Q1. Please explain the ruling regarding fasting on a Friday for Ahnaf? Is there sny prohibition if one makes a habit of fasting every Friday? A1. It is permissible to fast only on a Friday, or to habitually fast on a Friday. However, it is better not to seclude Friday...
QUESTION: After being diagnosed with a chronic medical condition, I was advised by my Doctor not to fast consecutively as we do during Ramadhaan. Initially, I paid the Fidyah for the missed fasts of Ramadhaan but subsequently, my Doctor has permitted me to keep fasts...
QUESTION: Can a person who suffers from an illness, and as a result finds it difficult to keep Qadha of his/her fasts after Ramadhaan, compensate the fasts through Fidyah? ANSWER: In principle, if a person is unable to fast due a chronic illness, he will be excused...
QUESTION: A woman went to the toilet while fasting her Qadhaa. When she wiped she noticed a very thin line of brown discharge mixed with her regular clear discharge. She wiped again but it was clear. Noting that it is still early for her Haidh, she continued her fast....
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...