QUESTION: If a person peels his lip skin and swallow it does it break fast?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
06 May

ANSWER: Yes, if done intentionally

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QUESTION: Would applying ointment inside anus with an applicator (nozzle) break fast?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
26 Apr

ANSWER: No.

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QUESTION: If we see someone accidentally eats or drinks while fasting, should we tell him, or let him continue to eat and drink?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
26 Apr

ANSWER: Its mandatory upon you to tell him!

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QUESTION: After ramadan in our country eid is celebrated 3 days. if a person didn’t fast the first day of eid wich is not permissible but fasted on the second day thinking this day is permissible since the day of eid passed is it haram or not. The country celebrates 3 days

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
23 Apr

ANSWER: What the country does is an innovation as Eid Al Fitr is only one day. The fast is valid

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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

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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 […]

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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.

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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

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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 

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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.

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