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 7 of 11
- Mufti Online31 Oct 2015
Breaking one's fast when one reaches one's destination at the time of sunset
How does fasting work when travelling by plane. If I have sehri in one place, do I break my fast at my destination according to their maghrib or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Oct 2015
Being intimate with one's wife while fasting
During Ramadan, my wife and I began to hug and kiss and touch each other’s private areas. This caused me to release some stuff and she also became…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Sep 2015
Woman's I'itikaaf breaking due to haidh
I made an intention for sunnah itekaaf in Ramadaan. Unfortunately I was only able to sit seven days due to haiz. (Mufti I had miscalculated my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Sep 2015
Is it permissible to break ones fast after embarking on a journey?
When one has done Shehri and has intention of fast and is on Fardh fast and then later in the day, he embark on Safar, Can he has option of breaking…
Huzaifah Deedat - Mufti Online26 Aug 2015Roman Urdu
Nafil rowza towrna
Teen saal pehle mene ayk rowza tora tha. Us ka kafaara kaise adaa karo?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Aug 2015
Using mouthwash before sehri
I used a mouthwash for bleeding gums five minutes before sehri ended and rinsed my mouth. Ten minutes after sehri, I could still get the taste of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam10 Aug 2015
Does kissing ones wife while fasting invalidate the fast?
During Fasting in the month of Ramadaan, I got intimidated with my wife and kissed passionately. But we didn't had sex and neither of us ejaculated.…
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online10 Aug 2015Roman Urdu
Rowze ki haalat me biwi ku bowsa dene se mani nikalna
Allah maaf kare mere gunaah ko me ne biwi ke saath humbistari nahi ki thi na hi us ki kahi haath lagaya tha sirf bosa liya tha. Faarigh hone ka…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2015
Water seeping down the throat while fasting
I was keeping a Nafl fast. Whilst making wudhu, I was rinsing my mouth quite vigorously. I felt as though a drop of water slid down my throat. I was…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN28 Jul 2015
Qadha for breaking a Qadha Fast
I am keeping my Qadha fasts of Ramadaan and Today my fast broke as I experienced my Haidh whilst fasting? Now, do I have to keep another Qadha fast…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam1 Jul 2015
Does fragrance break the fast
I work in a perfume shop. Does smelling fragrance break my fast?
Zakariya Memon - Mufti Online10 May 2015
Sleeping while fasting
Is sleeping whilst fasting allowed?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam10 Mar 2015
Does consummation of food unintentionally nullifies ones fast?
Does a persons fast break if they unitentionnaly consume food?
Zakir Husain - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Using an inhaler while fasting
I have asthma and I need to take an inhaler. Can I use an inhaler during rowza?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Dec 2014
Not fasting due to breastfeeding
Is there any concession for a mother of a new born baby not to fast during Ramadhaan due to breastfeeding if she unable to satisfy her baby's hunger?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Dec 2014
Doubts regarding one's fast breaking
I'm making up my kaffarah fast (60 consecutively) 1. I was sweating, sweat dried and I licked my lips and swallowed it, did my fast break. 2. I have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Dec 2014
Breaking a fast of Ramadhaan
When I was 14 or 15 years old I was angry at something and I stupidly broke my Ramadan fast by drinking water out of anger. I knew my fast broke but…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Dec 2014
Applying surma while fasting
Does it invalidate or nullify the fast if you apply surma and sleep during the day?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Nov 2014
Surma while fasting
Does it invalidate or nullify the fast if you apply surma and sleep during the day? My father has been arguing that while fasting if you sleep…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2014
Gargling the mouth while fasting
A person during ramadhan gargled his mouth and spat the water properly. Then he sucked and some water from his lip/mouth may have gone down his…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Sep 2014
Forgetfully masturbating while fasting
One woke up in the day of Ramadhaan. He had made sehri and began his fast. When he woke up, forgetting he was fasting, he masturbated. Thereafter,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Sep 2014
Breaking one's fast after sunset
If someone is fasting and knows 100% that the masjid time is slow, can he break his fast based on the correct time as opposed to the musjids delayed…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Aug 2014
Masturbating while fasting
Will masturbation break our fast?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam7 Aug 2014
Breaking a fast intention during the month of Ramadhan
Once I broke a fast during the month of Ramadhan intentionally because I was very thirsty as I had done a lot of physical exercises at school. Is…
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online7 Aug 2014
Taking medication orally while fasting
Sublingual tablets for heart patients which blend with the saliva and blood stream. Is it permitted during fasting when one's condition is difficult…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Jul 2014
Does the smell of deodorant break ones fasr?
This concerns about the validity of my fast and forgiveness, these are two questions and inshallaah you can provide me with answers. The first…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam29 Jun 2014
Does fragrance break the fast
I work in a perfume shop. Does smelling fragrance break my fast?
Zakariya Memon - Mufti Online21 Jun 2014
Using eye drops whilst fasting
Is it permissable to use eye drops whilst fasting?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jun 2014
Gargling the mouth in wudhu
1. After making wudhu/rinsing the mouth, the saliva of a fasting person is extremely 'wet,' as though there is some residue of water left. Despite…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam10 Jun 2014
Does fragrance break the fast
I work in a perfume shop. Does smelling fragrance break my fast?
Zakariya Memon - Mufti Online6 May 2014
Kaffarah for breaking the fast
What is the ruling on performing Kaffarah for intentionally missed/invalidated fasts during ramadhan? Is it permissible to choose the option of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jan 2014
Inhaling steam while fasting
I know that inhaling steam or smoke while fasting causes the fast to break. My question is that when cooking food while fasting, there is a great…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam29 Oct 2013
Does oral sex break one`s fast?
Is it permissable to do oral sex with my wife while we both fast?
AbdulMannan Nizami - Mufti Online10 Oct 2013
Using a suppository while fasting
Is it permissible to use a suppository whilst fasting?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Oct 2013
Mazi coming out while fasting
My question is during one Ramadhaan while fasting my wife accidentally sucked my private part (wife was not fasting) out of excitement. I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Oct 2013
Applying cream on one's body while fasting
Can we apply cream on face, hands and feet while fasting?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Oct 2013
Breaking one's fast through masturbation
As a teenager I had a bad habit of masturbation, which I sincerely and deeply regret. The urge was very strong and I resorted to this sin even in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
Husband and wife Hugging in Ramadhaan
Husband and wife kissed hugged and husband touched wife's chest during Ramadan. However the wife had her period Is the fast broken or nullified? Are…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
Smoking while fasting
Does smoking break your fast? I am smoking for three years and finding it difficult to refrain.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
At what time must a child break his fast
If a child did the sahur and made the intention of fasting and later on wants to break it during the day, is there a time limit or can it be done at…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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