Ramadan Basics
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Does assisting someone in cheating on an exam during the daytime in Ramadan invalidate the fast? And are the problems that occurred afterwards a punishment for this sin or a trial? And how can the recurrence of such a situation be avoided in the future?
What is the religious ruling on a pure and honorable love relationship between a man and a married woman, knowing that she fulfills her duties towards her husband and children perfectly? And is the woman's preoccupation with thoughts of the man during Ramadan considered among the things that break the fast? And what is the ruling on her calling him by phone while she is fasting?
What is the ruling on someone who fasted the first day of Ramadan with a country that did not declare fasting, and should he complete it with his own country if it fasts 30 days, or with the country he fasted with?
May God reward you with goodness. What is reckoning (al-ihtisab) for God, and what is its ruling?
Does using Vaseline to moisturize the lips and kohl invalidate the fast in Ramadan?
What is the ruling on one who thought about lust during the daytime in Ramadan, leading to ejaculation, and did not make up those days, and now desires a solution?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who broke her fast while making up for a Ramadan fast, in response to an invitation to eat? Is she required to make up the day or offer expiation?
Is my answer to my manager, who does not fast, that "it's none of my business, and fasting is for Allah, between Allah and His servant" considered a lie or an encouragement to sin, especially since he asked me if I was bothered by his not fasting?
Is expiation obligatory for one who committed the sin of incomplete fornication (without penetration) during the day in Ramadan while fasting, but who did not pray or pay Zakat, despite acknowledging God's Lordship and believing in the pillars of Islam?
Is it permissible to offer expiation for breaking one's fast outside the days of Ramadan?
What is the ruling on someone who made a mistake in the Maghrib Adhan during Ramadan and called it two minutes before its time, leading some fasting people to break their fast based on it?
What is the ruling on the expiation for breaking the fast during a Ramadan day due to acts of fornication for both the man and the girl, and what is the ruling on the girl in cases of both consent and coercion?
What is the ruling on sitting with smokers during the daytime in Ramadan, and does that affect the fast?
What is incumbent upon one who masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan, when he was thirteen years old, knowing the act was forbidden but unaware of expiation, and then made up that day in the month of Shawwal?
Must the father make up for the day he broke his fast only after he swore in anger, "By Allah, I will not fast the remaining days of Ramadan," and then he returned to fasting?
Should a woman continue her fast despite suffering from diabetes and experiencing pain such as dizziness, headaches, and difficulty moving?
What is the expiation for kissing a foreign woman on two different days in Ramadan while fasting, and is it necessary to make up for one day or for each day?
What is the ruling on fasting for two unspecified years, whether intermittently or consecutively, and is expiation obligatory or not, and what is the ruling on the month of Ramadan beginning for the one who made the vow?
Is the fast broken and a make-up required for one who intended to fast the twenty-second day of Ramadan, which was a Monday, then it became clear to him that it was a Sunday?
What is the ruling on one who kissed his wife during the daytime in Ramadan and took pleasure in it, and kissed other parts of her body and licked her breast, and she licked his penis, without either of them ejaculating, except for some pre-seminal fluid from him only? Does this invalidate the fast, requiring him to make up the day and offer expiation, or is there nothing upon him?
What are the limits of the relationship between a husband and his wife during the daytime in Ramadan, and does flirting or saying "my darling" invalidate the fast?
Is expiation (kaffarah) or making up for the fast (qada') required for someone who felt a discharge and surging emotions towards a person during a daytime conversation in Ramadan, or for someone who was talking to them on the phone during the day in Ramadan without deviating from proper speech etiquette?
Is the fast considered valid if gargling solution goes down the throat, with doubt as to whether it reached the stomach, during a Ramadan daytime?
Does an anti-venom injection for a scorpion sting invalidate the fast in Ramadan and necessitate making up for that day?