ANSWER: You must have the niyyah before fajr or a night before for shawwal fasts. If you had intended to fast before going to bed, this is sufficient.
Read moreANSWER: This is totally prohibited however, this does not impact their fasting. Their income is haram.
Read moreANSWER: You keep the count and start fasting, you don’t have to have the intention of which year’s fast you are keeping as long as you finish the full number of days.
Read moreANSWER: You can recite it throughout Ramadan and even during the other months but should say it more during the last 10 nights of Ramadan.
Read moreANSWER: You should not only focus on the odd nights as it also can be in the even nights.
Read moreANSWER: The last ten nights of Ramadan begin from night of 20th fast (in hijri calendar the new day begins at maghrib)
Read moreANSWER: When a person is fasting, this should be a deterrent for him from sinning than when he is not fasting. If it doesn’t stop him, this means that his fasting has no value.
Read moreANSWER: She must first keep her missed fasts and then keep the 6 days of shawwal.
Read moreANSWER: No problem in this as its very rewarding to feed a fasting person to break his fast, whether he’s poor or rich.
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