Suhoor and Iftar
82 questions
Is the fast of one who intended to fast before sleeping, then had intercourse with his wife after the intention, then bathed and slept and did not wake up for suhoor, valid or not, knowing that the intercourse took place in the early part of the night?
Which Prophetic hadith distinguishes between the fasting of Muslims and the fasting of the People of the Book, and when did Islam enter Egypt?
Is it permissible to suffice with one meal a day after Iftar, given that dinner at school is two and a half hours before the Maghrib call to prayer?
What is the ruling on communal iftar in Ramadan? And what is the ruling on it outside of Ramadan?
Is the fast of one who ate suhoor after dawn broke, due to a mistake in the clock's timing, permissible?
Is a husband forbidden from receiving the reward for his wife's breaking the fast of his mother, who deliberately breaks her fast alone and then joins them for the meal?
Is it permissible for someone who intended to fast a make-up day (qada') to break their fast if sleep overwhelmed them, preventing them from having suhoor, and they fear fainting from hunger?
What is the ruling on hesitating to complete the fast after stopping the suhoor a minute before the dawn adhan, with doubt about the accuracy of the adhan's timing?
Does swallowing food stuck in the throat after suhoor or swallowing the moisture remaining in the mouth from water drunk before the Fajr athan break one's fast?
What is the ruling on partaking of the suhoor meal approximately 15 minutes before sunrise, based on the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)?
Is it possible to apply the Prophetic Sunnah in determining the times of Iftar (breaking fast) and Suhoor (pre-dawn meal), or must astronomical calculations be followed, especially with the clear signs of sunset and the appearance of true dawn?
Is it permissible to swallow saliva that has changed due to food residue after Suhoor, with the intention of moistening the throat and enjoying it? And is it obligatory to make up for the days on which this occurred due to ignorance of the ruling?
Is it permissible for a young man who is unable to marry and whose fasting does not quell his sexual desire, to increase his fasting by fasting without a pre-dawn meal (suhoor) or by delaying breaking his fast until the 'Ishā' call to prayer, due to the intensity of his sexual desire which has overcome his hunger?
Is giving an iftar meal, taken from the workplace, to a needy person considered breaking a fasting person's fast?
Is a compensatory fast considered valid if the intention was not explicitly made overnight, and merely the intention to have suhoor and fast was sufficient?
Is relying on the calendar more correct for starting and ending the fast, or relying on sighting with the naked eye? And what is the ruling for one who fasts and breaks their fast based on sighting with the naked eye?
Is the fast of one who ate a few dates after suhoor but did not drink water, and the trace of the dates remained in his throat, and then he felt its taste with his saliva throughout the day, valid, or does he have to make up for it?
Does taking time-release caffeine capsules invalidate the fast?
What is the ruling on my suhoor after hearing a sound resembling the adhan, while being certain that the time for Fajr has begun, and continuing to eat until I hear the adhan clearly?
Is it true that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, encouraged eating an odd number of dates when breaking the fast, and how many dates would that be? And what were the foods and drinks that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, regularly consumed for Suhoor and Iftar in Ramadan?
What is the ruling regarding a fasting person swallowing remnants of the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) found in their mouth after waking up?
Does a fasting person break their fast simply when the sun disappears from their sight in a city with buildings, or do they wait for darkness to set in?
Is one who is required to listen to the Adhan excused from doing so if he is eating at the time of the Maghrib or Fajr Adhan?
Does the lingering taste of coffee in the mouth after Suhoor, and occasionally tasting it, invalidate the fast?