What Breaks the Fast
1,490 questions
What is the ruling on someone who masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan, then was compelled to break their fast due to severe illness?
Does swallowing phlegm before it reaches the mouth, sometimes without feeling it, break the fast of a fasting person?
Is it permissible for a fasting wife observing a voluntary fast to masturbate her non-fasting husband?
What is the evidence that it is permissible to withdraw from a voluntary fast?
What is the ruling on fasting when saliva comes out of the mouth during sleep and some of it returns to the mouth, or when the liquid that has gathered at the corners of the mouth is swallowed upon waking? Is it obligatory to rinse the mouth in this case? And what is the ruling on the fasts of previous days during which this occurred?
Is it permissible to fast vow-days which I intended to fast separately, along with fasting Mondays and Thursdays?
What is the ruling on a woman who swore not to divulge the secrets of her female relatives, then divulged them many times in varying years, and she does not remember the number of times, knowing that the secrets do not cause harm, and she is repentant; does she have to fast?
Is the fast valid if it becomes apparent that Fajr dawned before finishing suhoor, given that the fasting person relied on a calendar that was later found to be incorrect? Is it permissible to combine the intention of making up a day from Ramadan with the intention of fasting the White Days in Rajab?
What is the ruling on a woman saying: "Fast on Monday so your acts of obedience may be accepted and you may come to us fasting"? And is the questioner's objection to her, followed by her repeating the statement and changing the subject, considered a sin upon him or upon her? And is the questioner's brother's objection, by saying: "How can we fast at night?", considered a sin?
Does the emission of semen resulting from a wet dream, accompanied by a semi-awakened state, inability to move, and a feeling of unwillingness for the semen to be emitted, invalidate the fast?
Does using a Vitamin C cream with an orange scent and flavor on the skin during the daytime in Ramadan break the fast of the fasting person?
What is the ruling on licking dry white matter that collects in the corners of the mouth while fasting, and does it break the fast? Is it excused for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Is chatting on Facebook while fasting considered forbidden?
Does holding semen after masturbating during the daytime in Ramadan invalidate the fast?
What is the meaning of "intentionally opening the mouth until dust enters the interior cavity (jawf) invalidates the fast," as stated by al-Nawawi in al-Majmu‘, and does it refer to intentionally not closing the mouth despite seeing dust, or intentionally causing dust to enter the mouth by opening it?
What is the ruling on masturbation and reading sexual stories, and does watching pornography carry the same ruling if one refrains from the first two?
Does the fast of one who masturbates during the Adhan of Fajr become void, knowing that the Adhan might precede the entry of the time by a minute or more?
Is it obligatory to fast 30 days after repeating Wudu (ablution) forgetfully, knowing that an oath was sworn to fast this period in case Wudu was repeated, as a means of self-discipline, and is an expiation for breaking an oath (kaffarat yamin) required?
What should one do who vowed to fast ten days without verbalizing the intention, then became strongly certain that he intended to fast them consecutively? And does unknowingly breaking the fast affect a vow fast?
What is the expiation for someone who swore to pay the price of something for a friend, but the friend insisted on paying and paid himself? Is it obligatory to give the money to the friend even if he refuses it? And is the expiation due through feeding or fasting, or is the oath considered a vain oath for which there is no expiation?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers and fasting for the years during which masturbation was practiced without knowledge of the religious ruling and without performing ghusl, despite attempts to remember but without success?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who vowed to fast for three months but then became unable to do so? Does expiation suffice, or is she obligated to fast intermittently? And is it permissible to fast the months separately?
Does swallowing saliva mixed with saliva collected outside the mouth invalidate the fast, especially given that it did not completely exit? And does the ruling of a small amount of food mixed with saliva, which is permissible to swallow, apply to it?
When does obedience to other than Allah in prohibiting what Allah has permitted become kufr (disbelief), and does this include one who obeys the Taghut (tyrant) out of fear of him in abandoning the fast of Ramadan, and does Allah’s saying cover him: {And indeed, the devils inspire their allies to argue with you. And if you obey them, you are indeed polytheists}?