QUESTION:- A person is keeping Kaffarah fasts and the day of Eid ul Adha falls in between. Is one required to renew the 60 fasts from the beginning? ANSWER:- One will have to commence with the Kaffarah once again from the very beginning after Eid-ul-Adha. إذَا كَفَّرَ...
Question:- Is it Makrooh for a person performing Hajj to keep the 9 Fasts of Zul Hijjah ? Answer:- It is Makrooh for a Haaji to fast on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah (i.e. the day of Arafah) if the fasting will lead to weakness. We haven’t found any prohibition for fasting...
Question:- Can one fast be kept with two intentions, such as Qadhaa and Nafl? Answer:- According to some Fuqaha, it will be permissible to join between a Qadah fast and a Nafl fast, for example, fasting on the day of Arafah with the intention of Qadah and the fast of...
Question:- Does putting a suppository in the rear passage nullify one's fast? Is Qadha and Kaffarah necessary? Answer:- In the above scenario, the fast will be nullified. One will be required to make Qadha of the invalidated fast. However, there is no Kaffarah. أو...
Question:- If a person is unemployed and cannot discharge Fidya, what should he do? The person is unable to fast due to illness. Also, the person does not have any family to assist him. Answer:- One should make Istighfaar (seek forgiveness from Allah Ta’ala) for not...
Question:- In our area (Lenasia) there are a couple of Masjids that use the siren to indicate the ending of Sehri time. The siren is sounded for about 10 seconds. The same happens at Iftaar. However, they sound the siren first, allow the people to break their fast,...
Question:- Is one permitted to use a Asthma pump whilst fasting? Answer:- Using an asthma pump will nullify one’s fast, hence, one should refrain from using it whilst fasting. من أدخل بصنعه دخانا حلقه بأي صورة كان الإدخال فسد صومه سواء كان دخان عنبرا أو عودا أو غيرهما...
Question:- Is one permitted to apply "lip-ice" whilst fasting? Answer:- If a person licks the "lip-ice" off the lip and swallows it, then the fast will be nullified. However, if after licking it he spits it out, then the fast will not be nullified, but doing so is...