What Breaks the Fast
1,235 questions
Is it considered a sin if I stop fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and the third, fourth, and fifteenth of every Arabic month?
Does one owe expiation (kaffara) if he swore to wake up before 11:0 AM, and he woke up after seeing that the time had become 11:0 AM, knowing that he did not do so intentionally?
What is the expiation for someone who, after her husband's death, learned that he had intercourse with her during the daytime in Ramadan multiple times without her knowing of his grave sin, but with her awareness that it was impermissible without knowing the ruling? And is it permissible to take money in exchange for completing a transaction for a busy person, or for obtaining explicit orders to complete studies or obtain scholarships abroad due to the difficulty of getting them?
Is the sinner given a choice regarding the expiation for an oath, between feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave, or fasting three days if unable to do the first options? And is it permissible to pay the monetary value of feeding instead of providing the actual food?
What is the ruling on the fast of David, and is it recommended at the present time?
What is the ruling on my sister repeatedly redoing her fast due to her obsessive doubt about gum blood or saliva reaching her stomach?
Does severe irritation and itching resulting from atopic eczema during the daytime in Ramadan permit breaking the fast to take medication, or must one continue fasting and take medication before dawn despite the suffering?
Is it permissible to call a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) or a menstruating woman (ha'id) "najis" (impure), and is the fast of a person in a state of major ritual impurity accepted if they remain in that state from before dawn until after sunset?
How can one get rid of frequent masturbation and overcome lust towards men?
What is the ruling on one who broke their fast on a day in Ramadan due to their ignorance and the ignorance of the one authorized to issue legal rulings?
Is it obligatory to feed the poor when possessing wealth, and is it permissible to fast three days with the intention of [making up for] twelve days of expiation, and is it permissible to fast for expiation along with the days of Ramadan with the intention of fasting Ramadan and expiation?
What must I do after breaking a single oath that I swore three times, and delaying expiation for a period ranging from five months to a year and a half, knowing that I possessed money and did not fast?
Is it permissible to fast daily to avoid watching forbidden things on the internet, despite the Prophet's (peace be upon him) prohibition of that?
Is it obligatory for a mother to fast for two months after her child dies due to suffocation?
Is it permissible to fast instead of offering a Hady (sacrificial animal) during Hajj, even if one is able to offer it?
Is it forbidden for a fasting woman to wear makeup at home?
What is the ruling on the emission of prostatic fluid (madhy) due to persistent thoughts during Ramadan, and how can 36 days of fasting be made up on behalf of a deceased person who suffered from cancer and urinary incontinence?
Does an intramuscular vitamin B12 injection break one's fast?
Is it permissible to pay a sum of money as an alternative to fasting for the expiation of accidental killing, and what is the required amount to be paid if that is possible?
What is the ruling on using the sauna (full steam bath) while fasting?
What should I do, as I borrowed a sum of money from my son and swore by Allah that I would repay it, but he refused to take it; so, should I fast for three days, and should I accept the money if he gives it to me, and should I give him the money and then he returns it to me out of devotion to the oath?
What is the ruling on one who watched pornography in the daytime during Ramadan, then masturbated?
What is the ruling on someone who intentionally broke their fast in Ramadan out of ignorance that breaking the fast is forbidden, and they have no knowledge of the Sharia rulings?
What is the expiation for breaking an oath not to eat after ten o'clock due to emergency circumstances, and can a monetary value be given instead of fasting?