Exemptions and Excuses
652 questions
What is required of one who broke his fast in his house then had intercourse with his wife while traveling, believing that the atonement is only making up the day?
What is the ruling on shortening the prayer for a resident in Britain with the intention of returning to Algeria when the situation becomes safe, taking into account the fatwa of Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen that there is no time limit for shortening the prayer?
What is the ruling on a wife fasting a supererogatory fast without her husband's knowledge, given that he knows she is fasting a supererogatory fast, and does his knowledge of her fasting negate the reason for not seeking his permission?
Is it permissible to fast while infected with Corona?
Is it permissible for the mujahideen to break their fast in Ramadan, given that they are in their own land and are not traveling?
Must a girl who has not reached puberty, is fifteen years old, and suffers from a terminal illness, fast?
How can one make up for the fasting days of a father who did not fast throughout his working life, and a mother who did not fast in her early years of puberty due to ignorance, with neither of them remembering the number of missed days?
How does one make up for missed days of fasting?
What is incumbent upon a sister who broke her fast for a number of days in Ramadan two years ago while pregnant, and is still unable to make them up?
Is a wife considered disobedient (nashiz) if she takes a taxi alone – after her husband gave permission for her to go to the doctor, was aware of her illness, and refused to drive her – and then her husband punishes her by abandoning her for a full month?
What is the ruling on a traveling man breaking his fast, when he intended to stay in a city for less than four days, has a wife there, and rented a house there, and he broke his fast by availing himself of the concession for travelers? And what is required of him?
Is it permissible for me to begin my fast on the fourth day of Ramadan?
How can we reconcile the jurists' justification of many rulings by "hardship" and the formulation of the rule "hardship brings ease," with the usulis (legal theorists) considering hardship an uncontrolled cause that cannot be used for justification, such as the attachment of travel concessions to travel itself and not to hardship?
What should someone do who broke their fast for five Ramadans due to a chronic illness from which they have now recovered? Are they required to make up the fasts?
Is it permissible for a traveler from Amsterdam to Paris and back on the same day to break their fast?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman to perform the rituals of 'Umrah and Hajj, and does the duration of the pregnancy affect that, such as being in the fourth or eighth month, taking into consideration the possibility of miscarriage or illness due to overcrowding?
Is it valid for a person to fast on behalf of two individuals (the fasting person and their ill one) for 24 hours without a pre-dawn meal (suhoor)?
What should I do about making up the missed days from the previous Ramadan and the current Ramadan, given my current illness, which may prevent me from fasting in the future?
Is refraining from drinking water while fasting, despite a medical warning that it would harm the kidneys, considered a sin, and is it permissible to fast in the upcoming Ramadan in this case?
Is continuity in the fast of David a condition until death, and does breaking the fast on a few specific days or fasting the entire month of Sha'ban affect the nature of this fast?
Is it permissible to break the fast in Ramadan due to severe hunger after a surgical operation?
Is it sufficient to fast 57 days for the expiation of sexual intercourse during Ramadan, then stop for two days due to severe illness, and then resume fasting until the 60 days are completed?
Is one who fears increased weakness and fatigue due to fasting, in addition to facing extra hardship such as long daylight hours, studying, and working, obligated to fast, or is it permissible for them to break their fast and make up for it later?
Is it permissible to perform non-emergency surgeries in Ramadan, and consequently break the fast for a few days, if postponing them until after Ramadan might lead to missing the opportunity to perform them due to the doctor's travel and work circumstances?