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 6 of 11
- Mufti Online12 Oct 2017
Masturbating while fasting
What is the condition of my fast if I masturbate without knowing that it is haram? This happened when I was 12 years old?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Oct 2017
Breaking a qadha fast
I know that we can break a nafl fast if there is an 'uzr (excuse). For myself as a diabetic, I assume that an 'uzr could be when I get very low…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Oct 2017
Breaking the fast through masturbation
I read that one has to pay kaffarah if one has intercourse during the fast. Therefore, no kaffarah if one commits the sin of masturbation. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2017
Can a breastfeeding wife break her fast earlier?
Assalam O Alaikum, I am living in Germany and here the the fasting are 19 to 20 hours in Ramadan. I have recently read a Fatwa from Jamaa Azhar a…
Muhammad IV Patel - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2017
Dose the discharge of fluids from the private part nullify the fast?
Asalaam Alaikum, I have faced a situation due to which I am having my doubts whether my fast has been broken or not. This morning after I woke up to…
Muhammed Al-Ameen bin Moulana Ismail Akoo - Mufti Online17 Jul 2017
Using scented tissues and Makkah oil while fasting
I have two questions: 1. During Ramadaan, while fasting I had a terrible migraine. I applied Makkah oil (green box medicine) on my forehead. Would…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam16 Jul 2017
Does Kissing your wife in the mouth break your fast. If so, is there Kaffarah?
Does Kissing your wife in the mouth (French kiss) break your fast. If so, is there Kaffarah?
Ridhwan Ur Rahman - Ask Imaam27 May 2017
Does using an oxygen mask invalidate the fast?
Assalam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh!!! Plese, answer our question: Our mother sufferes with illness ( cant breath normaly without oxygen…
Mufti Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam24 May 2017
Will putting cucumbers on one’s eyes break a person’s fast?
I wanted to ask a question about Ramadhan. Whilst fasting, is it permissible to put cucumber on your eyes? (Sometimes peope use this to freshen…
Mufti Zameelur Rahman - Mufti Online5 May 2017
Woman inserting her finger in her private part while fasting
As I have vaginal discharge all the time, when I shower I insert my finger right inside the vagina to clean the excess discharge. Does this break my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 May 2017
Breaking an oath
A person says "If I commit such and such a sin, I will fast every Monday and Thursday". The person committed the sin so started fasting. Does the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Apr 2017
Fasting while undergoing radiation treatment
I would like to know can a woman fast during Ramadan if she is undergoing radiation for breast cancer?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2017
Fasting while travelling
1. I have read that one can only miss his fast if one is a traveller at sehri time. What will be the ruling of an individual who is travelling…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Mar 2017
Diabetic breaking his fast
A diabetic, against the advice of a medical practitioner, fasts during the month of Ramadhan. Most days he manages quite well and is able to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Feb 2017
Breaking one's fast without listening to the Azaan
Can I break my fast without listening to the Azan at Maghrib time? E.g.: I'm traveling and I don't have the facility to hear the Azan.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Feb 2017
Breaking one's fast due to being intimate with one's wife
During ramadhaan, whilst fasting I got intimate with my wife. We did not have actual relations at first but satisfied one another using our hands.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Dec 2016
Not fasting due to pregnancy
If a women is pregnant and the doctor recommends not fasting for the health of the baby, can she miss the fasts of Ramadan and make them up after…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Nov 2016
Breaking the fast through masturbating
1) If a person intentionally keeps masturbating and ejaculating during whole ramazan since he fasted 1st roza of his life so will masturbating and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Oct 2016
Intending to perform nafil salaah or to keep nafil fast
In the one instance, one makes intention to keep a nafil fast or to perform a nafil salaat. But then, at the appropriate time, one changes one’s…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2016
Gargling while fasting
I'm curious that every time I make wudhu during fasting; water is held in my mouth and even after spitting it out twice or thrice I still swallow…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Aug 2016
Masturbating while fasting
A person while fasting in Ramadhaan masturbates by rubbing himself on the bed. What is the status of the roza? Is he supposed to do qaza or kaffara?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Aug 2016
Putting water in the nose during ghusal while fasting
If one is making a fardh ghusl whilst in the state of fasting, does one have to wash the nose upto the soft bone?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 May 2016
Making istinja while fasting
I recently learnt in my madresa that we should be careful when making ghusl in Ramadaan and that we should be careful when washing our behind…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 May 2016
Applying oil in the eyes while fasting
1. While fasting can we put oil inside our eyes? Will it break the fast or make the fast invalid? 2. There is a amla oil ( gooseberry oil) which has…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 May 2016
Swallowing a food particle stuck between one's teeth while fasting
While fasting, if one swallows a food particle stuck between one's teeth, will the fast break?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 May 2016
Breaking the fast of Ramadhaan through eating
During the month of Ramadhaan, once I had broken my fast through eating. What is the Shar'ee ruling in such a case?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 May 2016
Fast breaking through masturbating
If a person commits the sin of masturbation during the fast of Ramadhaan, does kaffarah become wajib? If not, why is this so?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Mar 2016
Breaking a qadha fast
If a person is fasting a qadha fast of Ramadhaan and breaks it intentionally, is the 60 days kaffarah due?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2016
Fasting while undergoing dialysis
If a person is doing dialysis while fasting, will his fast break and can he fast during the month of Ramadhaan if he has to go for dialysis?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Feb 2016
Swallowing a food particle stuck between the teeth while fasting
Is it true that during fasting if you feel a piece of food stuck in your teeth, then you can swallow it and it won't break your fast?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Feb 2016
Recommencing the kaffara due to breaking one's fast before sunset
Someone is doing kafaarah for ramadan fast. She is on her fifteenth fast. However when she was on her fifth fast she had broken her fast two minutes…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Feb 2016
Smelling something while fasting
Does smelling/inhaling Food/odor/smoke break one's fast? 1. Does smelling food break fasting? Accidently remembering I am fasting (and not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2016
Fasting questions
I have some questions about fasting. Could you please answer them when you have time Insha Allah? 1. During Ramadan, is it enough to make intention…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2016
Soapy and oily water going into the ear while fasting
1) When we are fasting, if oily water goes inside the ear when we are taking a bath, will our fast break and should we keep qadha fast? 2) When we…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Feb 2016
Wet dream while fasting
I have some questions about fasting. Could you please answer them when you have time in shaa Allah? Water drops/discharges/intentions 1. If you wake…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Feb 2016
Swallowing saliva while fasting
Does swallowing mouth saliva break ones fast? 1. Accidently remembering I am fasting (and not remembering I am fasting) 2. Deliberately remembering…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Feb 2016
Nose congestion
Does nose congestion (snot) break ones fast? 1. Accidently remembering I am fasting (and not remembering I am fasting) 2. Deliberately remembering I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2016
Flowing blood
I counted my period to be over close to fajr, so I was making my ghusl early in the morning. Before ghusl I squeezed a spot on my body knowing it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Jan 2016
Swallowing phlegm while fasting
1) When we are fasting if we swallow sputum and phlegm will our fast break and should we keep khaza fast? 2) When we are fasting if we bring sputum…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2015
Will the fast break through getting the smell of sugar cane
When fasting, while driving in my car, I get the smell of sugar cane coming from outside the car on the road, does this break the fast?
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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