What Breaks the Fast
1,487 questions
Does the hadith "Whoever gives a fasting person food to break his fast will have a reward like theirs, without it detracting from their reward in the slightest" include the poor, or does it extend to include relatives and friends, and does the same reward apply to voluntary fasting?
Does using creams on the hands or face invalidate Wudu'?
Is it permissible to break a fasting person's fast with the intention of an atonement for an oath (kaffarat yameen)?
Must one fulfill a vow to fast on Thursday if the vow was modified to be conditional on achieving first place in the school, while only first place in the class was achieved?
Is it permissible to cook while fasting?
What is the ruling on one who cannot fast except by taking medication to avoid severe migraines that lead to nausea, and is it permissible for her to offer fidyah (redemption) by giving charity to the poor for the days she breaks her fast?
Does the fasting become void and require making up the day and expiation if intromission occurred and pre-seminal fluid was discharged unintentionally during foreplay with one's wife in the daytime in Ramadan?
Is merely tasting toothpaste or mouthwash and swallowing saliva invalidating the fast, whether during brushing or afterward, and how can one get rid of the taste in this case?
Is it obligatory to make up the days one intentionally missed fasting in Ramadan without an excuse?
Must one continue fasting with severe diarrhea, pain, exhaustion, and dehydration?
Is the fast of one who had intercourse with his wife in Ramadan before the dawn adhan, and then the muezzin called the adhan while they were still in that state, and they stopped before the adhan finished, valid? And does it necessitate making up the fast or offering expiation?
Am I required to fast despite my Type 2 Diabetes, and is it permissible for me to check my blood sugar level while fasting?
Does drinking water by mistake during the day in Ramadan count as intentionally breaking the fast, which necessitates expiation?
Is a traveler who began fasting in his own country, then moved to another country where they started fasting a day later than him, obligated to continue fasting with them, thus fasting for thirty-one days?
What is the expiation for one who swore an oath upon the Qur’an not to return to a sin, then returned to it, while not remembering whether he said "in sha’ Allah" (if God wills) or not, and should he fast or feed the poor from the money he has available, and is it permissible to feed them in installments?
What is wisal fasting?
Is it permissible for someone who broke their fast due to thirst to eat for the remainder of their day?
Is it permissible to offer a choice regarding an oath of obstinacy, and what is the evidence for that, especially in the case of swearing to fast certain days upon committing a sin, and is it permissible to build upon conjecture in estimating the number of accumulated days?
Is the Fidyah obligatory for one who breaks their fast in Ramadan for each day, or is it given once after Ramadan?
What is the ruling on reporting the sighting of the new moon to the ruler according to the four madhhabs and others; is it obligatory or recommended?
Is one who sends pictures or clips of cold water, drinks, and delicious foods to those who are fasting, with the intention of joking, sinful?
Does masturbating during the daytime in Ramadan break the fast if no ejaculation occurs?
Is it permissible to use a mouth freshener (spray) during the daytime in Ramadan to remove odor?
Must a day of make-up fasting be re-fasted along with another day, and is expiation obligatory, or only repentance along with fasting the day, upon ejaculating due to speech during a day of make-up fasting?