Fasting

The 6 fast of shawal are to be made up by consecutive days or you can put gap in between?

Fasting

30 May

ANSWER: You can give gap and fast these throughout the month.

I am chronically ill and don’t fast. If someone asks me whether I am fasting, how should I answer? Should I say that I am fasting? Because if I say that I am not fasting, that person will ask me why I am not fasting. I don’t want to expose my illness and tell everybody that I have an illness. How should I behave in those cases?

Fasting

30 May

ANSWER: It is not permissible to lie as it’s a major sin. Muslims usually do not ask other Muslims if they’re fasting or not as it is taken as a normal thing for all Muslims to fast during Ramadan. Simply ask him: what kind of a question is this? Are you Muslim?

If acid reflux enters the throat near the uvula and you swallow it, does this count as entering the mouth and breaking the fast?

Fasting

28 May

ANSWER: Acid reflux does not break your fast unless it reaches one’s mouth and instead of spitting it out, he swallows it.

Sheikh can we fast shawwal 6 fast first and then later on make up Ramdan’s missed fast ?

Fasting

26 May

ANSWER: No. You must first make up the missed fasts and then fast the 6 days of Shawwal.

sheikh, we miss our quran recitations due to menses in Ramadaan . So if complete it after Ramadaan as how we complete our missed fasts will our recitation will be recorded & rewarded as if we have completed it in Ramadaan?

Fasting, Menstruation and post-natal bleeding

23 May

ANSWER: No. You can recite Quran in your menses as well and this would be included in your khatam.

While making up for the missed Ramadhan fasts if that day falls on monday & it is also one of the white days of the month should we only intend that we are making up our missed Ramadhan fasts & fast that day or should we intend for all three that is im fasting to make up fard of ramadhan plus sunnah of monday and white days to get the reward ??

Fasting

23 May

ANSWER: You can combine all three intentions.

Well today I woke up and just observed the minute arrow on the clock and eat the suhoor as it was showing that 5 minutes left. So after eating I opened the window and saw it was lighting up and then checked the clock again only to see that it has been 1 hour since the Suhoor time ended. Well in this case is my fast valid or not?

Fasting

23 May

ANSWER: Your fast is valid since you did this mistakenly.

We have very long school days and while I am fasting at school, I get being lightheaded, dizzy and possible for me to faint. I can’t even focus on anything. Can I make up those days?

Fasting

22 May

ANSWER: If it gets to the point that you are about to faint, you may break your fast and make it up later but it is not permissible to skip fasting altogether just because you are in school.

1. Can a couple kiss while fasting?( exchange of saliva or without , in both cases) 2. If a couple had intercourse at night, and they take bath after fajr Azan while the suhoor was done, would it be ok?

Fasting

22 May

ANSWER: 1. 2. Yes.

You told me that I can’t work in a restaurant while fasting and only if they serve halal food. I have applied before ramadan 2 jobs and I couldn’t find any. Also, the fast food restaurant has 2-4 hrs after fast and that’s not part of my job hrs. Is it fine or I have to leave the job and one thing is people order bacon burgers is that halal for me to take their orders?

Fasting

19 May

ANSWER: It is not permissible for you to serve food during the daytime of Ramadan and it is absolutely prohibited to sell or serve pork and any haram food or drinks.

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