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Non-fasting person committed indecent act in Ramadaan
Assalam alikumI am in deep despair, I have committed a grave sin during Ramadan. I have committed sexual relations with my unmarried partner (although no intercourse). I am unable to fast due to long-term ill health so I have been feeding a person who is fasting every day instead. I want to know if I also have to pay khaafar (feed 60 poor people) for.. More
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Accepting the iftaar invitation in Ramadaan is not obligatory
Dear sir, I am writing to you seeking help and advice on the matter written below. Over the years, I have sadly seen the Indian Muslims indulging in customary exchanges of iftaar parties, at extravagant monetary costs and wastage of time, thereby defeating the very purpose of this holy month. Even before Ramadan actually started, we started receiving.. More
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Visiting tanning salons while fasting
Assalamu 'alaykum deas Shaykh. What is the ruling on visiting tanning salons while fasting?
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Fasting on behalf of a deceased person who is not a relative
Assalaamu alaykum. I knew a woman who died some years ago. She was born Muslim but did not live like a Muslim. She used to eat pig, had children from zina (fornication), did not wear the hijab, did not pray, and so on. She was the mom of a sister that I know. Am I allowed to fast some Ramadans that she did not fast when she was alive in order for her.. More
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Masturbating while fasting – flatal incontinence and ablution for prayer
My question is about masturbation I just came to know a few days back that this is haram, especially while fasting. I am confused because I know that I used to have that problem, like a childhood problem, without knowing that it was some thing associated with sexual desires because I was brought up in an extremely conservative family. I have a strong.. More
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Wearing lipstick in daytime of Ramadan—an Islamic perspective
What is the ruling on wearing lipstick during the daytime in Ramadan?
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Fasting in case of interrupted discharge of blood
My menstrual period lasts for about four days. So before the dawn of the fourth day I made my intention to fast because I know that my menstruation is weak, especially in Ramadan. I indeed observed fasting that day, before making Ghusl (shower taken when in a state of major ritual impurity), and there was no blood discharge throughout the day. Is my.. More
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Fasting during menstruation out of ignorance
A woman observed fasting during menstruation, out of ignorance, for more than a year and then she came to know the correct ruling. What is the sharia ruling regarding the past years, when she was observing fast during menstruation and did not make up for it? Please advise. Thank you.
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Fasting when there is bleeding because of uterine cysts
My sister suffers from cysts in the uterus. She observed fasting for two days in Ramadan although there was a daily discharge of menstrual blood whenever the time of the azan (call for prayer) was due. What should she do? Should she make up for three days of fasting?
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Died before fulfilling a vow of fasting
I vowed to fast three days but fasted only one day. Is it permissible for me to give money instead, given that I am unable to fast? What is the amount of money that should be paid for these two days? I intend to fast these two days after giving birth. However, I am afraid that I might die before fulfilling the vow.
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Doubts about having intended to fast
Asalamu alikum, When I was young I fasted but i was not very much practicing back then and had little knowledge but now I have more knowledge about intention, I am do not know what my intention was, I am confused about what my intent was , so should I make it up and also I do not know when I reached puberty.
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Cancelling the intention to fast a missed fast on a certain day
Assalam Alaikum. My question is about fasting and intention. I was making up some of the fasts that I had missed in ramadan because of a valid reason. I had decided one day that I would fast the next day and that would be one of my make up fasts. But then I realised later on that I could not fast the next day because I had an event and so I changed.. More
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Intending to fast one of the three ‘white days’ and the six days of Shawwaal simultaneously
Is it permissible to simultaneously fast one of the six days of the month of Shawwaal and one of the three white days of the same month (13th, 14th, and 15th)?
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The definition of ‘the poor’ as eligible benefactors of expiations
One of the ways by which the major expiation is observed is to feed sixty poor people. What is the definition of a poor person (miskeen)? How much should I pay if I want to give money instead of food? Is it permissible to distribute the entire amount of either food or money to children?
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Ruling on one's prayer and fasting when one realizes that he had a wet dream a while ago
I incidentally saw dry traces of semen on my underwear. This means that I must have had a wet dream, but I did not feel it. I cannot remember when this happened. What is the ruling on my prayer, fasting, and recitation of the Quran if my wet dream happened some time ago, maybe two days back, since the last time I made ghusl (ritual shower for purification)?
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