What Breaks the Fast
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How sound is the hadith: "Whoever delays making up the fasts of Ramadan until the next Ramadan, it will not be accepted from him, even if he fasts his entire life"?
Is it obligatory to re-fast the expiatory fasts that the questioner observed without knowing the obligation of feeding, and is fasting sufficient for him if he is currently unable to feed but can raise money later, and should he stop fasting to provide the feeding if money becomes available during the fast?
What is the ruling on swallowing one or two nose hairs while fasting? And does that necessitate making up the fast or offering expiation?
What is the expiation for someone who swore to abandon a forbidden act, and conditioned upon committing it the fasting of three days for each instance, then repeated the act until the total number of days reached twenty, and he is unable to fast them due to studying and physical exertion, and is this considered a vow?
Does the expiation for an oath become obligatory for someone who swore not to return to watching pornography and practicing masturbation, and then returned to them? What is the measure of feeding a poor person? Is expiation multiplied by the multiplicity of oaths? Does expiation drop if one says "in sha' Allah" (God willing) after swearing an oath?
What should a fasting girl do if she wakes up with intense sexual desire and ejaculates, or ejaculates unintentionally after waking up, to avoid a recurrence?
What should a committed girl do who fasts and prays, yet feels guilty because her father does not fast, despite him being kind and affectionate?
Is the fast of my sister, who drank because she thought the dawn had not yet broken, valid, and what are the implications?
What is the ruling on burping and the subsequent feeling of food taste or the expulsion of food remnants and swallowing them while fasting?
What is the ruling on telling my mother that I have vowed to fast for ten years, even though I have not made such a vow, so that she will stop asking me to break my fast?
What is the difference between swearing by Allah and taking an oath by Allah, and what is the expiation for swearing by Allah to commit a sin, such as masturbation?
Should I retake a day of fasting in which I did not sleep next to my husband after our dispute, knowing that my fast was obligatory, not supererogatory?
Is it necessary to abstain from speaking for three days, or is fasting for three days sufficient as an expiation for a broken oath, and is the oath still valid or has it been nullified?
Is it obligatory to complete the fasting of a month vowed to Allah the Almighty after breaking the fast unintentionally on the first day, or is it obligatory to re-fast that day?
Does the fast become invalid if the fasting person wakes up from sleep while semen is being discharged during a wet dream, and then intentionally helps the semen to exit?
What was the concession that Abdullah ibn Amr wished he had accepted when he said: "Would that I had accepted the concession of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace"? Was it fasting three days every month, or the fast of David? And did he wish that because he was affected by the burden of the fast of David in his old age?
Does the mist emanating from the Haram fans break the fast, by analogy with incense?
Is the expiation for intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan obligatory for one who is already not fasting, or is it only obligatory for one who invalidated his fast by intercourse?
Is it obligatory for one who has broken her oath sworn by the Qur’an, by returning to masturbation after having fasted two days as an expiation for the oath, and then broke it again before completing the expiation, to fast, or recite the Qur’an, or pay expiation, knowing that her allowance does not exceed 50 dollars?
What is the evidence that a fasting person breaking their fast by expelling their saliva or phlegm to the outer lips and then returning and swallowing it, and do all madhhabs and scholars agree on this view?
What is the ruling on making up seven days of Ramadan for someone who was unable to fast due to weakness and suffering from several illnesses?
Does the fast become invalid if a fasting woman answers "no" when asked about her fasting, out of fear and embarrassment after waking up from sleep?
Is the fasting of a man who said to his wife, "You are forbidden to me like my mother," and then fasted for two consecutive months while watching pornographic films and experiencing pre-seminal fluid discharge without ejaculation during his fasting, valid, knowing that he had intercourse with his wife after completing the fasting?
Has my voluntary fast been broken merely by my answering someone’s invitation, even if I ate nothing?