Fasting & Ramadan · Subtopic
Excused from Fasting
117 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Excused from Fasting, part of Fasting & Ramadan. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Excused from Fasting fatawa — page 2 of 3
- Mufti Online4 Mar 2020
Unable to fast due to asthma
A 25 year old person suffers from asthma attacks on and off. The only solution is to take an inhaler which contains medications. How will he fast…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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 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 - Mufti Online24 Jun 2019
Haidh coming between kaffaarah fasts
I know that kaffaarah fasts have to be kept consecutively, with no break in between. My question is that if a female has to keep kaffaarah fasts,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Ask Imaam31 May 2019
My husband has type 11 diabetes. Should he be fasting or is he exempt?
Slms. My husband has type 11 diabetes. He is on metformin 850, diaglucide 60mg and aspavor 10 mg all twice a day. He has been fasting but he has the…
Anas Ullah Sharieff - Mufti Online17 Jul 2018
Breaking one's fast due to illness
I am able to fast though I am not in good health. Lately I am suffering from bouts of fever for no apparent reason. I know that fever means that I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jul 2018
Experiencing haidh while fasting
While fasting, haidh began early in the morning, a few hours after fajr. 1. Is there qadha for this fast? 2. Is the ruling different for fardh fast…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Feb 2018Roman Urdu
Musjid me sona
Kya musjid me sona jaaiz he?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2017
Haidh commencing while fasting
If the lady has periods during fast, what should she do?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam23 Aug 2017
Can you please clarify the ruling for a pregnant woman during ramadhaan. I have read different fatwas
Assalaamualaikum Can you please clarify the ruling for a pregnant woman during ramadhaan. Ive read different fatwas on this website that varied…
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Mufti Online29 Jul 2017
Making up for missed fasts
I'm a convert to Islam, Alhamdulillah, a couple of years I did not fast in Ramadhan because I had really bad aneamia and I was underweight and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 May 2017
Cannot fast due to illness
Salam I've got a medical letter from my doctor that saids I cannot fast I have Nephrotic Syndrome - It is treated with steroids that I must take…
Ridhwan Ur Rahman - Mufti Online21 Mar 2017
Covering up for missed fasts
I had 7 days that I needed to payback from Ramadan 2015 due to monthly menstruation. In Ramadan 2016 I missed paying back those 7 days and I did not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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 Online8 Mar 2017
Experiencing haidh while keeping a qadha fast
I had been keeping my qadha fasts for missing it in Ramadhaan due to haidh. While keeping qadha I experienced haidh and my fast was broken. Do I…
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 Online27 Jul 2016
Females travelling to other countries for i'tikaaf
Please issue a ruling on the following: (1) Females travelling to a foreign country for the purpose of observing Nafl I’tikaaf in a hall. (2)…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam5 Jun 2016
Do I have to fast while traveling in the month of Ramadhan?
If a person is intending to do safar e.g from UK to Saudi Arabia whilst in Ramadhan (state of fasting), is he allowed to miss that particular day's…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - 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 - Jamiat KZN12 Jun 2015
Fasting while pregnant (3/3)
I know that a woman cannot keep fasts whilst in Haidh-menstruation. Then, if she experiences menstruation whilst fasting, does she have to keep…
- Jamiat KZN12 Jun 2015
Fasting while pregnant (2/3)
Is it permissible for a woman to take pills to avoid menstruation and to keep fasts?
- Jamiat KZN12 Jun 2015
Fasting while pregnant (1/3)
The previous Q&A was about the permissibility for a woman breastfeeding whilst fasting during Ramadaan. What about a woman who is pregnant?
- Mufti Online14 May 2015
Being unable to fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th of the month due to haidh
Whenever the 13th, 14th and 15th of the month comes, my niece gets her menstrual cycle, so she is not able to fast during those days. So should she…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Apr 2015
Fasting during pregnancy
What is the ruling about being pregnant in Ramadhaan? Can I feed people for the number of days that I missed as I will be in the last month of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Dec 2014
Terminating one's Kaffara due to illness
I am on my 17 of 60th day for my Kaffarah. I went to the doctor the pills he gave have to be taken four times a day every 6 hours. Last night I got…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Aug 2014
Unable to fast due to diabetes
My father has diabetes. Is it fardh for him to fast in Ramadhaan? He was advised by doctors to avoid fasting.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam9 Jul 2014
Can I be exempted from fasting due to severity of my health?
This is regarding fasting in ramadan. I suffer from PCOD (Due to which I get terrible cramps in my stomach from time to time) and am also on a…
Arshad Ali - Ask Imaam27 Jun 2014
Must a pregnant woman fast in Ramadān? Why do some masjids turn the lights off for Taraweeh?
1.What is the condition of Ramzan fasting on a woman who is 2 months pregnant? 2.In few masjids,I have observed that the lights are switched off for…
Zameelur Rahman - Mufti Online8 Jun 2014
Qadha for fasts that were missed due to haidh
Last year I wasn't able to fast all my excused days that I broke my fast in ramadhan. I heard from someone before that if you didn't fast all your…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN6 Jun 2014
Being unable to fast due to pregnancy
Q. my daughter is in her last stages of pregnancy and will not be able to fast in ramdaan. What should we pay for this?
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Mufti Online30 Apr 2014
Being unable to give fidyah for not fasting due to illness
A person who cannot fast in ramadhan due to a sickness, also cannot give fidyah as he is out of a job, what must he do? What is the fidya? Does it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2014
Fidyah if one is able to fast
I have few farz rozas due to keep from last ramazan because of monthly period and one of them I left because of severe migraine headache. Most of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Dec 2013
Missing a fast in Ramadhaan due to illness
What's the ruling on missing days in Ramadaan due to sickness? Or any reason? Some one was telling me you just have to make it up? Others say you…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Dec 2013
Fidyah
I had a question about fasting for my mother. She is sick and on mediation? She can't fast do to sickness? Is she required to feed poor person or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Oct 2013
Qadha for fasts missed during pregnancy
I want to know that 5 years ago I was pregnant for my daughter in the month of Ramadaan, so after she was born I wanted to pay in the missed fasts…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2013
Pregnant and breastfeeding mother breaking her fast
Can a pregnant and breast feeding mother break/miss the fast in Ramadhaan? Does she have to give fidya of the missed fast only or she has to keep…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam5 Sep 2013
Does sickness exempt one from fasting?
I have been trying to fast for the past few days, and everyday I get very sick...vommiting headache weakness etc. even after it is ime to break…
Mufti Ismail Desai - Mufti Online28 Aug 2013
Not fasting in Ramadhaan due to pregnancy
I would like to know what if a pregnant woman missed her full 30 fasts in Ramaadhan? How many must she keep? Must she keep it consectively or Monday…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Aug 2013
Missed fasts due to pregnancy
If a pregnant women never keep her fast during Ramdhaan how may should she keep? Must she keep it consectively?
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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