What Breaks the Fast
1,487 questions
What is the ruling on one who masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan, then made up that day after Ramadan?
Does the fast of a worker in a salt factory become void if he inhales salt dust or finds its taste in his throat, given its abundance and the difficulty of getting rid of it?
Is a girl who continued masturbating in Ramadan, with doubt about ejaculation and not remembering when she learned that ejaculation invalidates the fast, required to make up the days and offer expiation?
Is it permissible to say "I love you" to one's husband while fasting?
What is the expiation for someone who intentionally swallowed water during ablution in Ramadan due to waswas (obsessive whispering), or swallowed something in their mouth, not knowing if it was food residue or an almond while asleep, or intentionally swallowed a small amount of ablution water, or swallowed vomit out of laziness while fasting, knowing that she is now a nursing mother and has repented?
What is the required expiation (kaffarah) for Ẓihār obligatory upon the husband, and is it permissible to feed 60 needy persons meat and bread sandwiches as part of it?
Is fasting every Monday sufficient, or is it necessary to fast on Thursdays as well, for someone who cannot fast on Thursdays due to special circumstances?
Does using the bidet forcefully to facilitate defecation invalidate the fast, especially with the uncertainty of water reaching the interior of the body?
Is it a condition for the three days of fasting for an oath's expiation to be consecutive?
What is the ruling on the fast of a traveling man who intended to break his fast but then changed his mind and completed his fast until sunset?
What is the ruling according to the Malikis on a fasting person swallowing his saliva mixed with a small amount of yellowish or pinkish blood, after trying to spit it out for minutes until the saliva becomes clear and his throat dries?
What is the ruling on kissing a foreign woman in Ramadan, and is one who does so required to make up for that day?
Is paying an expiation (kaffarah) for an oath considered valid for someone who swore to fast for a week but was unable to fulfill it?
Is the fast of one who intended to fast while she was menstruating, and became pure before Fajr, but did not perform ghusl until after the adhan, valid?
What is the ruling on one who unintentionally had anal intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan and ejaculated?
Is it permissible to break the fast in Ramadan if the company compels an employee to take his annual leave during this month, and how is this day to be made up if one breaks the fast?
Is it permissible for a fasting person to swim if it is a requirement for their studies?
Is it permissible to take the COVID-19 vaccine during the daytime in Ramadan while fasting?
Does tasting blood in the throat and spitting out a small amount of it invalidate the fast, and is a make-up fast obligatory in this case?
Does the smell of Vicks have a tangible mass that enters the stomach when applied to the forehead and nose while fasting?
Is it permissible to fast two consecutive months as expiation for the deceased, and is it permissible for living siblings to divide the fasting consecutively among themselves?
Does blood coming out of the nose, and even if small amounts of it enter the throat, break one's fast?
Is expiation for an oath (feeding ten needy persons, or clothing them, or fasting three days) obligatory for one who only possesses enough for his expenses?
Does the use of artificial oxygen for patients with shortness of breath during fasting affect their fast?