QUESTION: 1. Does experiencing a wet dream while one is keeping a Qadhaa fast, invalidate the fast? And is there a time period in which Ghusl should be made after waking up? 2. Up until what time can I decide to break my Qadhaa fast, without incurring a penalty?...
Qadha And Kaffarah
Giving preference to Qadhaa over Kaffaarah
QUESTION: In addition to one having Kaffarah due to intentionally breaking a fast, one also has a number of Qadhaa fasts accumulated over time for a few months of Ramadhan, owing to missing those fasts. Should one start keeping the Qadhaa of all the missed fasts only...
Nullifying a Qadhaa fast
QUESTION: If a person is keeping a Qadhaa fast (of Ramadhaan), and due to weakness and feeling unwell, breaks the fast, does she keep 1 or 2 Qadhaa for it? ANSWER: Only one Qadhaa will be necessary. There is no Kaffarah in this instance. وأما وجوب القضاء فأما الصيام...
Day of Eid falls in between Kaffarah fasts
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...
Unable to discharge Fidyah due to financial constraints
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...
Breaking one’s fast due to labour pains
Question:- A lady experiences labour pain so she breaks her fast. She delivers at the time of sunset. What is the ruling with regards to her fast? Is there Qadha and Kaffarah? Answer:- If there is a strong possibility of her and her child being harmed if she doesn't...
Fasting for an insane person
Question:- What is ruling in the following scenario? Will an insane person, who is not even aware of fasting, have to fast in the month of Ramadaan? If he doesn't fast due to his mental condition, then is Qadhaa or Kaffarah obligatory upon him? Does he have to pay...
Choice in Kaffaarah
Question:- If a person had intercourse with his wife whilst fasting during the month of Ramadan, is the Kaffaarah fasting for 60 consecutive days? Or, can one feed 60 people even if one has the ability to fast for 60 consecutive days? Is it either/or, and one can...