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Sehri & Iftar
86 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Sehri & Iftar, part of Fasting & Ramadan. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Sehri & Iftar fatawa — page 2 of 3
- 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 Online22 Nov 2015
Finishing sehri at the last minute following an incorrect clock
1) Zaid followed his faithful bedroom clock for many years and he used to complete eating his sehri at the last minute based on the time on this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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 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 - Jamiat KZN22 Jun 2015
Dua at Iftaar
Please verify the following: Once Moosa (‘alayhis salam) asked Allah (Subhanahu wa ‘Ta’ala) O Allah! You have granted me the honour and privilege of…
Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar - Mufti Online26 May 2015
Fasting without sehri
My question is a night before Rajab (miraaj un nabi) I made intention of fasting keeping roza. I stayed up a little with some ibaadat so I thought I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam24 May 2015
I have a question regarding fasting i.e. is it necessary to have suhoor for qaza of fast?
i have a question regarding fasting i.e. is it necessary to have suhoor for qaza of fast. also i want to know is getting involved in a sin a trial…
Zakir Husain - Mufti Online19 May 2015Roman Urdu
Blood pressure ki wajah se rowza ku qadha karna
Me do mahine se haamila hu aur mera BP bohot ziyaada rehta he. So agar mujh se ramadhaan ke kuch roze choot jaye to is ka kya kaffaara hoga?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Apr 2015
Changing one's niyyat before the fast commences
I made a niyyat for a nafil fast about 30min before sehri ends. Just prior to sehri ending, I decided that I should rather wait and make the niyyat…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 Online20 Aug 2014
Drinking water one minute before the time of Sehri expires
I am keeping my shawwaal fasts. I had misread the ending time for sehri and thought it was 5:11. However in reality the time ended at 5:06 and fajr…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Aug 2014
Drinking water after the time of sehri has elapsed
I was travelling to Madinah in Ramadan and I reached Madinah at sehri time but when I woke up I did not know azaan was finished so I drank water and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam8 Jun 2014
Working as an airhostess, calculating suhoor and iftar on plane.
Respected scholars. May I kindly ask a question. I am a flight attendance and fly internationally daily. I would like to know what should I do about…
Arshad Ali - Ask Imaam15 Oct 2013
What is the correct time for Suhoor? Is reading the Manzil Sunnah?
I have realized there are many different times for when "sehri begins" The time at the kcal masjid is after the time in my ipad salah time…
Arshad Ali - Mufti Online10 Oct 2013
Mistakenly eating after sehri time expires
The clock happened to run slow. Sehri ended at 5.30 AM but we were inadvertently still eating at about 5.50 AM when a neighbour alerted us of the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
When does sehri time end?
What is the shar'ee ruling regarding the last time one is allowed to eat sehri? Are you supposed to stop as soon as the time finishes or can you…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Aug 2013Roman Urdu
Roza tabiat kharab hone ki sowrat me
Agar insan ki tabiat achnak kharab ho jia to roza iftar kar lay tu us k lia kia kaza ha ya fidia? Agar fida he to kitna?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2013
Is it permissible to have Iftaar hosted by a Non-Muslim?
Is it permissible to break your ramadan fast at an aftar hosted by a Non-Muslim? In our case, a Hindu family hosted an aftar at our local Islamic…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online8 Jun 2013
Unintentionally breaking a qadha fast
I'm currently 7 months pregnant and keeping my qadha fasts. Yesterday I unintentionally broke my fast 1 minute early thinking that was the correct…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2012
Nafl Fast without Sehri
Can some one have naflee roza without sehri?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Jul 2012
Waiting till Zawaal While in Haidh to Fast in Ramadhaan
You stated that a sister should commence with fasting before fajr time has entered. If I did not misunderstand is that the case with nafl? I wanted…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Jul 2012
Time of Intention for the Various Fasts
What is the last time one can make intention for fasting, because for a woman this is important to know especially if she thinks that ghusal would…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Apr 2012
Dua (Intention) for Fasting
Is the dua that we are taught for fasting "Bi sawmi ghadin nawaytu" established from Hadith? If a person makes his niyyah in the morning then should…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jan 2012
Fasting for one Commencing a Journey in Ramadhaan
A person intends travelling during the course of the day, and at the time of subah saadiq (when the fast commences), he is still in his hometown. Is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam29 Apr 2009
Should i do Iftaar upon hearing the Masjid Adhan or the first Adhan?
Assalamualaikum 1. when should we break iftaar at time of hearing first adhan or by hearing adhan from masjid which is near to our home (as near to…
Ml. Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Oct 2007
Ghusl after Sehri
I am married i like to know its necessary to take a janabat bath after sexual contact during ramadan months before subahi azaan or is janabat bath…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 Mar 2007
Fasting without Sehri
My question is regarding fasting fardh or nafl in the evening i make intention to make fasting tomorrow i prepared everything but the problem is…
Ml. M. Jawed Iqbal - Ask Imaam6 Mar 2007
Eating without knowing the Sehri time has ended
In behisti zewar which is a very authentic Hanafi book of fiqh problems ,it is mentioned that if a man or woman doesnot know in ramadan days that…
M. Jawed Iqbal - 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 Imaam2 Nov 2004
What is the significance of making dua before iftar? Is it sunnah? Provide hadith(s) please.
Yes, it is Sunnah. Rasulullah [Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam] mentioned that the du?aa of a fasting person at the time of Iftaar is not rejected.…
Ml. Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam20 Oct 2004
What exactly did RASOLULLAH SAW eat in Ramadan?For Ifthar,Sehri and in between?
The entire year round, it was the practice of Nabi (sallalahu Alaihi wasallam) to eat whatever Allah Ta'ala made available. Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi…
Ml. Husain Kadodia - Ask Imaam11 Dec 2003
I will be flying bet. Joburg and Durban & the time of my flightc coincides with Iftar. Which time do I follow? Durban or Joburg?
The time of Iftar is sunset. As soon you see sunset on the plane, you can break your fast. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Nov 2003
How many minutes after Sunset can we make Iftaar?
We stay in a suburb with no masjid near us. We use the perpetual Sallah timetable to determine salaah times. For Ramadhaan, i was hoping you would…
Mufti Bilaal Cassim - 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 Imaam28 Nov 2002
Is it okay to remove hairs from underarms and bikini during roza or we should do it at night after iftar?
It is permissible to do so whilst fasting. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Moulana Imraan Vawda FATWA DEPT.
Moulana Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam14 Nov 2002
After Sehri I slept for sometime ,during the sleep I had a wet dream because of it my Semen flows out so is my Fast still valid ??
The fast is still valid. 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 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 Imaam10 Apr 2001
I am breastfeeding my 5-month old daughter - can I fast during Ramadan? The iftar time will be 8:30pm. If fasting affects lactation should I continue or make up the days later?
It is permissible to fast whilst breastfeeding. However, if fasting affects lactation, you may make up for the fasts later. and Allah Ta'ala Knows…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Jan 2001
Being a Shafie, was my fast valid if I accidently followed the hanafi sehri ending time?
I am from Malaysia and studying in UK. I was not aware of the difference bt fajar and asar time between the shafie and hanafi mazhab. A large…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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