QUESTION: Can I do sunnah fasts if I haven’t completed the Ramadan debt yet?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
26 Jun

ANSWER: No problem but it would be wise to combine your missed fasts with the sunnah fasts to gain double the reward (except for Shawwal fasts)

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QUESTION: Do i have to make up for fasts that i made on my menses in the past? (i didn’t know then that it wasn’t allowed to fact during menses)

Fasting and Ramadan, Menstruation and post-natal bleeding
05 May

ANSWER: Yes, you must make up those fasts.

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QUESTION: What is the ruling for women on fasting the 6th fast of Shawwal as they have to complete their missed fasts from Ramadan too? So do we have to complete our missed obligatory fast before fasting for Shawwal or is it ok if I fast the 6th fasting of Shawwal and complete missed fast of Ramadan later?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
01 May

ANSWER: You must fast the missed days of Ramadan first and then fast the 6 days of Shawwal. 

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QUESTION: My father was diabetic and he couldn’t fast for many years during ramadan and at that time he couldn’t give fidya due to finanacial conditions…then in 2019 he died after being half paralyzed due to brain stroke, so should i fast on his behalf or give fidyah for his missed fasts of many years

Fasting and Ramadan, Fiqh of the family
29 Apr

ANSWER: If he did not have the money to feed till he died, you can either pay on his behalf or fast on his behalf. 

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QUESTION: Is it true that when Musa alaihis salam talked with Allah there were 70k barrier, but a person who is fasting is about to break the fast there’s no barrier between the person and Allah?

Fasting and Ramadan
24 Apr

ANSWER: This is not authentic. 

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QUESTION: If I have non Muslim workers working on my house in Ramadan who aren’t fasting it is permissible to leave tea out for them to make what they want? I know your video states it’s not permissible, however if we don’t offer them anything it’s deemed as rude and will likely affect their standard of work too ?

Fasting and Ramadan
20 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible. If you are afraid of their standard of work, let them come after ramadan and you can serve them lunch if you wish!

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QUESTION: Sheikh, can I donate the zakat ul fitr(food, not cash) to a trusted foundation so I can be sure that needy muslims get it as there are beggers almost every market in ramadan and we cant know which one is the deserving one?

Fasting and Ramadan
19 Apr

ANSWER: No problem as long as you are sure they will give that to poor Muslims. 

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QUESTION: On the laylatul qadar we should read 7 times surah qadar is this authentic?

Fasting and Ramadan, Supplications
18 Apr

ANSWER: This is not authentic and its an innovation. 

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QUESTION: I have a sister in Islam who breaks her fast about 45 minutes after the Maghreb prayer and she justifies this by the fact that Sura 2, ayat 187, it is asked to fast until night. According to her, the night is when she no longer sees any clear light in the sky and it is dark while we break the fast when we no longer see the rays of the sun so towards the Maghreb. Is it ok

Fasting and Ramadan
15 Apr

ANSWER: What she is doing is totally wrong and prohibited! Most probably she is shia. She can’t know better than the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam who broke his fast immediately after the sun had set and it was still light

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QUESTION: Is someone sinful for delaying making up missed days of Ramadan, due to a legit reason?

Fasting and Ramadan
13 Apr

ANSWER: As long as they make it up before the following Ramadan, they are not sinful.

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