IS THIS CORRECT?: Its of sunnah to ask for forgiveness from everyone before the holy month of Ramadan commence , please forgive me if I have wronged you knowingly or unknowingly. I’m sorry for all the pain I caused in your heart and I’m sorry if you cried anyday because of me, I’m sorry if i intentionally or unintentionally ignored you.

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17 May

ANSWER: This is an innovation and not from sunnah.  

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One of my brother has child birth in every years in month Ramadan she can’t fast because of feeding her child so how can she fast. Three years she didn’t fast

Fasting
15 May

ANSWER: She should make up those fast when the obstacles are removed. 

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What should I do in case I fail to wake up during Suhoor?Also what kind of food did our beloved prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam used to have during suhoor?

Fasting
14 May

ANSWER: You can eat anything you want as there is no preference. If missed suhoor, you must continue fasting. 

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from which age onwards fasting of 30/29 days becomes compulsory for a girl or a boy in his/her childhood.

Fasting
13 May

ANSWER: When they reach the age of puberty.  However the parents should encourage their children to fast from an early age so that they become used to it. 

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Currently, I am staying in Jeddah and will start fasting based on the ruling in KSA. However, I will be going back to my home country for holiday before Eid. My question is, what happened if upon arriving in my home country, Eid is announced and I only fast 28 days? Must I continue to fast though the ruling in my home country is to celebrate Eid?

Fasting
11 May

ANSWER: You must celebrate Eid with the people in your home country and make up the remaining fasts after eid. 

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Sheikh, I am a lady of 48 years old..because of some illness I couldn’t fast till my 33 years age..but after that Allah helped me to observe it..Alhamdulillah..So last 15 years am observing it but still my heath condition is not so good that I can fulfill my those previous years fasts.Please give a suggestion what should l do to compensate those fasts

Fasting
10 May

ANSWER: If skipping the fast was due to a chronic illness that doctors thought you would never recover from,  you should feed one poor person for each day missed. But if it wasn’t a chronic illness, You have no option of kaffarah for your previous fasts. You have to slowly and steadily keep those missed […]

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Please guide me if breastfeeding mothers are free from fasting in ramazan? Or they have to do some kuffara etc? Please guide in detail

Fasting
06 May

ANSWER: If they fear this would harm their baby, they do not have to fast during Ramadan, but must make up the missed days later on when they are able to. There is no expiation on them.

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My dad works as a manager in a supermarket where halaal food and things like alcohol and pork are also sold. He fasts every Ramadan fasts now but he has missed Ramadan fasts in the past because of sickness it seems.Now he can’t make them all up the past Ramadan fasts he missed because it would be too difficult healthwise for him to make it all up.Can fidyah be valid using his manager income?

Fasting
05 May

ANSWER: Fidya can only be given if doctors say he is chronically ill and will never be able to fast again for the rest of his life. He had a whole year to make them up and he is sinful for not doing so. He must repent to Allah and make up these days as soon as […]

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If saudi declares ramadan tomorrow and pakistan day after tomorrow still my parents can keep fast with saudi arab as they will be coming on vacation irrespective of when Pakistan declares ramadan. Sorry want to be clear.

Fasting
04 May

ANSWER: They will fast according to the place they’re in at that time when Ramadan begins! This means that if they are in Pakistan, they must fast according to Pakistan.

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Sheikh, I wanted to ask is it permissible to brush ur teeth with toothpaste when u are fasting even if you do not swallow it.

Fasting
02 May

ANSWER: No problem, as long as you do not swallow it. 

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