Fasting

As Ramadan is not only about staying away from food but also staying away from uttering bad words. But what if people silently keep bad thoughts towards certain situations or people? Will their fasting be accepted?

09 May

ANSWER: This does not have any impact on fasting as they didn’t act upon it nor talked about it, however they should keep their hearts clean against others.

In this month of Ramadan, the youth have many questions regarding fasting. Many ask if texting or chatting with friends of the opposite sex will ruin your fasting? If so, will it break the fast or decrease it’s reward significantly?

Fasting

08 May

ANSWER: Chatting and texting the opposite gender is sinful and it reduces the reward of fasting. It defies the purpose of fasting as the Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam had said: whoever doesn’t abandon falsehood, acting upon it and ignorance, Allah has no need for him to leave food and drink!

I saw a post from Khalid Yasin’s page saying there is no any prove in the Qur’an or Hadith referring to the month of Ramadan as a holy month. is that correct plz?

Fasting

08 May

ANSWER: The word “holy” is not Islamic nor related to Ramadan. It is a “blessed” month but it is not one of the sacred 4 months.

Can we brush our teeth using toothpaste while fasting?

Fasting

08 May

ANSWER: This is permissible providing you do not swallow the toothpaste.

My question is that, imagine if a girl missed her fasting due to her menses 1st year Ramadan and she did fast the missed ones in 2nd year Ramadan. Now she’s entering third year Ramadan, she gave Kaffara for the past year, but lately.Is what she did right? Or is there anything else she should do?

Fasting, Menstruation and post-natal bleeding

06 May

ANSWER: If she had no excuse for delaying these missed days, she is sinful for that delay. She must keep all the missed fasts because there is no kaffara for this except making up the missed fasts.

Is it preferable or highly recommended for women to cover their head while doing dua for iftar? Or is it an innovation??

Fasting, Innovations

06 May

ANSWER: There’s no need for this and it would be an innovation.

What is the major punishment of skipping a fast?

Fasting

06 May

ANSWER: It is a major sin and Allah has stored the punishment of it in hell without disclosing it to us.

I reverted last Ramadan but couldn’t fast then , So I am making up my fasts for last year . And i read somewhere that we can have double intention on a day of fasting For eg- ramadan qaza fast + monday sunnah fasting if i’m fasting Monday But now i came to know we cannot do that. Should i repent and that’s enough or do i need to redo so many of those fasts ?

Fasting

28 Apr

ANSWER: You should make it up if you had a legitimate reason such as illness or traveling. You should also make it up if you started fasting a day or more of Ramadan and then broke that day without completing it. If you didn’t fast Ramadan for no legitimate reason and you didn’t break your […]

I would like to ask about fasting what if someone wakes up without eating suhoor and it’s already athan she forget to wake up for suhiir… Is she still allowed to continue fasting without suhoor? Please make it clear to me.

Fasting

28 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this. If it’s making up for a missed fard fast then the intention must have been the night before and she can have the intention of voluntary fast even after fajr if she had not done anything that would break the fast. Eating suhoor is not mandatory for keeping a fast.

I live in a hostel. My exams are starting from the ramdhan..i always keep my fast.but during my exams just 4 papers I have to go to the centre which is very far away from my hostel n temp already here is around 44.so i wanted to ask can i skip those 4 days n make up for them after ramdhan or not

Fasting

28 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. Writing exams is not a valid reason to skip fasting.

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