What Breaks the Fast
1,235 questions
Is it valid, concerning the intention for fasting, to say "I intend to fast tomorrow" upon waking just before dawn, or is what matters the intention regardless of the wording?
Must I strive to earn money to pay the expiation for an oath, which is feeding ten poor people, or is it permissible for me to fast due to not currently having the money, knowing that I am able to earn but am not working?
Is the fast valid if a person breaks it relying on the calendar, then hears the Adhan moments after breaking the fast?
Is someone who fasts on Mondays and Wednesdays considered to be observing the fast of David?
What is the ruling regarding a fornicator who is traveling during the month of Ramadan, and is his repentance acceptable, and what is required of him if he wishes to repent, knowing that he feels remorse and has returned to Allah?
Is it permissible to encourage children to pray by giving them money, and will this method be fruitful?
Which is better as an expiation for accidental killing: fasting or feeding, and when must this expiation be performed?
What is the ruling on fasting while using nasal drops?
What are the pillars of fasting?
What is the ruling on one who swore to abandon unlawful acts, stipulating two months of fasting if he committed them, then committed them and repented? And is it obligatory for the fasting of expiation to be consecutive?
To what extent is a prior intention obligatory for a woman to fast the missed days of Ramadan, and should the intention be for each day individually or combined for a number of days, and what is the ruling for one who breaks her fast on a day in the middle of a combined intention?
What is the ruling on expiation (kaffara), and is it permissible to feed instead of fasting despite being able to fast, but fasting would lead to divorce because the wife cannot endure the long period, knowing that he uttered al-Zihar while ignorant of its meaning, and then repented?
Is the fast valid for one who swallowed a tiny amount, about the size of a drop, with a sweet taste, that was on the face of her child whom she kissed, while feeling that it was a whisper (waswas) and she ventured to swallow it?
Is the fast of the villagers valid if the muezzins delay the Fajr Adhan by six minutes, causing them to break their fast after the beginning of the fasting time?
What is the ruling on one who broke their fast in Ramadan due to travel but did not actually travel; do they owe expiation (kaffarah) or simply make up the missed days (qadaa')?
Is it permissible to buy a washing machine and fast three days with the intention of expiating an oath, or buy new clothes with it, or must the expiation of the oath be offered first?
Is it the case that if someone began fasting as an expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) due to their inability to feed or clothe, and then acquired wealth during the fast, do they complete their fast or are they obligated to pay? And is it permissible to use the money from a charity box?
Is saying "Ya Subhanallah" (O Glory be to Allah) when astonished, instead of "Subhanallah" (Glory be to Allah), considered disbelief (kufr) or apostasy (riddah)? And does it necessitate re-observing the expiatory fast merely due to doubt about uttering it?
Is my fast valid if I swallow pus with my saliva due to suffering from constant rhinitis, nasal congestion, and pus in my throat?
Is it obligatory to pay expiation for oaths for one who has broken them, or is sincere repentance sufficient? And if expiation becomes obligatory upon a teenager who has no income, should he fast, or should he ask his parents to feed or clothe sixty needy persons? And is it obligatory to perform the expiation all at once, or can it be delayed?
Is a woman obligated to fulfill a vow to fast every Thursday for the rest of her life, after she made that vow to prevent a divorce, and then the divorce actually occurred and she returned to her husband?
What is the solution for someone who wants to marry to escape their surrounding circumstances, but finds no means to do so?
Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for someone who vowed to fast two non-consecutive months, then was accepted into university and fasted part of the period, then stopped fasting due to circumstances, and the days she recorded as fasted were lost, and there remained an unknown number of days for certain, so she fasted 8 of them, and 12 days remained, but she doubts the correctness of this number? And is it necessary for her to fast the remaining days to fulfill her vow?
What is the value of the expiation of feeding ten needy persons for each day a pregnant woman missed fasting in Ramadan, and is it permissible to pay it in installments due to financial circumstances?