QUESTION: A doctor says that being in the sun will give your body vitamin D. If I go to walk in the sun with the intention of getting vitamin D while fasting, will it invalidate my fast?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
12 Mar

ANSWER: This has no impact on your fasting  Breathing supplies your body with oxygen! Would breathing invalidate your fasting? 

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QUESTION: My lips feel dry during fasting even tho i moisten it often. I try to lick them once and then wait for it to dry out as i dont know whether licking wet lips would break my fast or not. But after iftar, I dont feel like my lips get dry quickly as when I am fasting. is it permissible to lick wet lips after depositing saliva to avoid dry lips?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
08 Mar

ANSWER: No problem

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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: 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: 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: 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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QUESTION: I have the habit of fasting the white days (13,14,15) every month. When I fast them on Shaban and ppl ask me if i have fasted today, I say yes so ppl assume I have fasted for Shab e Barat. So, Should I drop fasting white days this month or not? ( i fast Mondays and Thursdays anyways)

Fasting, Innovations
14 Feb

ANSWER: No, you should not drop fasting the white days this month When people ask you, you can explain to them that the sunnah is to fast the white days and not to single the 15th only!

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