Exemptions and Excuses
652 questions
Is it permissible for a schizophrenic patient, who is medically stable but suffers from medication side effects such as dry mouth and extreme fatigue, to break their fast in Ramadan, especially given that they cannot stop taking the medication?
What steps should I take towards my psychologically ill mother to honor her, knowing my shortcomings and that I also suffer from a psychological illness?
Is it possible to make up missed prayers and perform Tarawih prayers in Ramadan, despite being unable to fast due to health reasons?
Is a Muslim who was unable to fulfill his promise for reasons beyond his control considered to have committed something forbidden and to be characterized by the traits of hypocrites, or is he excused?
What is the ruling on praying the obligatory and supererogatory prayers while sitting, with or without an excuse? And is it considered an excuse if done out of concern for the pregnancy?
How can the hadd punishment of cutting off the hand of a thief be applied if he suffers from a mental illness that compels him to steal, and how were such cases dealt with before the existence of modern diagnostic methods? Does this mean that a patient who stole in the past was wronged because he was born in a time when diagnostic means were not available?
Do the waiting months (ʿiddah) begin after a verbal divorce or after an officially documented written divorce?
Is it permissible to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers or the Maghrib and Isha prayers when there is no suitable place to pray or no knowledge of the Qibla, causing difficulty while shopping or due to limited store hours?
Is it permissible to fast to expiate for intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan (two consecutive months) intermittently rather than consecutively?
What is the expiation for a vow to fast every Monday for someone who has been unable to fulfill it due to illness for four years?
What is the ruling on vowing to fast five days of every month for the healing of one's father, without specifying a duration, and what are the implications of being unable to fulfill it?
What is the ruling on a man having intercourse with his wife without ejaculating semen into her vagina if she is prevented from pregnancy and dislikes taking medication, and what is the ruling if she is not prevented from pregnancy?
Is it permissible for a Muslim who is fasting to make up for missed days of Ramadan to break his fast without a legitimate excuse, and what are the legitimate excuses that permit breaking the fast?
What is the limit of capability (istita'ah) in the ruling on expiation for sexual intercourse during Ramadan, and are there specific conditions for moving from one expiation option to another?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who broke her fast for seven days in Ramadan due to menstruation and was unable to make them up before the onset of the following Ramadan? Is she obligated to make them up in the same year, or do they remain a debt upon her, even if a full year has passed?
What should I do if this is envy, and how is it treated?
How do Muslims fast in countries like Norway and Sweden, where the day extends to 20 hours?
What is the ruling on a sick person, who intended to break their fast, taking medicine and having intercourse with their wife during daylight hours in Ramadan before traveling? And is expiation obligatory for someone who did that and then traveled?
Is it permissible to break the fast in Ramadan due to severe thirst and fatigue resulting from athletic exercises that might hinder a player's performance?
Is it permissible for a woman who vowed to fast a large number of days and pledged to slaughter sheep, and who is now pregnant, divorced, and without means, to expiate her fasting vow with three days, and is there an expiation due for her vow concerning the sheep?
Is it permissible to abandon prayer to avoid creditors demanding their debts?
Is it necessary to resume fasting for expiation, or to restart it from the beginning, when it is interrupted due to illness?
Does seeing the deceased with a distorted neck and arm indicate a connection to the missed Ramadan fasting, which he was unable to observe due to illness, especially since expiatory feeding (kaffarat al-it'am) has been given on his behalf, and is it obligatory to fast on his behalf to make up for what he missed?
Is masturbation permissible given the difficulty of fasting and the impossibility of marriage, with reference to the statements of some scholars?