My brother works in ship and stays in sea for few days so just wanted to know if it’s compulsory on him to fast or can he make up when he returns home.also let me know is it obligatory on him as he takes sea sickness pills and he comes in traveller category.

Fasting
19 Jun

He is a traveller and he can skip fasting.

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how can one manage the salah timings in countries which have longer days…similarly what is the ruling for fasting timings in such areas.

Fasting
19 Jun

Follow the Islamic Calendar provided by Umm Alqura calendar.

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Please can one take injection at the hospital while fasting or one has to wait until after breaking the fast..

Fasting
16 Jun

If the injection is nutritious, this invalidates fasting. But if it is a pain killer or a vaccine or insulin, the fasting is intact!

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Allah is not shy of the truth. A sister asked me to ask you that if after fajr while she is fasting she sleeps and has a wet dream can she delay the ghusl till just before the next salah?

Fasting
16 Jun

Yes, she can! No problem at all!

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I have hemorrhoid problem and doctor has prescribed an anal cream. Will this be a problem as I have to apply this cream in anal region during fasting? Please respond at your earliest.

Fasting
15 Jun

No problem.

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I will be in college when ramadhan starts and I will be going to my home by 10th ramadhan & I will be staying there till eid, in sha Allah. Usually it happens that moon sighting happens on different days in where I stay and in my home state. If I observe ramdhan as of my place it is likely that i get only 28 days of fast.whic

Fasting
12 Jun

You must fast and celebrate Eid according to the sighting of the moon where you stay or with the majority of muslims there. If you fast less than 28 days, you must make up for the missed days as Ramadan can’t be less than 29 days.

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If we are fasting mandatory fasting such as Ramadan and we see someone eating or drinking out of forgetfulness, do we tell them or leave them because this forgetfulness is from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala?

Fasting
12 Jun

If he has eaten forgetfully and you see him then you must tell him so that he can realize that he is fasting.

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Seven things nullify your fasting.

Fasting
11 Jun

1- Eating and drinking. 2- Whatever takes the role of eating and drinking such as nutritious IV. 3- Vomiting intentionally. 4- Sexual intercourse. 5- ejaculation. 6- Cupping. 7- Menses or post childbirth bleeding. If you do one of the mentioned above, you have nullified your fasting unless you did them due to: ignorance, forgetfulness or […]

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Is it allowed for somebody to just fast for long periods because I was reading a hadith against that with the 3 men. One not sleeping, marrying, and always fasting. Can one just decide to fast for a month and then take a break then fast for another 2 months then take a break and so on?

Fasting
20 May

This is not from the sunnah. The maximum you can do is to fast a day and skip a day.

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A colleague of mine made mention that as a follower of the Hanafi madhab he’s allowed to eat after the athan for Fajr just before the rise of the sun. Can Sheikh please shed light on this topic as I looked for some reading materials regarding this as we in Cape Town follow the Shafi school of thought?

Fasting
14 Apr

It is not permissible to eat after the second athan that announces the break of dawn. This is why the Prophet Salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam said: when Bilal calls the (first) Athan, eat and drink as he gives the Athan to,wake up the sleeping and brings the attention to the one who is praying. […]

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