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.
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What Breaks the Fast fatawa — page 4 of 11
- Mufti Online15 Sep 2020
Doing a pap smear or internal while fasting
1. Does a pap smear break the fast? 2. Does an internal break the fast?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Jun 2020
Fasting of a pregnant woman
What is the sharee ruling regarding fasting in pregnancy: a. If a woman who is in her third trimester leaves her fasts fearing that she will not be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Jun 2020
Gargling while fasting
I have an asthma problem, due to which I am unable to hold my breath as long as a normal person does. Due to this, my main concern is with regards…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam13 May 2020
Does masturbation break ones fast?
Does masturbation break ones fast?
Mahmood Suliman - Ask Imaam22 Apr 2020
Do COVID-19 tests, Nasal sprays & Spinal Anesthetic break the fast?
Asalamualaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Making dua Mufti Saheb is well I had the following questions on fasting from some medical specialists who…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Ask Imaam12 Apr 2020
Can an IUD break one's fast?
Can IUD be placed while fasting? Or can it break the fast.
Mufti Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam12 Apr 2020
Does deodorant spray going through throat break fast?
Does spraying from aerosols (air freshner, deodrants etc) break your fast if the actual vapour goes down the throat?
Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed - Ask Imaam9 Apr 2020
Does using a Cpap machine break ones fast?
Does using a Cpap machine break a fast A Cpap machine provides a gentle steam of pressurised air through the nose whilst sleeping My mother has been…
- Mufti Online22 Mar 2020
Husband forcing wife to break Ramadhaan fast to engage in sexual relations
What do the scholars say regarding A woman who fasts during Ramadhaan. Her husband is not normally home and comes home for a week during Ramadhaan…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam14 Feb 2020
Does ones fast break when a person ejaculates lying on his stomach?
Assalamualaikum WRWB Dear Respected Mufti Saheb, I had a question regarding my fast. So I was sleeping in the morning and then I had a wet dream,…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam30 Jan 2020
How do i carry out Kaffārah for breaking multiple fasts in multiple Ramadans?
Salaamun Alaikum, I wanted to clarify the ruling of Kaffarah. I understand it's fasting of 60 consecutive days for obligatory fasts which were…
Abrar Habib - Ask Imaam23 Jan 2020
Does smoking break ones fast? if yes, then will one have to make Qadha and Kaffarah or just Qadha?
Assalamualakum Does smoking break ones fast, if yes then Qadha and Kaffarah or just Qadha?
Muhammed Shafi - Mufti Online23 Dec 2019
How to decide if one cannot fast
I don't know if fasting will harm me or the baby, my elders tell me not to. I do have anaemia and we live in a very hot country, how should I decide?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam18 Nov 2019
Will gargling for Ghusl while fasting break the fast?
as salam a lay kum mufti sahib My question is as follows: In ramzan we have to fast. After eating sehri I go to bed after praying fajr. Now when I…
Shakib Alam - Ask Imaam18 Nov 2019
Will this action break the fast?
What happens when a wife atimulates the genitals of her husband in fasting? Will it break his fast? If yes what he need to do? Jazakallah in advance.
Muhammed Shafi - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2019
Will throwing up bile during pregnancy break fast?
assalamualaikum wr wb..if a woman is pregnant and she is still going through morning sickness ..so if she throws up bile empty stomach due to that…
- Mufti Online12 Oct 2019
Inhaling smoke from incense sticks while fasting
Does incense burning (bukhoor) and inhaling the scent break fast?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Oct 2019
Swallowing phlegm while fasting
If one swallowed phlegm or saliva (without the intention of quenching one's thirst), will the fast be nullified?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Oct 2019
Pregnant woman going into labour while fasting
1. If a pregnant woman is fasting in Ramadhaan and her water breaks, does this break her fast? 2. When a woman goes into labour in Ramadhaan, is she…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam29 Aug 2019
Do these actions break the fast?
I was 14. during ramadan, I forgot I was fasting and procEeded to smell food as I was feeling hungry. And on another day also, during ramadan, I was…
Muhammad Fayyaadh - Mufti Online1 Aug 2019
Swallowing few drops of water while fasting
A small amount of water (approximately 2-3 drops) remains in my mouth after I gargle. If I swallow this water mistakenly during fasting, will my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Jul 2019
Will using a CPAP machine nullify ones fast?
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh, Had a quick question for my Dad he uses a CPAP machine for Sleep Apnea does that invalidate his…
Ikraam Bin Elias Gangat - Mufti Online29 Jun 2019
Doing a saline nasal rinse while fasting
1. Does the fast break if a person does a saline nasal rinse/nasal irrigation whilst fasting. The salt solution goes up one nostril and out the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Jun 2019
Water entering the anal passage while fasting
Will my fast during Ramadhaan break if water enters the anus while cleaning after defecating and sometime even reaching the stomach via the anus? Do…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jun 2019
Unintentionally vomiting while fasting
During fasting, I got a severe headache (while traveling) and vomited 3 hours before iftar. I tried to take some pills but didn’t take anything and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Using an asthma inhaler while fasting
Does an inhaler used for asthma break your fast?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jun 2019
Being unable to fast during Ramadhaan due to illness
I have diagnosed with epilepsy. I have to take medicine twice a day after every 12 hours. Can I fast in Ramadhaan since I have to take medicines?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jun 2019
Does a wet dream break one's fast?
Does a wet dream break my fast? During Ramadhan I was sleeping and dreamt about sex and I think I released white semen. Is my fast valid? How can I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Jun 2019
Qadha for breaking one's i'tikaaf
A brother made intention to spend the last 10 days of Ramadhaan for i'tikāf. On the second day, due to a person passing away in his family…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Jun 2019
Breaking fast due to headache
Assalamu Alaikum, If a 10 years old child is keeping his first Ramadan fast after attaining puberty, and then breaks it due to headache. What will…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam31 May 2019
Will the application minoxidil / rogaine/ regaine on the head/hair break ones fast?
Is it permissible to use minoxidil / rogaine/ regaine on the head/hair when fasting? Minoxidil is a treatment used to regrow hair, which is applied…
Huzaifah Deedat - Ask Imaam23 May 2019
Kaffara for Breaking Ten Fasts
Assalamu alaykum, If I break 10 fast in Ramadan intentionally , do I need to make 60 consecutive fast 10 times or one time then the 10 qadah?
- Ask Imaam19 May 2019
Does heroin injection breaks fast?
Assalamu Alaikum I understand that injections do not invalidate fasting. Does this pertain to any type of injection? I am asking this because…
- Ask Imaam11 May 2019
Does a wet dream invalidate the fast?
Hello brothers and sisters, Its first day of ramadan in australia. But in after fajr i had ejaculation by dream. no wmy question is, Does it brake…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online21 Apr 2019
Swallowing a particle of food stuck between one's teeth while fasting
Small food particles in mouth if swallowed intentionally or unintentionally invalidate fast?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Apr 2019
Inhaling steam
My query is in regards to fasting. From what I understand, the inhaling of steam breaks ones fast, unless it is mistakenly. Please correct me if I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam15 Apr 2019
The fast does not get nullified by semen coming out without ones actions
Assalamualaikum, I wanted to ask if the fast breaks if drops of semen come out? this was unintentionally for a man and not touching the private…
Hussein Muhammad - Ask Imaam16 Mar 2019
Does swallowing Snot invalidate the fast?
Asalaamualaikum, I am keeping kafaraah fast and am on fast 59. I got sick two weeks ago and have been congested. I am mostly over the cold and am…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online5 Mar 2019
Kaffaarah for breaking a fast of Ramadhaan
In previous Ramzan my fast was broken due to my mistake. It was not due to intercourse because I am not married. Kindly tell me the repentence of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Feb 2019
Kaffarah for breaking the fast of Ramadhaan
I am a 26 years old unmarried Muslim man. In 2010 during the month of Ramadhaan, I had done serious foreplay activities with my past non Muslim…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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