What Breaks the Fast
1,487 questions
Why does a minor fast if he kills someone else?
Is it permissible for a fasting person to fondle his menstruating wife to the point of ejaculation without penetration, and is that to be considered analogous to intercourse?
Does vaccination against meningitis invalidate the fast?
What must one do who experiences food coming up from the stomach to the throat or beyond on a daily basis in Ramadan? And is he required to re-fast those days?
Does a fasting person break their fast if they inhale water coming from the nose due to allergies or uncontrollable nasal mucus?
What is the ruling on someone who traveled during Ramadan and completed their fasting with the people of the country until their fast reached 31 days, then broke their fast on the 31st day due to travel? Is he required to make up for that day? And is he required to break his fast if he arrives after Dhuhr in his family's country where they are celebrating their Eid?
Does using a gargle medication invalidate the fast?
What should new Muslims in prison do during Ramadan if their wives are not Muslim, and does the uprightness of the woman affect the matter?
Does using soap in one's mouth invalidate the fast if one tastes it in their throat without swallowing it?
A fasting person vomited and then swallowed some of his vomit unintentionally; what is the ruling concerning him?
What is the ruling on an enema administered to a fasting patient?
What is the ruling according to the Maliki school on the emission of maniy (sperm) and madhiy (prostatic fluid/pre-ejaculate), whether unintentional (without looking or thinking, and with looking and thinking), or intentional (due to prolonged looking or thinking)? And what is the ruling according to the Maliki school on someone who experiences a wet dream during the daytime in Ramadan? And what should be done in cases of strong doubt and inability to differentiate between the two?
How can a husband deal with his religiously uncommitted wife, who does not fast and is not concerned with Ramadan, to make her draw closer to Islam and become devout?
Is a girl's fast considered valid if she masturbated unintentionally in Ramadan?
Is it permissible to use Polident denture adhesive in Ramadan if it has no smell or taste?
Must I continue to make up for the days when vomiting overcame me, knowing that the vomiting recurred on the day of making up itself, and I have read a fatwa indicating that I am not obligated to make up for them?
What is the expiation for a chronically ill person who breaks their fast in Ramadan, and is it permissible to offer it in advance?
Is a Muslim girl sinful if she breaks her fast in Ramadan due to a severe illness that almost takes her life?
Is the questioner considered sinful, and is her sin insufficient because she broke her fast to undergo tests that required taking medication, knowing that she inquired about the possibility of postponing them until after Maghrib and was informed of the difficulty of doing so? And does she have to offer an expiation (kaffarah) in the event that making up the fast (qada') becomes obligatory?
What is the ruling on voluntary fasting for someone who had a wet dream and completed the ejaculation through foreplay? And is he required to make up that day?
Does the intentional emission of semen after pressing on the penis—subsequent to waking up from a wet dream and finding no wetness—invalidate the sixty consecutive days of fasting for expiation?
Is ejaculation due to foreplay with one's wife during the daytime in Ramadan considered a sin that necessitates expiation?
What is the ruling on a fasting person swimming or diving into water?
Is the fast of one who sleeps most of his time during the daytime in Ramadan valid?