Ramadan Basics
834 questions
Is it permissible for someone who has received a scholarship in exchange for playing on a sports team to break their fast if playing would affect their fasting?
What is the ruling on a diabetic patient who cannot fast paying the fidyah for not fasting, and is that sufficient for her to obtain the reward of those who fast?
What are the consequences for someone who intentionally broke their fast in Ramadan for many years before becoming religiously committed, and how can they atone for that and escape Allah's punishment?
Does the fasting of one who, out of forgetfulness, consumed hashish during a Ramadan day become invalidated? And what is the ruling on hashish?
Is it permissible for a husband to kiss and caress his wife during the daytime in Ramadan, with the possibility of Wady or Mathy discharge, but without intercourse or seminal emission?
Is the intention to fast six days of Shawwal valid if a person intends, deep within himself, to compensate for any defect in the Ramadan fast due to obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Does one sin if they vomit unintentionally in Ramadan and swallow some of the vomit mixed with blood, while being pursued by obsessive thoughts, and is it only a matter of making up the day, or is there something else?
Is the fast of one who intended to fast in her heart before Fajr and drank a glass of water valid, even though she did not say, "Today I will fast Ramadan"?
What is the expiation for adultery committed during the daytime in Ramadan with the consent of both parties for two consecutive days by a married, muhsan man?
What is the expiation for one who swore not to do something and then did it: feeding ten needy people or fasting three days, and what is the ruling on postponing the fasting for the expiation of an oath until after Ramadan?
Is taking narcotic painkillers without a medical prescription—whether to relieve pain or treat insomnia—considered a sin and classified as drug addiction? Does it invalidate fasting if taken during the daytime in Ramadan via intravenous injection, and what is the expiation required in this case?
Is it obligatory to make up the fast for one who tasted the flavor of juice powder in his throat then expelled it during Ramadan?
What should a girl do who had been swallowing what was between her teeth for many years during Ramadan, and now she does not know the number of days she must make up from the Ramadan fast?
Does a woman's feeling of a slight sexual desire during the daytime in Ramadan, without foreplay or anything else, necessitate breaking the fast?
Is he allowed to choose between fasting for two consecutive months and feeding sixty poor people as expiation for having intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan after Fajr, and is expiation obligatory for his wife, knowing that she was pregnant?
What is the expiation for someone who committed fornication with his fiancée during the daytime in Ramadan, and did not make up the days he broke his fast while traveling previously?
What is the ruling on taking medication prescribed by a doctor three times a day for three weeks, knowing that this conflicts with fasting Ramadan?
What is the expiation for rubbing against a girl during the daytime in Ramadan, fearing ejaculation, and is it permissible to give the expiation in money to charities?
What is the ruling on someone who fondled his wife during the day in Ramadan, leading to both of them ejaculating, and then had intercourse with her on the same day several hours later, knowing that he did not intend intercourse by the fondling?
What is the ruling on one who masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan, being ignorant that this invalidates the fast, and what is the ruling on one who intentionally had a wet dream during the daytime in Ramadan?
Is it permissible to delay the expiatory feeding (fidyah) for fasting until after Ramadan for one who is unable to fast?
Is it permissible for a breastfeeding woman to break her fast in Ramadan if the fasting period is long and she fears for her health, and how should she make up for the days she misses?
Is what I did—feeding 60 destitute people and fasting that day—sufficient to atone for the emission that occurred after the dawnathan in Ramadan, knowing that I am able to fast but feared embarrassment from being asked about the reason for my fasting?
Does watching TV series or committing sins during the daytime in Ramadan, then resuming them at night, invalidate the fast or diminish its reward?