What Breaks the Fast
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When does the muezzin break his fast? Before the adhan, or after it?
What is the difference between the appearance of dawn (Fajr) and the rising of dawn, and what are the ways to ascertain its appearance at present, and does the rising of dawn necessitate abstention (from food and drink for a fasting person), and what did Ibn Hazm mean by his statement, "and he is unable to make up for it"?
Is it obligatory for a fasting person to make up for their fast if they believed it was invalidated due to engaging in a prohibited act, but then it later became clear to them that their fast was not invalidated?
Is it permissible to eat a few seconds before the Adhan, without hearing the Adhan, and in a Shiite area where they call the Adhan after the Sunnis?
Is the reward for the Fast of David achieved by fasting on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, with the intention of observing the Fast of David and fasting on Mondays and Thursdays?
Does the remaining of some food between the teeth of a fasting person and swallowing it break the fast?
Does swallowing saliva after it has reached the outer lip invalidate the fast, and do the madhhabs agree on this, and is there a permissive opinion that can be acted upon for ease?
Does watching immoral content to ensure it is free of obscene and violent clips invalidate my fast?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding making up for the days on which masturbation was practiced during the daytime in Ramadan over several years, and can they be made up for after Ramadan?
Is it permissible to fast as an expiation for an oath (kaffarat yameen) while owning a shop, and is it sufficient to give wheat flour to the needy?
Does an involuntary discharge of a drop of semen while fasting, due to viewing nude images online without stimulating the penis, invalidate the fast?
Is it permissible to fast the days of a vow intermittently, after vowing to fast them consecutively, and what should one do if one is unable to fast them consecutively?
Is it true that the veil between God and His worshippers is lifted at the time of breaking the fast?
Is one who intended to fast a make-up day, then broke his fast for the sake of hospitality, sinful, and is he obliged to make up that day again?
What is the ruling on a nosebleed for a fasting person?
Is fasting obligatory for one who sights the crescent of Ramadan alone, and what is the evidence for that?
What is the ruling on a fasting person using an ointment to relieve dry lips?
What is incumbent upon one who broke their fast on several days in past Ramadans due to masturbation, and was intermittent in their prayers during some of those times, and what must they do to repent and rid themselves of this habit?
How can we help a father who pretends to fast and secretly smokes during the daytime in Ramadan?
Is it permissible to use growth and bone-strengthening injections during the daytime in Ramadan?
When is the fasting person’s supplication answered: Is it before breaking the fast, during it, or after it? And have any Prophetic supplications been reported specifically for this time?
Must one make up the first day of Ramadan that was not fasted, and is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for that?
What is the ruling on one who swallows nasal discharge while fasting, and what is the ruling on one who wakes up and finds blood with a taste in his throat?
Does swallowing saliva after Fajr, while the taste of toothpaste lingers in the mouth, invalidate the fast?