What Breaks the Fast
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What is the ruling on someone who swore an oath concerning something and then broke it? Is a single day of fasting sufficient as expiation, and if he does the very thing he swore an oath about a second time, is he required to fast again? And is it permissible to fast for expiation while having forgotten its reason?
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How many destitute people must be fed for expiation of an oath, and is it permissible to feed instead of fast when one is able to fast, and what is incumbent upon one who has broken many oaths in the past?
Is it permissible for someone upon whom an expiatory oath (kaffarat yamin) is incumbent, which requires feeding ten needy persons, but he does not possess sufficient means for that except with hardship, to fast three days instead of feeding them?
What is the ruling of the Sharia concerning a wife who wishes to fast on alternate days, breaking her fast if her husband requests it, even if she is fasting, while her husband opposes her in this?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who vowed to fast for one day in a specific month, then forgot, then remembered and intended to fast, then was surprised by her menstrual period?
What is the ruling on breaking one's fast during Ramadan due to an erroneous adhan on television?
Is the supplication of the fasting person at breaking their fast restricted to one thing, or can they supplicate for more than one thing?
Is it obligatory to make up for the day on which water was drunk after being certain of the entry of Fajr, given the difference in Adhan times between mosques and not hearing the Adhan?
Does a student's fasting, while in a mixed-gender university, even in classrooms, invalidate his fast?
Does the fast count as valid if the fasting person drank out of forgetfulness before the Fajr adhan, thinking they were in a short nap before the adhan, whereas the time had already passed?
What is the ruling on someone who intended to fast, then forgot and ate and drank, so is their fast valid if they remember before Maghrib, and is it sufficient if they remember after Maghrib?
Have I committed a sin by breaking my fast on one day during a two-week fast I swore to observe, and is fasting on Saturday acceptable?
What is your advice and commentary regarding someone who committed a forbidden act, persisted in it, then swore not to do it, broke their oath, paid the expiation, then returned to the act, swore a second time, broke their oath, paid the expiation, then returned to the act for the third time, and swore not to do it?
Does fondling one's wife during the six days of Shawwal fasting, which resulted in the emission of semen without intercourse, invalidate the fast?
Is it permissible to make a vow to fast continuously until a desired matter is achieved, by saying: "I have vowed to Allah to fast until Allah fulfills my request"?
How does a wife act to restore trust to her husband who doubts her and himself?
What is the ruling regarding a man who observed the six days of Shawwal voluntarily and then broke his fast on one of those days due to an erroneous Adhan?
Is it permissible to offer a votive fast that was restricted to a specific day, such as fasting on a Saturday, on the preceding Thursday, in the event that it is not possible to fulfill it on its designated day? And is it permissible to fast on a Saturday alone as part of a vow?
Which is more befitting for a fasting person sitting in the mosque during the adhan: to pray Tahiyyat al-Masjid (greeting of the mosque) so he can drink while sitting, or to drink while standing so he can achieve the virtue of hastening the breaking of the fast?
Is it valid to fast for the expiation of breaking an oath with the intention made an hour before Fajr, and is it obligatory for it to be consecutive?
What is the ruling on one who swears to fast a specific number of days if he commits a sin, but contents himself with fasting three days as expiation for his oath each time?
Is it permissible to pay the fidya for feeding the poor — which is for not fasting Ramadan due to health reasons — to an orphan sponsorship project, knowing that this money will be spent on the orphan’s food and other expenses?
Do we pray Maghrib and break our fast at sunset, or do we wait for the city's Adhan, which is delayed by 18 minutes, given that the Adhan used to coincide with sunset previously?