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Category: Fasting (Sawm)

i was sitting here with my wife and our good friend and we were discussing ramadan. what we would like to know is what is the punishment for intentionally breaking the fast during ramadan? [Sep 6, 2010]

when i was younger i used to masturbate whilst fasting. Only recently have I discovered that masturbating breaks ones fast. I cannot recall how many times I masturbated and hence the number of fasts. How do I recompensate for the fats broken? [Sep 6, 2010]

My wife is pregnant, in her third month of pregnancy. We also have a 7 month old child who is still breastfeeding. My wife feels very nauscious during the day, when she is fasting, and she suffers alot from this. She feels that if she could eat something, it would get better. In this situation, will it be permissible to break the fast? [Sep 3, 2010]

I just wanted to consult you on the issue of difference in Time Zones. I live and work in Dubai, UAE whereas my parents live in Pakistan. I often visit them especially on the occasions of EIDs. Pakistan is usually one day behind in Hijri months from UAE. As this time also, I intend to visit my parents, I would like to know what shall I do on the 30 [Sep 3, 2010]

I have a very painful question that i have to ask you, while fasting this Ramazan I just could not control myself & got intimate with my wife. We did not have sexuall intercourse but while my wife was fondling me I ejaculated. What should i do now..i am very regretful now & do not no what i should do?? I also make sincere intention that i will never repeat this?? [Sep 2, 2010]

1. If someone masturbates before the age of 15 or before having a wet dream, does that make them baligh? 2. If someone masturbates while fasting, will his fast break? will kaffarah be necessary? [Sep 2, 2010]

I have a dentist appoinment tomorrow and they are most probably taking my braces off. This will make me bleed from my mouth and they will add [Sep 2, 2010]

1. When does Ramadan start?...2. WHO DECIDES WHEN A NEW MOON BEGINS? [Aug 26, 2010]

During this Ramadan I slept till it was sun rise and I didn't have my suhoor, but I continuded to fast, is my fasting valid? [Aug 24, 2010]

Please can you tell if when doing nafl fasts you can keep them for more than one intention. for example if i am replacing my fasts that I have missed from the last ramzaan can I [Aug 24, 2010]

Can I use a miswaak while fasting? [Aug 24, 2010]

I have been suffering from Migraines and Tension Headaches since i was a child. Now i am 40 and still having this problem , I get headaches several times every month and they come without any warning. [Aug 24, 2010]

Unfortunately last year during Ramadan I watched pornography while fasting. I was not fully sure whether it would break my fast or not. I became very regretful and began searching whether it broke my fast or not. Some people said yes while others said no. [Aug 24, 2010]

i am a pharmacy student. For an academic study, i need to scrap out some tissues from inside of cheek area, will it violate my fast b'coz i will have to do this experiment while am fasting. [Sep 28, 2009]

If a man is required to Fard Gusl (Gusl- e-janabat) in the day time of ramadan, how does he do it? It is provided that the man ate sehree and made Niyah for Ramadan. But any.. [Sep 28, 2009]

I suffer from severe hay-fever. Out of the month of ramadhaan i use my nasal spray on a regular basis. My hay-fever has been paricularly bad this ramadhaan. Would like to know if its permissable to use my nasal spray while fasting. [Sep 28, 2009]

I m a diabetec patient.is it permisseble during fast to check sugar through my blood?can i have my insulin injection before breaking a fast? [Sep 14, 2009]

can we do intercourse during fast of ramazan if no then what will be the kafara [Sep 4, 2009]

I have a heat rash on my anus but the only way to calm it down is to use medication cream, and this cream contains a substance called steroid. if I use the cream during fasting will it break my fast? [Sep 4, 2009]

I have a friend who got asthma while during the day of fasting can we take Ventoline Inhalaor will it b effect on fasting or can he allow to do that [Sep 2, 2009]

i want to know i'am diabetic and i'am on medcation for that can i practice ramadan and if not what can i do i don't have a lot of money to donate to the islamic comuntiy in calgary what else is there i can do... [Sep 2, 2009]

My husband and i sinned ,we had a sexual intercourse while fasting in ramadan after the dawn.please guide us and tell us what we can do to have Allah forgiveness... [Sep 1, 2009]

I would like to know that whilst a person is fasting in the month of Ramadan, does having Hijamah break the fast of the person adminisrating Hijamah and the person having Hijamah done? I mean both persons? [Sep 1, 2009]

I have question regarding fasting. Due to health problem i did not fast for the past 3 years. so, what is the Kaafarah... [Sep 1, 2009]

i have a illness which i have had from birth it is cystic fibrosis and i have to take lots of medicen and nebs everyday, and i just wanted to no about ramadam how do i go about it... [Aug 27, 2009]

1- Its 9th Week of pregnancy for my wife , Can my wife fast in these days? 2- Can I get closer to my wife during fasting? 3- Can I use eye drops during fasting as I got eye infection... [Aug 26, 2009]

I have just given birth to a baby girl on July 9, 2009 Alhumdulillah. Ramzan starts in the last week of August, I would like to know, if I could keep fasting while I am breast feeding or not ? [Aug 6, 2009]

I was keeping a qadhaa roza and at about 11am I got my period, subsequently I broke my fast, do I have to keep qadhaa of this qadhaa? (I had 6 qadhaa rozas before I started keeping this one, so will I now have six or seven?) [Jun 8, 2009]

1. when should we break iftaar at time of hearing first adhan or by hearing adhan from masjid which is near to our home ....2. Can we make any special niyyah for sunnah fast which we taking on monday & thursday. i mean to marry a girl & to lead good islamic life, [Apr 29, 2009]

I have been fasting for two months as a kafara of breaking fast during ramadan. After about three weeks... [Feb 14, 2009]

My wife was performing qada fast for her missed ramadan fasts. I was not aware of that. One day, I did not go to work by chance and called my wife... [Feb 13, 2009]

I would like to know how do you fast in places like the iceland where you have 4 months of darkness as we should fast from sunrise to sunset? [Nov 24, 2008]

I want to know the effect of smoke (i.e. of Cigarettes, Vehicles or anything else) on Fast. [Sep 18, 2008]

I have recently found out that masturbation is haraam and breaks ones fast. So i have this question for you, will a pre mature ejaculation with none of maybe one touch of the intimate parts for 1 second, count as masturbatory ejaculation, therefore break fast. sorry if this is a bit rude. thanks [Sep 15, 2008]

A person applys nicotine patch on the arms to avoid smoking is Fast valid? [Sep 10, 2008]

"Can we brush our teeth during fasting i.e before we leave for Office (Usually between moring 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.. [Sep 8, 2008]

Is it permissible to give blood sample for analysis during fasting by a syringe, also there is a test in which a pin is pricked on the finger tip and 1 or 2 drops of blood comes out which is then taken for analysis. please specify are these both blood tests allowed during fasting? Will it invalidate the rozah ? [Sep 4, 2008]

Is it Ok to use Nasal Spray while fasting - prescribed by GP. The Spray is meant to surpress inflamation or reduce nasal polyps. JZK [Sep 4, 2008]

If we are still fasting, then how will the fast work.. Do we begin when it is the earliest Sehre that we pass through on the flight? [Sep 2, 2008]

As a student I have to attend a 3 day trip to a location 190 kms from home during Ramadan. I want to ask if I have to fast during these days. ... [Aug 26, 2008]

if you are fasting and sperm comes out accidently while your sleeping dose that mean your fast is not valid [Aug 22, 2008]

Last ramadan i had an accident due to which I was not able to fast for 12 days. until now i have not fasted to compensate those twelve. do i still have time before the coming ramazan to fast. [Aug 18, 2008]

I am aneamic ...if i am fasting and reach a point where i feels that i cannot bare it anymore due to the weakness and headaches, [Aug 6, 2008]

I am going Alaska for the summer until mid ramadan. The sun there stays up for 16 to 20 hours a day even more in july, my question is how can i observe fasting and daily prayers? [Jun 18, 2008]

I fasted on Aashoora', but forgot during a moment of lunchtime rush - and ate a sandwich. Besides the lapse in memory, I had made my fasting intention and fasted all that day. [Feb 10, 2008]

Please tell me sunnah of nafal roza. Is it on monday thursday .. some say 13th 14h 15th of islamic month. [Dec 11, 2007]

to gain the reward of fasting in the month of Shawwaal (6roza's) it has to be followed by the Roza's of Ramadhaan (entire month). what is the Mas'ala regarding females that are unable to keep Roza... [Nov 25, 2007]

I asked my Gynae if I could fast and he said no. I feel a bit guilty about this, each time I ask my husband if I should fast alternative , he also wont allow me to. [Oct 10, 2007]

While fasting is it possible to kiss my wife ?...Our Nabi (Sal) House is so small. As I have heard so .. then where didi the childrens , Zaianb (rAd) Rukaiya (Ral) ,Fatima (Ral)? [Oct 9, 2007]

i like to know its necessary to take a janabat bath after sexual contact during ramadan months before subahi azaan [Oct 6, 2007]

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