Exemptions and Excuses
685 questions
Is the determining factor for shortening prayers the existence of hardship, or the existence of travel itself?
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?
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?
What is the ruling on not fasting for five years due to fear of a relapse of tuberculosis after two years of treatment, based on the recommendation of doctors?
Has the vow been accepted, or must I repeat fasting the ten days, if I vowed to fast ten consecutive days, then broke my fast one day due to extreme fatigue while traveling for Umrah, and then completed the fasting thereafter?
Is it permissible to recite the Qur’an while breastfeeding a child, and is it permissible to combine prayers due to the child's demands that prevent performing the prayer on time?
When does the traveler's dispensation for not fasting begin? Is it upon the departure of the means of travel, or earlier from the beginning of the day?