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The effect of anesthesia on the validity of fasting
I underwent a simple surgery in the abdominal area, and the doctor had to induce local anesthesia. This occurred while I was fasting. Was my fast invalidated?
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Does not fasting on Mondays and Thursdays require an expiation?
What is the due expiation if somebody is not able to fast on Mondays and Thursdays?
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Do lumps in the throat allow breaking one’s fast?
I get cramps in the chest, this causes the need to drink water. What is the ruling if this happens while I am fasting? Please note that this happens to me even while I am not fasting because of smoking.
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Feeding is not a valid expiation unless one is permanently unable to fast
My sister is disabled. She is 14 years old. She is not able to move and can only speaks through gestures. My mother provides a charity on her behalf for every day of Ramadan. Is this valid?
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Is fasting invalidated if water reaches the throat while performing ablution?
One day, in Ramadan, while making ablution for prayer, I felt a drop of water going through my throat. This happened while sniffing (water in the nose). Nevertheless, I quickly forced out this drop of water. Was my fast valid or should I make up for the day?
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Break your fast whenever the sun sets
I work as a pilot. I am now out of the country; I am not home. I am coming back home today. The iftar (fast-breaking) time will start 20 minutes before I leave the hotel. This means that I will not be able to have my iftar meal until two hours after the flight takes off. This is because meals are served to passengers first and then to the crew members.. More
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A fasting person dips his head into sea water
If a fasting person dips his head into sea water, will this affect the validity of his fasting?
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A woman forgot the number of missed fasts that she has to make up for
There is a young woman that has a poor memory. She cannot remember exactly how many days of fasting she has missed throughout previous years. To clarify, she always intends to fast all the days that she comes to miss in a Ramadan before the next one comes. She starts fasting but Ramadan always comes about before she finishes all the days. What is she.. More
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A sick person is allowed to delay missed fasts until recovery
I hope you could help me. Last Ramadan, I missed 25 days because I was suffering from inflammations in the urinary tract and the colon. I am still suffering from colon inflammation. Ramadan is approaching, and I have still not made up for the days of fasting that I missed last Ramadan. I do not know what to do. The colon inflammation is still persisting.. More
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She Is 8 Months Pregnant and Has To Make Up For Missed Fasts
My wife has to fast 5 days that she missed last Ramadan. She is now 8 months pregnant. What should she do?
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How Can A Person With An Extremely Weak Physique Make Up For Missed Ramadan Fasts?
Can I offer an expiation for the days of fasting that I missed last Ramadan and the Ramadan of other, previous years? I have missed such days for a valid excuse since I have been suffering from anorexia nervosa all my life (I am 165 tall and weigh only 38 kg). I suffer from hypo blood pressure. I work from 7 am to 5 pm. I could hardly fast in Ramadan.
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Is it required that the days of missed fasting and the days of making up such fasting have the same duration?
There is a man who is required to make up days of fasting that he missed in Ramadan. Is it mandatory that the days in which he is going to make up for those have the same duration as the days that he missed? For example, if the day of fasting that he missed was in the summer with a 15 hour day length (from dawn to sunset), then would it be permissible.. More
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She fasted during her menstruation period years ago and she did not make up those days until now
When I was 14, I started having periods. At that time, I was observing the first Ramadan in my life, and I did not break my fast during my period. Until now, I did not make up for the days of fasting that occurred during my period. What should I do?
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Offering the expiation on behalf of someone
There is a young man who is 18 years old. He has never fasted. The reason is that he has diabetes and takes medicine every day. If he is not able to fast, can he offer the expiation for his fast-breaking? What if he cannot afford it? Can his parents pay it on his behalf?
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She broke her fast because she doubted whether she became free of menses before or after Fajr
There is a girl whose menstrual period usually lasts for ten days. In the previous Ramadan, she started her period as usual. In the ninth day of the period, she did not fast, assuming that she was still menstruating. However, she noticed during the daytime that the bleeding had stopped and that she became pure of menses. She is not certain whether she.. More
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