Fasting

When i was making wudu i accidentally swallowed a little bit of water does this invalidate my fast.

Fasting

11 May

ANSWER: If that was not intentional then your fast is valid.

What are rulings for the person who missed suhoor due to not waking up at time of suhoor and he wakes up with Adhaan of Fajr ? Will his fasting be valid if he starts his fasting by listing the Adhaan of Fajr without taking suhoor.

Fasting

10 May

ANSWER: Suhoor does not impact the validity of fasting. However taking suhoor is from the sunnah.

My mother is a diabetic patient,One month ago her sugar level was out of control so doctor advised her to take insulin and maintain a balanced diet Alhamdullilah her sugar level is in control now, but she wants To have a fast in Ramadan but doctor advised her not to fast if you have to maintain your sugar level.My question is what she as to do in this situation as per the quaran and Hadith?

Fasting

10 May

ANSWER: If she is unable to fast due to the necessity to eat, she is exempted from fasting and must feed a poor person everyday for that day she skipped. However, if doctors say that this is temporary until her sugar level is stable, in this case, she shouldn’t feed and should make up for her missed […]

Since a few years I feel body pains+lethargy the similar one feels during the last hours of fasting. Light headed low on energy unable to get out of bed some days. Doctors dont understand my problem even after ALOT of tests and exam. So, when I fast I just lay in my bed all day long suffering praying for iftar time. But this doesnt worsen my condition only intensifies it. Am I excused from fasting

Fasting

07 May

ANSWER: If the Muslim doctor advised you not to fast for a legitimate reason, then you may skip fasting and make it up once you are able to do so. If he didn’t find anything wrong with you, you should continue to fast and make a lot of ruqya on yourself. https://islamqa.info/en/answers/37761/a-sick-person-who-cannot-fast

During fasting, can i take steam inhaling of hot water for blocked nose.

Fasting

03 May

ANSWER: No, this doesn’t break your fast. It is best to do it after sunset.

When my menses is going on, And when it gets over before fajr prayer or suhoor, what am i supposed to do, should i fast without performing ghusl to be pure or i will leave that roza and continue to fast from the next day.?

Fasting, Menstruation and post-natal bleeding

02 May

ANSWER: You must fast that day if your menses get over before the fajr. You can take your suhoor and then take ghusl after the athan in order to pray your fajr.

Last year I did not fast during Ramadan as I was pregnant and I used to feel sick all the time, after that I was not able to fast because of breastfeeding. Am I supposed to keep the missed fast for those days or can I pay the fidyah or both?

Fasting

01 May

ANSWER: There’s no fidyah for this. You must keep all those fasts when all the obstacles are removed.

I had read in a Hadith that aside from the seven things that invalidate the fasts, sins also can invalidate a fast, so does it mean both major and minor sins, or does it mean sins done consistently the whole day invalidate the fast?

Fasting

29 Apr

ANSWER: This is baseless. The things that nullify fast are fixed. Sins reduce the reward but do not nullify it.

I work in a hospital. And I have the issue of repeated episodes of headache, sometimes very severe which impairs my work. My question is, during fasting, can I use transdermal patches of painkiller medicine which are placed on skin and the drug gets absorbed directly through the skin into blood?

Fasting

28 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible. You should also try cupping as it is very beneficial for your headaches.

In my country India, the following dua is recited before opening fast Allahumma laka sumtu wa bika amantu wa `alayka tawakkaltu wa `ala rizqika aftartu. Is it authentic? If not what to say before opening fast?

Fasting, Supplications

24 Apr

ANSWER: This is not authentic. The Prophet (ﷺ) said when he broke his fast: ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ Zahabaz zama’u wabtallati urooq wa thabatal ajru in sha Allah Thirst has gone, the arteries are moist, and the reward is sure, if Allah wills. [Sunan Abi Dawud 2357]

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