Ramadan Basics
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Does wearing contact lenses break one's fast in Ramadan? Thank you very much.
As a girl who does not wear a hijab, does that invalidate my fasting in Ramadan?
What is incumbent upon one who was afflicted by an accident and remained in a coma during the month of Ramadan, then recovered, regarding making up for the fasting and prayers?
Must I repeat fasting the entire month of Ramadan because I swallowed my saliva along with parts of my lips, knowing that I was ignorant of the ruling on that at the time of fasting?
Is fasting obligatory for an epileptic person who loses consciousness for short periods?
What is entailed for someone who tried to joke and flirt with a foreign girl during the daytime in Ramadan, then broke his fast, thinking that his action had invalidated his fasting?
Is it obligatory to make up for the 30th day of the past Ramadan or offer expiation, if breaking the fast in the year 1428 AH was mistaken and the month was 30 days, not 29?
What is the supplication we say at the beginning of fasting?
What is the ruling on a husband having intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan without ejaculation, and is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for both the husband and wife if they are unable to emancipate a slave or fast for two consecutive months?
Is it permissible for a wife to fondle her husband during the daytime in Ramadan if he believes that the emission of semen without intercourse does not invalidate the fast, even if that results in the emission of pre-seminal fluid (madhy) or semen (maniy)?
Is it permissible for an epileptic patient to break their fast in Ramadan if they take medication every 12 hours and cannot delay it for fear of a relapse?
Does using a suppository while fasting break the fast?
What is the ruling on one who touches his wife's genitals without penetration during the daytime in Ramadan?
Is it permissible to feed 60 needy men for the husband and 60 needy women for the wife as expiation for sexual intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan, given that it is difficult for them to fast two consecutive months? And is it possible to feed fasting travelers instead of the poor and needy?
Does taking a COVID-19 test during the daytime in Ramadan break one's fast, knowing that the swab might be taken from the mouth or nose?
Is perfuming oneself with fragrances permissible in Ramadan?
What is the expiation for the fasting of someone who masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan while she was an ignorant child?
What is the ruling on women using kohl and cosmetics during the day in Ramadan, and do they break the fast?