What Breaks the Fast
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Is it obligatory to make up for and offer expiation for someone who had intercourse with his wife while traveling during Ramadan, in the daytime, without ejaculation, based on the differing scholarly opinions regarding the ruling on penetration without ejaculation?
What is meant by "his sensual desire" in the Sacred Hadith about fasting: "He gives up his food, his drink, and his sensual desire for My sake"? And does it mean abstaining from every sensual desire except what is permitted by text, such as kissing one's wife, or is it an absolute word that requires specification, such as sexual intercourse, and everything else is permissible?
What is the ruling on one who masturbated while in doubt about the start of the fasting time, due to not hearing the Adhan?
What is the ruling on blood coming from a wisdom tooth after waking up from sleep, which often continues until breakfast or stops after two hours with difficulty in expelling it, given that its treatment will not be possible for another three months?
Does water entering the anus while fasting, without being certain that all of it has exited, invalidate the fast?
What is the expiation for breaking the fast on certain days of Ramadan, and does the expiation suffice for fasting those days?
How does one fulfill a vow to fast, and is it necessary for the fasting to be continuous or is it permissible to separate the days?
What is the ruling on repeatedly swearing not to practice oral sex with one's wife, and does it require expiation? What are the consequences of practicing it in the future after these oaths?
What is the ruling on abortion due to the pregnant woman's fear for herself and the fetus from potential deformities and disabilities, and does it necessitate an expiation while the pregnant woman is unable to fast for the expiation?
What is the ruling on one who swore to fast, and is expiation obligatory instead?
Does the emission of pre-seminal fluid without arousal during fasting invalidate it?
Does the rule of no expiation apply to someone who swore an oath concerning another, but the one sworn about did not fulfill the condition, as in my swearing an oath concerning my brother that I will not accompany him if he does not do a certain thing? If expiation is required, is it upon me or upon my guardian? Is it permissible to combine the fasting of expiation with another obligatory fast? Should I wait for financial expiation if I expect to acquire money, or should I proceed with fasting?
If a man deliberately breaks his fast during Ramadan due to thirst, does he only have to make up for that day, or is he also required to fast for two consecutive months after having intercourse with his wife on the same day? And is the wife only required to make up for that day, or does she also have to fast for two consecutive months?
What is the ruling on a husband caressing his menstruating wife in Ramadan after Fajr, resulting in the emission of semen? Is the fast of that day valid?
What is the ruling on using an asthma inhaler (such as Ventolin and the like) while fasting, does it invalidate the fast, and what is required of someone who used it not knowing the ruling?
Is it better to break the fast during the Maghrib Adhan or after it has ended?
Do the rulings on voluntary fasting, including the consequences of breaking such a fast, apply to making up a day from Ramadan, or do they only apply to the fasting of the month of Ramadan?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman, for whom fasting is difficult and who sleeps most of the day, to delay prayer and her breaking of the fast in Ramadan?
What is the ruling on returning to study in a place where one swore not to study after experiencing a frightening incident?
What is the legal ruling for someone who deliberately broke their fast in the past Ramadan and did not offer expiation (kaffara), and is their fasting for the current Ramadan valid?
Is it permissible to fast on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with the intention of worship and drawing closer to Allah?
Should someone who intended to fast and then became hesitant complete their fast?
Is the expiation for breaking a vow fasting three days, no matter how great the sin?
How can one overcome arrogance and vanity, looking at women, and masturbation, taking into account attempts at fasting and the fear of losing this world and the hereafter due to lack of knowledge and temptations?