Exemptions and Excuses
652 questions
What is the ruling on the statement of one who believes that it is obligatory for the sick and the traveler to break their fast and unlawful for them to fast, based on the Almighty's saying: (And whoever is ill or on a journey, then [he may fast] an equal number of other days)?
Is it permissible for my husband to break his fast in Ramadan due to his strenuous 12-hour daily work, which causes him dizziness and headaches, thus affecting his performance in his critical job as a pharmacist, knowing that the travel distance does not permit breaking the fast?
Is it permissible to insert a finger into the anus to facilitate defecation in cases of constipation, and does this affect the fast, whether it be obligatory or supererogatory?
Is it permissible for a man to beat his wife for not obeying him in bed, especially when there are reasons that might prevent her, such as pregnancy or illness, and taking into account the Prophetic narrations that urge kindness towards women?
What is the ruling on a husband trying to forcibly abort his wife in her second month in order to divorce her, and is his action permissible or impermissible, and what is its expiation?
Does the Prophet's saying, "It is not righteousness to fast while traveling," mean that it is not permissible for a traveler to fast?
What is incumbent upon a man who said to his wife, "You are forbidden to me like my mother," then had sexual intercourse with her and begot children from her, and did not expiate for his oath, and he possesses no wealth nor is he able to fast for two consecutive months, and he has repented and sought Allah's forgiveness?
Is it permissible to consistently observe the supererogatory acts (Sunnah), or is it permissible to sometimes omit them so they do not take on the ruling of an obligatory act (Fard)?
Is it permissible for a sick person on the day of Eid to delay the Ramy (stone-throwing ritual) until the last days of Tashreeq, or is it better to appoint someone to throw on his behalf?
Is it permissible to offer expiation for preventing one's sister from fasting for medical reasons in the form of "Ramadan bags"?
What is the ruling on the fast of a woman who underwent gastric bypass surgery, which requires her to eat every three hours, knowing that the fasting period in her country of residence (Belgium) reaches 21 continuous hours?
Is a wife's refusal to answer her husband's call to bed due to painful intercourse during pregnancy and the husband's violence considered a curse from the angels? What is the ruling on intercourse during pregnancy? Is it permissible for the husband to be present during childbirth? And was the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, present at the birth of his son Ibrahim?
Is the determining factor for shortening prayers the existence of hardship, or the existence of travel itself?
Must the fasting for an expiation for accidental killing be completed after being interrupted due to pregnancy, or must it be resumed anew?
Is it permissible for a husband to have intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan if both spouses are not fasting due to a chronic illness?
What is the ruling on taking medication for narcolepsy that keeps the patient awake during the daytime in Ramadan, knowing that not taking it leads to sleeping throughout the entire day?
Is it permissible for a chronic stomach ulcer patient, who has been advised by doctors not to fast to avoid complications of his illness, to break his fast?
What is incumbent upon one who broke his oath and vow to abandon masturbation three times, and is indulging in thoughts of intercourse and ejaculation - without pressing on the private parts as he used to do before the vow - considered a breach of the oath and vow, and what are the consequences of that, especially since he did not fast the days he broke his oath due to illness and not remembering the number of times he indulged in thoughts?
Is it permissible for Muslims to break their fast in Ramadan due to the tribulations and calamities they are experiencing in Iraq, and the high temperature and long daytime hours?
Is it permissible for a sick person to chew gum to relieve jaw pain while fasting, based on a doctor's advice?
Must I complete the fast or break it if I took a cortisone medication after Fajr due to necessity to avoid kidney failure, knowing that I forgot to take it before Fajr?
Must I fast Ramadan which I broke due to illness and for which I fed [the poor], and do I have to feed [the poor] again if I perform the fast?
What is the ruling on the fast of one who fasted in London and broke their fast in Riyadh?
Is it permissible to perform tayammum for prayer after masturbating in secret, fearing exposure to family upon ghusl, with the intention of performing ghusl later?