Ramadan Basics
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Do the prayers performed on Ramadan nights become void due to masturbation afterwards, and is their reward lost?
What are the implications for a man who broke his fast last Ramadan after masturbating, believing that breaking the fast was obligatory to make up for that day, unaware of the necessity of expiation, and who now feels guilty?
If a man has intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan for two days, do they have to fast for four months or two months? And if one of them is unable to fast, is it sufficient to sponsor a family by feeding them for sixty days, or is it obligatory to feed sixty needy people on one day?
Does one who masturbates during the daytime in Ramadan, and from whom a clear fluid is discharged before ejaculation, break his fast, and is this fluid considered mathy or manly?
What is the ruling on massaging the chest with strong-smelling peppermint oil during the daytime in Ramadan?
What is the ruling on a husband touching or embracing his wife during the daytime in Ramadan?
Is it obligatory to re-fast days that were made up from Ramadan, given that fasting causes GERD and heartburn due to a problem with the cardia, and the condition worsens when lying down?
Is it obligatory to make up a day of fasting in Ramadan if a fasting person has a wet dream and wakes up while semen is being discharged?
What is the expiation for intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan (namely, three separate days), given that three years have passed since the incident and it is difficult to fast for six consecutive months, and is it permissible to pay it in Egyptian Pounds to one needy person?
If a man has intercourse with his wife more than once on separate days during Ramadan, is he required to fast for two months for each day, or is one expiation sufficient for all days? What is the ruling if he was unaware of the necessity of expiation and believed that merely making up the day was sufficient? Is expiation obligatory for the wife as it is for the husband? Is it permissible to pay the value of feeding in cash or to feed one needy person on behalf of himself and his wife? Is it permissible to pay it to charitable organizations if he cannot find someone to feed?
Must I make up the days on which madhy was discharged after impermissible conversations during Ramadan, along with feeding a poor person, and am I obligated to adopt the Maliki school's opinion on this matter?
Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for both spouses or for the husband alone when engaging in intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan, and is it permissible to pay the expiation in cash, and what is its amount in Moroccan currency?
Does observing some forbidden things and subsequently having a wet dream during the daytime in Ramadan invalidate the fast?
Why was Satan not chained during the the Battle of Badr, which took place in Ramadan?
Does unintentional ejaculation -after foreplay to the vagina- while awake invalidate the fast? And will Allah forgive the one who did that?
What is the ruling on a young man breaking his fast in Ramadan due to feeling loneliness and depression and his desire to smoke and drink coffee?
Is it permissible to cover a distance before traveling to allow for breaking the fast due to the hardship of going to the airport, which is more than 134 kilometers away, for a journey that begins at 5:00 PM in Ramadan?
Does applying cream, washing the navel with water, or the presence of pus in it break one's fast?
Is expiation obligatory for invalidating the fast by looking at a girl and playing with the penis until semen is discharged, and is it permissible to complete the fast of that day then make it up after Ramadan?
Does the emission of semen during the daytime in Ramadan while fondling the penis—without the intention of masturbation—count as intentional, and what is the expiation for that?
What should one do who has been masturbating in Ramadan for years and does not remember the number of days to be made up nor the amount of expiation due?
What is the expiation for touching a non-mahram woman with desire during the daytime in Ramadan while fasting?
Does the day a woman fasted to make up for Ramadan, and she doubted whether she broke her fast five minutes before sunset, count as a day of making up, or must she repeat it?
Does a woman's fast become invalid if she uses vegetable oils and egg whites on her hair during the day in Ramadan?