QUESTION: While fasting, someone told me a touching story about Nabi ﷺ. I teared and on hearing more, I gasped and I'm not sure if a tear or phlegm or what went down my throat. I’ve never experienced this before. Does this break my fast? ANSWER: Swallowing one’s...
QUESTION: Please can you clarify if a fast broke due to sexual activity on two days, does one Kaffaarah suffice, or must a separate Kaffarah be fulfilled for each offence? ANSWER: One Kaffarah will suffice if the Kaffarah was not discharged yet. However, there is...
QUESTION: Does sublingual medication break the fast? ANSWER: Sublingually administered medications are dissolved underneath the tongue before passing directly into the bloodstream. It is inevitable that particles of the medication will enter the throat (when placed...
QUESTION: What is the status of the fast if the nose bleeds on awakening because of dry weather, and if phlegm comes out the mouth with a little blood in it? ANSWER: Fundamentally, bleeding of the nose will not nullify one’s fast. Yes, if the blood goes down the nasal...
QUESTION: I heard that it was the practice of Nabi Dawood Alayhis Salaam to fast every alternate day. I wanted to find out how to fast on Mondays and Thursdays as well as every alternate day. Should I fast on: a) Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday Or...
QUESTION: Will applying castor oil to the navel while fasting nullify the fast? ANSWER: If the oil is entered into the navel and penetrates through to the stomach, then the fast will be nullified. Hence, it is best not to enter castor oil in the navel while fasting....
QUESTION: Can you combine Qadha and Shawwal fasts? ANSWER: No, you should only make intention of keeping Qadha fast. ومتى نوى شيئين مختلفين متساويين في الوكادة والفريضة، ولا رجحان لأحدهما على الآخر بطلا، ومتى ترجح أحدهما على الآخر ثبت الراجح كذا في محيط السرخسي. فإذا...
QUESTION: Should priority be given to the Nafl fasts of Shawwal before repaying my Qadha fast of Ramadaan, or must I first complete the Qadha fasts of Ramadaan before keeping the Nafl fasts of Shawwwal? ANSWER: It is recorded in the Kitaabs of Fiqh that keeping a Nafl...
