What Breaks the Fast
1,487 questions
What is the ruling on inhaling the air coming from a desert air cooler, which operates with water to humidify the air, while fasting?
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?
If a man fainted while he was fasting, does his fast become void?
Does a lumbar puncture, which involves inserting a needle into the spinal column to extract cerebrospinal fluid, break the fast of someone fasting during the day in Ramadan?
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?
Does a fast become void by completing a wet dream manually after drops of semen have been released and a pain is felt in the testicle?
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 on using "shamah" (chewing tobacco) which is placed inside the mouth under the lower lip for a fasting person? Does it break the fast, and what is incumbent upon one who used it during the Ramadan fast to treat anxiety? Is he required to make up the fast or offer expiation?
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 anything descend from the male discharge - either mani (seminal fluid) or madhi (pre-ejaculatory fluid) - without lust during the daytime in Ramadan after interacting with women, invalidate the fast?
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?
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?
Does wearing contact lenses break one's fast in Ramadan? Thank you very much.
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?
Must I repeat fasting the entire month of Ramadan because I swallowed my saliva along with parts of my lips, knowing that I was ignorant of the ruling on that at the time of fasting?
How can we help a father who pretends to fast and secretly smokes during the daytime in Ramadan?