Fasting & Ramadan · Subtopic
What Breaks the Fast
411 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on What Breaks the Fast, part of Fasting & Ramadan. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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What Breaks the Fast fatawa — page 10 of 11
- Ask Imaam22 Aug 2008
Does a wet dream invalidate the fast?
if you are fasting and sperm comes out accidently while your sleeping dose that mean your fast is not valid
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam5 Oct 2007
Does the Fast break by water in ears, forgetting niyah or swollowing phlegm
1. if water goes through your ears, does your whudu break 2. if we unintentionally forget to make a niyyah to fast but our intentions was to fast,…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Ask Imaam8 Feb 2006
what procedure should be done or what kaffara should be given if a person breaks his fast willingly or due to some problem?
what procedure should be done or what kaffara should be given if a person breaks his fast willingly or due to some problem?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Dec 2005
I would like to be informed on whether it is permissible for a woman to break her fast during the day should she get her periods
I would like to be informed on whether it is permissible for a woman to break her fast during the day should she get her periods. I pose this…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Nov 2005
penetrates his wife in the morning after sehri ends in such a way that she has her knickers on without ejaculating will it nullify the fast?
If a husband while fasting penetrates his wife in the morning after sehri ends in such a way that she has her knickers on without ejaculating will…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Oct 2005
i read that water entering vagina nullifies fast. can you kindly explain what it means.
i read that water entering vagina nullifies fast. can you kindly explain what it means. does that mean that after urinating or relieving herself she…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - DU Zakariyya26 May 2005
Does a French kiss invalidate fasting?
What is the ruling regarding a person who kissed his wife during the month of Ramaḍān, in the state of fasting? Will he have to compensate for it by…
Mufti Raḍāul Ḥaq - Ask Imaam9 Nov 2004
1)would like to know if popping spots which blood and puss comes out breaks he fast or only wudo
1)would like to know if popping spots which blood and puss comes out breaks he fast or only wudo 2)please inturperet my dream i was at the kaba and…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam3 Nov 2004
does internal checkup and vaginal ultrasound done by gynecologist during pregnency invalidate the fast?
does internal checkup and vaginal ultrasound done by gynecologist during pregnency invalidate the fast?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam23 Apr 2004
What should I do if I unintentionally break the fast?
I did not know that there is a difference between mazi and mani. I thought that they are the same. Because of this, when some mazi was excreted,…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Dec 2003
sometimes I swallow just after rinsing out my mouth but forgeting that I am fasting, does it nullify my fast?
I have a problem with my throat where it's always becoming blocked and I have to keep swallowing the saliva in order to clear my voice (I can't spit…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam18 Nov 2003
kissing wife transfers sputum? does the fast break
does it break fast.
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam13 Nov 2003
Does the fast break when you use a wet miswaak, & brush your gums, the water then separates from the miswaak & a little slides down your throat?Also can we use "miswaak" toothpastes during fasting?
1. If you are certain that water went down your throat unintentionally, your fast is broken. A Qadhaa will have to be offered after Ramadhaan. 2.…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam4 Nov 2003
q'eabout fasting - 1. By inadvertance I removed a few hairs from my eyebrows while dressing up for work. Then I remebered I was fasting. Does that break my fast?
I have a few questions mostly related to fasting in the month of Ramadan. 1. By inadvertance I removed a few hairs from my eyebrows while dressing…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Nov 2003
Can a husband and wife have intercourse during ramadaan. Can they have intercourse after breaking fast and before sehri. Husband and wife will make ghusal before sehri, and before they start to fast.
When they are not fasting, it is permissible for husband and wife to have intercourse. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Ml. Imraan Vawda FATWA DEPT.
Ml. Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2003
Sometimes little blood comes out from my nose, will this break my Ramzan fast.
The bleeding from the nose does not invalidate the fast. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Oct 2003
does vomitting break fast. 2) is wiping the neck a part of wudu. Please provide references.
1)does vomitting break fast. 2) is wiping the neck a part of wudu. Please provide references.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam18 Sep 2003
Breaking Ramadan roza due to severe migraine attack, whats the kaffara?
a)Last Ramadhan i broke around 3 fasts because of severe headache (migraine). I cannot explain to you how painful they are, only Allah knows how…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Sep 2003
if one breaks a 'qadhaa' fast...is there a kafara for breaking that fast?
There is no Kaffaarah for breaking a Qadhaa fast. Kaffaarah is only for breaking a fast in Ramadhaan without a reason acceptable in Shari?ah. and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 May 2003
7475 you have replied that there is no ‘Kaffarh’ for breaking fasts by masturbation and only’ Qadhaa’ has to be performed for each broken fast
Please consider your response to Question no 7420 where you replied that if a person masturbates during a fast he will have to undertake 60…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Jan 2003
Getting kicked from Islam equals fast invalidation? I read that a look with passion while fasting destroys the fast. You said it doesn't...
I recently asked a question about looking at girls while fasting and would first like to thank you for that. Jazakum Allahu khayran. But I read that…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 Dec 2002
I would like to no if burbing through the mouth breaks the wudoo and i masturabated thrice when i was fasting what should i do,should i fast sixty days for each.
1. Burning does not nullify the Wudhu of a person. 2. You will have to fast 60 days for all 3 times and not 60 days for each time. and Allah Ta'ala…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam23 Dec 2002
Does one have to do Kaffara for nafil fasts? if, a) the fast was breaken for no reason, b) was broken with a valid reason i.e. being sick
1) If someone breaks a nafil fast is kaffara necessary if a) the fast was breaken for no reason b) was broken with a valid reason i.e. being sick 2)…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar - Ask Imaam30 Nov 2002
When I talk to my fiancé while I’m fasting, my semen comes out unintentionally. Does that make me break my fast?
When I talk to my fiancé while I?m fasting, my semen comes out unintentionally. Does that make me brake my fast? Is the only solution for me not to…
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam27 Nov 2002
I was working(melting plastic) inhaled its smell. Will this break my fast? And please tell me the conditions when our fast will me invalid?
If this gave off fumes, and you intentionally inhaled it, then the fast will be broken. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Moulana Imraan Vawda FATWA DEPT.
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam27 Nov 2002
After having an erection, I diacovered clear sticky liquid (Mazi) whilst fasting.does this break my Fast.do I have to do kadha?
Emergence of Mazi does not break the fast. No Qadhaa is required. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Moulana Imraan Vawda FATWA DEPT.
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam26 Nov 2002
1) will masturabting ones wife while she is fasting break her fast? 2) You state its alright to kiss ones wife while fasting. What type of kiss is permissiable
However someone asked a question on askimam if he could give a big smaking kiss, and it was said to be allowed. I can french kiss my wife exhcanging…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Nov 2002
in case a woman starts mestruating during fast.does it break the fast?
The fast breaks. She will have to make Qadhaa of that fast. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Moulana Imraan Vawda FATWA DEPT.
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam9 Nov 2002
After Sehri and Fajr salaah, if you go back to sleep, thereafter when you wake up, is it permissable to brush ones teeth with toothpaste. Does this nullify the fast?
One should not use toothbrush and toothpaste during the fast. One should rather use a Miswaak. However, if somebody did use toothpaste, but nothing…
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam7 Nov 2002
Will the wearing of lipstick break the fast?
Will the wearing of lipstick or any other type of make up break the fast. Please specify which types of make up
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam31 Oct 2002
Can you wear clear contact lenses during Ramadhan, will it break the fast?
Wearing contact lenses is not prohibited during fasting. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Oct 2002
Cud u tell me what things break ur fast and what things make it makrooh.also what is the difference between haram and makrooh
1. Those acts that break the fast are as follows: a) Intimacy, b) Eating, d) Drinking. 2. Haraam is something which is totally prohibited like wine,…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 Sep 2002
does chewing gum break the fast
If chewing gum gives out a juice, then that will break the fast. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 Aug 2002
When I was about 12-13 years, or even younger, I heards from my elder cousin that when you fast, you can break it before 10:00am if you feel you can't do it
When I was about 12-13 years, or even younger, I heards from my elder cousin that when you fast, you can break it before 10:00am if you feel you…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Aug 2002
If a male masturbates while fasting (farz or nafl)(saum), will this break his fast?
If it breaks his fast, should he continue to fast, and then make up the fast after ramadhan. or should he break the fast and make up after ramadhan?…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam29 Mar 2002
Whilst fasting which of the following break the fast and which do not, Eye drops, eardrops, nose drops, and asthma inhaler?
I am an Aalim working in a hospital here in the U.K. I am preparing a fact sheet for Muslim Patients about medication during Ramadhan. I am aware of…
Moulana Na'eem Motala - Ask Imaam21 Dec 2001
While fasting, I went for a CT scan. I was informed that I will not have to take anything orally for this procedure. However, I was given some medicine through IV. Did this invalidate my fast?
The fast is still valid. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Moulana Imraan Vawda for: FATWA DEPT.
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam21 Dec 2001
You say that the asthma inhaler invalidates the fast but I heard it doesn't.It is not ingested like a normal medication but inhaled.Will this make any difference regarding whether it breaks the fast.
The inhaling of the asthma pump invalidates the fast. There is no difference between the ingestion and inhaling of medication. and Allah Ta'ala…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Dec 2001
I will be on the plane during Iftar time of Ramdan on 21st November. To break the fast by iftar, should I follow the local time of departing station or time of next station?
In principle, the time for Iftaar (breaking fast) is sunset. You should make Iftaar wherever you witness sunset, whether at the departing station or…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Dec 2001
Does using eyedrops while fasting,break fast?
Using eye drops in the state of fasting is permissible. It does not invalidate the fast. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai FATWA DEPT.
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