Fasting and Ramadan

QUESTION: If I started fasting a day for shawwal then half way through the day I realised I have one day to make up from Ramadan, was it permissible to change my intention during the fast to the intention of making up the fast instead of shawwal?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

18 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible and that day is counted as voluntary fasting

QUESTION: After the month of Ramadan, I made up for my missed days then I fasted 4 days of fasting of the month of Shawwal, my period came I could not fast the remaining 2 days, my question is if I regain my purity outside the month of Shawwal can I fast the remaining 2 days even if the month of Shawwal is over ?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

17 Apr

ANSWER: This is an issue of dispute. The most authentic opinion is that those who fast 6 days of shawwal after completing the month of Ramadan will be rewarded as if they have fasted the whole year of Fard fasting. Those who complete ramadan but fast 6 days not in shawwal would be rewarded as […]

QUESTION: My inhaler is powder. Is it allowed to take in the day while fasting.

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

10 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible. Make sure you rinse your mouth if there is some powder left in your mouth.

QUESTION: During the month of Ramadan, I regained my state of purity before Fajr, I put the intention of fast, but I did not have time to do ghusl before Fajr, I did them after, is my fast valid?

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

10 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, its valid

QUESTION: If we want to fast the 6 days of shawwal we have to complete the missed fasts of Ramadan so my question is my 3 fasts were missed due to periods but I got my periods 3-4 minutes before iftar so do I have to count that fast also and complete 6 fast shawwal + 4 fast of missed fast Or I have to keep 3 fasts that were missed with 6 fasts of shawwal

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

08 Apr

ANSWER: If the period comes even a few seconds before Maghrib, your fast of that day is not valid and you must make it up

QUESTION: Since I traveled to a country that started and ended Ramadan later than my departure country, I would have fasted 31 days if I didn’t exceed suhoor time by mistake on 2 days. I only made up one day and fasted 6 days of shawal. Did I have to make up 2 days to fast a total of 31 days or 1 day to have a total of 30 days?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

07 Apr

ANSWER: It doesn’t matter! If you skipped or broke the fast of one or more days in ramadan, you must make that up.

QUESTION: If I have missed fasts from previous years (7 years) due to menstruation and I don’t remember how many missed. How can I make it up? Do I have to make it up all before fasting 6 days in Shawwal?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

05 Apr

ANSWER: If you’ve fasted all the fasts of this Ramadan then you can keep this year’s 6 days of Shawwal. You must make up your missed fasts from previous years after that besides repenting sincerely to Allah while showing deep remorse for delaying them for this long

QUESTION: If I intend to break my fast, is my fasting still valid?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

27 Mar

ANSWER: If you firmly intended to break it, it is broken

QUESTION: I woke up for suhoor and thought it was 4 AM (before Fajr). After I finished eating, I checked the time and realized it was already 5 AM and Fajr had begun. Is my fast still valid?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

23 Mar

ANSWER: If you ate thinking it was still before Fajr, your fast is valid due to your ignorance

QUESTION: Sheikh, I have a habit of biting my inner lip or my inner cheek and sometimes very small pieces of skin can be bitten off, sometimes it would also be too small to remove from the mouth, would swallowing this break the fast?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

03 Mar

ANSWER: Yes, swallowing this intentionally would break your fast

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