What Breaks the Fast
1,487 questions
Does the fast of one who became angry and scolded or cursed in Ramadan become invalidated?
Is daily seminal emission during Ramadan, which prevents fasting and does not occur on normal days, a sign of weak faith, and what should be done about it?
Is it permissible for a mother to break her fast in Ramadan for fear that her twins will suffer from a lack of milk due to fasting?
Does burping break one's fast?
Is it permissible to fast this day if one slept before Maghrib and woke up after Fajr?
Is it necessary to remove the removable orthodontic retainer when fasting if it leads to excessive saliva and swallowing it?
Does water running down the throat when sniffing during ablution invalidate the fast?
Is expiation (kaffara) or making up for the fast (qada') obligatory upon someone who completed their fast after masturbating during the day in Ramadan?
Is a disbeliever, upon converting to Islam during the daytime in Ramadan, obligated to abstain from food and drink for the remainder of that day?
What is the ruling on applying oil to the hair of the head during the daytime in Ramadan?
Is it obligatory for a woman who fasts two consecutive months as atonement for a sin to make up the days she misses due to menstruation after the two months have ended?
When does a plane passenger break their fast?
What is the ruling on swearing with phrases such as "By God, I will not forgive him" or "By God, you will make it a black day," whether intended as a threat or not?
Must a vow to fast for a week be fulfilled if the desired outcome is not fully achieved?
Does using a spray deodorant with a strong scent and powder, with suspicion that it is related to incense, invalidate the fast?
Does vomiting intentionally due to shortness of breath because of phlegm break the fast?
Does the regurgitation of acidic fluid from the stomach to the pharynx of the esophagus invalidate the fast?
Does breaking a compensatory fast for Ramadan due to taking medication for chronic migraines necessitate an expiation, in addition to having to make up that day?
Does the presence of the taste of blood in the throat or the involuntary entry of some of it break the fast, and what should a woman suffering from "hemolysis" do if she frequently encounters this during fasting?
Is it obligatory to fast to fulfill a vow, and is it permissible to fast the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah with the intention of making up for a vow, and what do you advise for expiating sins for those with a weak ability to abandon what angers Allah?
What is the ruling on not fulfilling a vow to fast ten days and donate books, and what must the one who made the vow do?
Is it sufficient to fast for an expiation of an oath if there is money available in the bank from a scholarship grant, and is it obligatory to feed ten indigent people from this money, or is fasting sufficient?
Is it permissible to suffice with fasting as expiation for an oath if one was unable to feed the poor in the past, even if it is possible now, and should the expiation be based on the amount of money that was available at the time of the oath or the amount of money available now?
Is it obligatory to make up for days of Ramadan if a child's saliva entered the mouth without knowing that this might break the fast, and is ignorance considered an excuse?