible to travel with the father without the mother's consent, given that the children are aware of the dangerous situation in the intended destination, and of the potential for the mother's anger that may result from it, and out of consideration for the father's request for assistance due to his old age and illness, especially since refusing to travel may provoke the father's anger and perhaps lead to his being disobeyed, and does the disobedience of one parent affect the children's religiosity?
Does re-swallowing saliva that has exited the mouth due to illness invalidate the fast?
What is the ruling on the fast of a newly Muslim wife if she finds extreme difficulty in fasting and is compelled to sleep for long periods because of it, and what is the ruling on the fast of a husband with diabetes to encourage her?
Is it permissible for me to shorten and combine prayers, knowing that the distance one way is about 91 kilometers, and I suffer from health conditions and significant physical and mental exertion during my daily studies?
How can ten needy people be fed? Does this mean ten families or one family of ten individuals? Is it permissible to divide the feeding between two families? Is it permissible to send dry food?
Is what befalls the group who cannot find a spouse merely a test of obligation, or is it both a test of obligation and a divinely decreed test?
Is it permissible to donate the cost of Umrah to the poor instead of performing it, due to health conditions that prevent maintaining ritual purity (tahara) because of frequent urination?
Is it permissible to break the fast in Ramadan due to thyroid disease, extreme thinness, and fear of complications such as hospitalization? And is fasting in this case forbidden?
Is it permissible to break one's fast on the day of arrival in the country of travel, half an hour before the Fajr adhan, given that this period is insufficient to reach the place of residence, and considering the long distance from the country of origin?
What is the expiation for a husband and wife who intentionally had intercourse during the day in Ramadan, and do anemia-related excuses affect the make-up fast and expiation?
What is the expiation for intentionally drinking water during the daytime in Ramadan due to a panic attack, fear, and shortness of breath?
What is the ruling on a teacher taking the full fee even if the student does not attend some classes, given that a large group of students attends the lesson?
Is the sudden death that is considered one of the minor signs of the Hour limited to the sudden death of young people only, or does it also include the sudden death of the elderly?
Is it permissible for a daughter to make up the Ramadan fasts on behalf of her deceased father, who broke his fast due to cancer and was unable to make up the days or feed the poor, and is it obligatory only for sons to fast on his behalf, or is it also permissible for daughters?
Is the questioner considered a hypocrite for increasing her religious commitment during her studies compared to other times?