Ramadan Basics
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What are the things a teenage boy should do in Ramadan, and how can he control himself to avoid indecencies? Is masturbation permissible or forbidden for an unmarried young man?
What is the reason for the revelation of the Almighty’s saying: "O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting"?
Do the IVF procedure, egg retrieval, and hormone injections break the fast during Ramadan, given that they cannot be postponed?
What is the ruling on using an asthma inhaler seven to ten times daily in Ramadan, knowing that I suffer from chronic asthma and cannot make up the days I missed fasting? Is it permissible to offer a financial fidya to feed the poor in Palestine?
Is expiation or paying a sum of money sufficient for the husband not fasting Ramadan due to smoking?
When did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, fast six days of Shawwal?
What is the ruling on a child drinking while asleep after the dawn (Fajr) athan during the days of Ramadan?
What is the ruling on a pregnant woman drinking water before the dawn (Fajr) adhan for a CT scan in Ramadan?
Must we make up the day we broke our fast on the thirtieth of Ramadan, after the announcement of an error in sighting the Shawwal crescent?
What is the ruling on praying behind someone who cursed Allah during the day in Ramadan and completed his fast, and is fear an excuse for him?
Is there a sin upon one who fasts with the neighboring cities that announced the start of Ramadan on Monday, while their own city announced its start on Tuesday?
What is the ruling on one who has intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan while he is fasting, and what is the expiation for that?
Is breaking the fast for one day in Ramadan due to an IVF procedure considered intentional breaking of the fast, or does it take the ruling of a sick person?
Is it permissible for a fasting woman to press her thighs together against her vulva to reach climax without touching it with her hand, and does her fasting become void if she ejaculates in this way?
How many days of Ramadan (9 days according to Sudan or 10 days according to Egypt) must be made up after fasting 31 days due to the difference in the beginning of the month between the two countries?
What is the ruling on one who had intercourse with a boy during the daytime in Ramadan while fasting, then regretted it and sought forgiveness, and fasted for one month but was unable to complete the second month, and is he required to pay expiation (fidya), and if he is currently unable to pay it, is it permissible for him to postpone it?
1. Does mathy (pre-ejaculatory fluid) invalidate the fast, and what are the consequences for someone who unknowingly discharged mathy during Ramadan? Does he have to make up for that day? 2. Is there a cure for سلس الودي (wady incontinence) and سلس المذي (mathy incontinence)?
Does using an inhaler for asthmatic patients while fasting break the fast?
What is incumbent upon a sister who suffers from uterine cysts, and fasted two days in Ramadan, and her menstrual period started daily at the time of the Adhan; does she have to make up these days or what?
Must I make up or only offer expiation for the days I did not fast during Ramadan when I was fourteen, believing that I was not yet religiously obligated, knowing that I later learned the age of religious obligation is fifteen?
Is it permissible for a patient to undergo a non-emergency surgical operation during Ramadan, based on their request, which would cause them to break their fast?
What should a girl do who suffers from memory loss and cannot recall the number of past fasting days obligatory upon her, and how can she atone for that?
What should I do, as I swore to abandon a sin and fast for one day whenever I returned to it, then I returned to it and fasting became difficult for me, and I desire to repent?
What is the ruling on supplicating against someone in Ramadan, asking that Allah not accept their prayers or fasting, and that He increase their burden upon their burdens?