QUESTION: I was diagnosed with rectal ulcers, and the doctor has prescribed me to put the medication (tablet) inside my (colon) rectum via my finger twice a day . I dont have the choice to delay the medication. I have to do this for a month. Will this invalidate my ghusl ? Can I fast and pray in this condition. Will this make me impure. What should I do in this situation

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Purity
07 Mar

ANSWER: This does not impact your fast or ghusl

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QUESTION: Does the discharge of al Madhiy break the fast through thinking, looking, or touching?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Purity
07 Mar

ANSWER: No.

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QUESTION: Is there any hadith that says we should increase our expenditure in Ramadan?

Fasting and Ramadan
06 Mar

ANSWER: No, there’s no such hadith!

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QUESTION: If i experience a wet dream before Sehri and are unable to perform ghusl before Fajr, can i perform tayammum instead. Should i required to do wudu for the Fajr prayers?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Prayer
05 Mar

ANSWER: You must make ghusl even if you have to do it after the fajr time has entered  No problem in eating sehri without doing ghusl

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QUESTION: I have convinced a Christian woman to accept Islam and she is ready for it, she was about to revert a day before Ramadan this year, now the problem is with fasting, I know that when she revert she is obliged to fast but her house will react bad and argue with her if they find out, she will revert secretly and by fasting she might expose herself and she has nowhere else to go. What can she do?

Fasting and Ramadan, Religions
04 Mar

ANSWER: She must immediately take her shahadah and fast unless she fears for her safety and wellbeing  If she happens to miss fasts, she will be sinful but her priority right now must be to revert to Islam

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QUESTION: Sheikh if I talk to a girl while fasting in the month of Ramadan, does it invalidate my fasting?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
02 Mar

ANSWER: This does not break your fast, however it’s totally prohibited to talk with non mahram women in a haram way. This will reduce the reward of your fasting till it reaches zero!

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QUESTION: In Ramadan or start of any new month you have to say dua for new month when spotting the moon yourself or hearing the moon has been sighted is enough?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
01 Mar

ANSWER: The one who sees it.

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QUESTION: I haven’t make up my previous Ramadan fast which i missed due to menstruation. If i start now, maybe I will not be able to complete it since there is a possibility of my period getting started. Can I make up my fasts after this ramadan?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
24 Feb

ANSWER: You must make up as many as possible before this Ramadan and make up the rest of them after Ramadan besides repenting sincerely to Allah while showing deep remorse for delaying them for this long.

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QUESTION: According to the hadith umrah in ramadan is like doing hajj in reward.. so if someone does umrah in Ramadan on behalf of a deceased will the reward be the same as doing hajj?

Fasting and Ramadan, Hajj and Umrah
23 Feb

ANSWER: Yes

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QUESTION: I have a trip in Ramadan where I will travel and be overseas for 10 days. Is it permissible to not fast these 10 days and make them up after Ramadan?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
19 Feb

ANSWER: It is permissible for a traveler to skip fasting if there is hardship for him If there is no hardship at all, it is best for him to fast with the other Muslims. 

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