Ramadan Basics
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Is it permissible for more than one guardian of the deceased to share in fasting for an atonement oath or in fasting Ramadan on behalf of the deceased, such that they divide the days among themselves?
Is the father of the perpetrator of an accident that led to the death of two people obligated to fast for four consecutive months, given that the blood money (diyya) has been paid and he is unable to emancipate a slave? And is it permissible to collect money from philanthropists to emancipate the slave instead of using his own money?
Is it permissible to give money or feed the poor as a substitute for fasting a whole month that I vowed to fast if I succeed, knowing that I am able to fast Ramadan but do not wish to fast the month?
What is the authenticity of the daily Ramadan supplications (duas) circulated on websites and forums, including the supplication: "O Allah, make my fasting therein the fasting of those who fast, and my standing therein the standing of those who stand, and awaken me therein from the sleep of the heedless, and grant me my sin therein, O God of the worlds, and pardon me, O Pardoner of sinners"?
What is the ruling on one who masturbates while fasting outside of Ramadan, and is he required to make up that fast?
Does watching one's wife and children via camera during Iftar in Ramadan affect the fast?
What is the ruling on a pregnant woman in her sixth month drinking a small amount of water out of fear for the fetus from al-Khilʿah while fasting in Ramadan, and how can this day be made up after 20 years have passed?
Is the wife required to resume the 60-day expiation fast from the beginning, or to complete the remaining days after her husband had intercourse with her during the expiation fast?
What do you say about a man who is prevented from sexual intercourse on a Ramadan night?
Does swallowing saliva after tasting toothpaste invalidate the fast?
Is it permissible to break the fast in Ramadan for fear of a mother's milk drying up, knowing that the child is one year and four months old and eats all kinds of food?
Is it permissible to fast two consecutive months as expiation for accidental killing if the month of Ramadan intervenes?
Is it permissible to fast two consecutive months?
What is the value of the expiation of feeding sixty poor people, and what should I do if I am unable to fulfill it?
Is the expiation for breaking the Ramadan fast by feeding 60 needy persons for one day's fast or for all the days of Ramadan?
Is it obligatory to make up or offer expiation for someone who had a wet dream during the daytime in Ramadan and was aware of the dream and able to stop it but did not do so until ejaculation occurred?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman carrying twins in her seventh month to break her fast in Ramadan and make up the days after childbirth, or must she first attempt to fast with the intention of breaking it if she experiences hardship?
Does merely tasting the sweet flavor of infant milk powder on a finger, without swallowing it, invalidate the fast, knowing that the fast is a make-up for Ramadan?
Is expiation obligatory upon the wife whose husband had intercourse with her several times during the daytime in Ramadan, due to her ignorance of the ruling, and is one expiation sufficient for all instances?
What is the ruling on one who vowed to fast 100 days if she did not complete the recitation of the Qur’an in Ramadan 2009, and she did not do so?
Is feeding the poor in the expiation for breaking the Ramadan fast three meals a day, and what is the weight of a single meal in kilograms?
Is expiation and making up the days required for one who broke their fast in Ramadan due to masturbation, while ignorant of its prohibition and being young in age?
What is the predominant view in the Hanafi school regarding the sighting of the crescent moon and the divergence of different rising places [of the moon], which would unite the Muslims in Afghanistan and put an end to the ongoing disagreement concerning the determination of the beginning of Ramadan and the two Eids?
Is extreme fatigue and thirst while working during the daytime in Ramadan considered a valid excuse for breaking the fast, and what are the implications of that?