"...... Help you One another in Al-Birr and
At-Taqwa(virtue,righteousness and piety);but do not help one another in sin
and trangression.And fear Allah.Verily,Allah is severe in punishment."[Holy
Quran 5.2]
Questions you always wanted to ask about Ramadaan but you were too ....!
1.Question:
We would like you to give us a summary of things that invalidate the fast.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Allaah has prescribed fasting in accordance with the highest wisdom.
He has commanded the fasting person to fast in a moderate manner, so he
should not harm himself by fasting or consume anything that will invalidate
the fast.
Hence the things that invalidate the fast are of two types:
Some of the things that invalidate the fast involve things coming out of the
body, such as intercourse, deliberate vomiting, menstruation and cupping.
These things that come out of the body weaken it. Hence Allaah has described
them as being things that invalidate the fast, so that the fasting person
will not combine the weakness that results from fasting with the weakness
that results from these things, and thus be harmed by his fast or his fast
no longer be moderate.
And some of the things that invalidate the fast involve things entering the
body, such as eating and drinking. If the fasting person eats or drinks, he
does not achieve the purpose of fasting.
Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 25/248
Allaah has summed up the things that break the fast in the verse where He
says (interpretation of the meaning):
"So now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allaah has
ordained for you (offspring), and eat and drink until the white thread
(light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of
night), then complete your Sawm (fast) till the nightfall"
[al-Baqarah 2:187]
In this verse Allaah mentions the main things that invalidate the fast,
which are eating, drinking and intercourse. The other things that break the
fast were mentioned by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) in his Sunnah.
There are seven things that break the fast, as follows:
1- Intercourse
2- Masturbation
3- Eating and drinking
4- Anything that is regarded as coming under the same heading as
eating and drinking
5- Letting blood by means of cupping and the like
6- Vomiting deliberately
7- Menstruation and nifaas
The first of the things that invalidate the fast is: intercourse.
This is the most serious and the most sinful of the things that invalidate
the fast.
Whoever has intercourse during the day in Ramadaan deliberately and of his
or her own free will, in which the two circumcised parts meet and the tip of
the penis disappears in either of the two passages, has invalidated his
fast, whether he ejaculates or not. He has to repent, complete that day
(i.e., not eat or drink until sunset), make up that day's fast later on and
offer a severe expiation. The evidence for that is the hadeeth narrated by
Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: A man came to the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, "I am doomed,
O Messenger of Allaah!" He said, "Why are you doomed?" He said, "I had
intercourse with my wife (during the day) in Ramadaan." He said, "Can you
free a slave?" He said, "No." He said, "Can you fast for two consecutive
months?" He said, "No." He said, "Can you feed sixty poor persons?" He said,
"No.".
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1936; Muslim, 1111.
No expiation is required for any of the things that break the fast apart
from intercourse.
The second of the things that invalidate the fast is masturbation.
This means causing ejaculation or climax by using the hand etc.
The evidence that masturbation is one of the things that invalidate the fast
is the words of Allaah in the hadeeth qudsi in which He says of the fasting
person: "He gives up his food and drink and desire for My sake." Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 1894; Muslim, 1151. Causing ejaculation comes under the heading
of the desire which the fasting person gives up.
Whoever masturbates during the day in Ramadaan has to repent to Allaah and
refrain from eating and drinking for the rest of the day, and he has to make
up that fast later on.
If he starts to masturbate then stops without ejaculating, he has to repent,
but his fast is still valid, and he does not have to make it up later
because he did not ejaculate. The fasting person should keep away from
everything that provokes desire and shun bad thoughts.
With regard to the emission of madhiy (prostatic fluid), the most correct
view is that it does not invalidate the fast.
The third of the things that invalidate the fast is eating or drinking
This refers to food or drink reaching the stomach via the mouth.
If anything reaches the stomach via the nose, this is like eating or
drinking.
Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Snuff
up water deeply into the nose (when doing wudoo'), except when you are
fasting." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 788. If water reaching the stomach via
the nose did not invalidate the fast, the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) would not have told those who are fasting not to snuff
up water deeply into the nose.
The fourth of the things that invalidate the fast is anything that is
regarded as coming under the same heading as eating and drinking
This includes two things:
1-Transfusion of blood to one who is fasting - such as if he bleeds heavily
and is given a blood transfusion. This invalidates the fast because blood is
formed from food and drink.
2-Receiving via a needle (as in the case of a drip) nourishing substances
which take the place of food and drink, because this is the same as food and
drink. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen, Majaalis Shahr Ramadaan, p/ 70.
With regard to injections which do not replace food and drink, rather they
are administered for the purpose of medical treatment - such as penicillin
or insulin - or are given to energize the body, or for the purpose of
vaccinations, these do not affect the fast, whether they are intravenous or
intramuscular (injected into a vein or a muscle). Fataawa Muhammad ibn
Ibraaheem, 4/189. But to be on the safe side, these injections may be given
at night.
Kidney dialysis, in which blood is extracted, cleaned and then returned to
the body with the additional of chemical substances such as sugars and salts
etc. is regarded as invalidating the fast. Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah,
10/19
The fifth of the things that invalidate the fast is letting blood by means
of cupping
Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The
cupper and the one for whom cupping is done have both invalidated their
fast." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2367; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh Abi Dawood, 2047.
Donating blood comes under the same heading as cupping, because it affects
the body in the same way.
Based on this, it is not permissible for a person who is fasting to donate
blood unless it is essential, in which case it is permissible. In that case
the donor has broken his fast and must make up that day later on. Ibn
'Uthaymeen, Majaalis Shahr Ramadaan, p. 71
If a person suffers a nosebleed, his fast is valid, because that happened
involuntarily. Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 10/264
With regard to bleeding that results from extraction of a tooth, surgery or
a blood test etc., that does not invalidate the fast because it is not
cupping or something that is similar to cupping, unless it has an effect on
the body similar to that of cupping.
The sixth of the things that invalidate the fast is vomiting deliberately
Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Whoever vomits involuntarily does not have to make up the fast, but whoever
vomits deliberately let him make up the fast." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 720,
classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 577.
Ibn al-Mundhir said: The scholars are agreed that the fast of one who vomits
deliberately is invalidated. Al-Mughni, 4/368.
Whoever vomits deliberately by sticking his finger in his throat, pressing
his stomach, deliberately smelling something nasty or persisting in looking
at something that makes him vomit, has to make up his fast later on.
If his gorge rises, he should not suppress it, because that will harm him.
Majaalis Sharh Ramadaan, Ibn 'Uthaymeen, p. 71.
The seventh of the things that invalidate the fast is the blood of menses
and nifaas
Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Is it
not the case that when she gets her period, she does not pray or fast?"
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 304.
When a woman sees the blood of her period or nifaas (post-partum bleeding),
her fast becomes invalid even if that is one moment before sunset.
If a woman feels that her period has started but no blood comes out until
after sunset, her fast is still valid.
If the bleeding of a woman who is menstruating or in nifaas ceases at night
and she has the intention of fasting, then dawn comes before she does ghusl,
the view of all the scholars is that her fast is valid. Al-Fath, 4/148.
It is preferable for a woman to keep to her natural cycle and to accept that
which Allaah has decreed for her, and not to take any medicine to prevent
her period. She should accept what Allaah has decreed for her of not fasting
during her period, and make up those days later on. This is what the Mothers
of the Believers and the women of the Salaf used to do. Fataawa al-Lajnah
al-Daa'imah, 10/151. In addition, it has been medically proven that these
means of preventing menstruation are harmful and many women have suffered
menstrual irregularities as a result. If a woman takes pills and her period
stops as a result, that is fine, she can fast and her fast is acceptable.
These are things that invalidate the fast. All of them - apart from menses
and nifaas - only invalidate the fast if three conditions are met: that the
person was aware of the ruling and not ignorant of it; that he did it
knowingly and not out of forgetfulness; and that he did it by choice and was
not forced to do it.
We should also note some things that do not invalidate the fast:
Enemas, eyedrops, eardrops, tooth extraction and treatment of injuries do
not invalidate the fast. Majmoo' Fataawa Shaykh al-Islam, 25/233; 25/245
Medical tablets that are placed under the tongue to treat asthma attacks
etc, so long as you avoid swallowing any residue.
Insertion of anything into the vagina such as pessaries, or a speculum, or
the doctor's fingers for the purpose of medical examination.
Insertion of medical instruments or IUD into the womb.
Anything that enters the urinary tract of a male or female, such as a
catheter tube, or medical scopes, or opaque dyes inserted for the purpose of
x-rays, or medicine, or a solution to wash the bladder.
Fillings, extractions or cleaning of the teeth, whether with a siwaak or
toothbrush, so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the
throat.
Rinsing the mouth, gargling, sprays etc. so long as you avoid swallowing
anything that reaches the throat.
Oxygen or anaesthetic gases, so long as that does not give the patient any
kind of nourishment.
Anything that may enter the body via absorption through the skin, such as
creams, poultices, etc.
Insertion of a fine tube via the veins for diagnostic imaging or treatment
of the veins of the heart or any part of the body.
Insertion of a scope through the stomach wall to examine the intestines by
means of a surgical operation (laparoscopy).
Taking samples from the liver or any other part of the body, so long as that
is not accompanied by administration of solutions.
Endoscopy, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions
or other substances.
Introduction of any medical instruments or materials to the brain or spinal
column.
And Allaah knows best.
2. Question:
I would like to know how i'tikaaf is to be done in the mosque during the
last ten days of Ramadaan, noting that I work and my work finishes at 2 p.m.
Do I have to stay in the mosque all the time?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If the mu'takif (person observing i'tikaaf) goes out of the mosque, his
i'tikaaf is invalidated, because i'tikaaf means staying in the mosque to
worship Allaah.
That applies unless the mu'takif goes out for an unavoidable reason, such as
to relieve himself, to do wudoo' or ghusl, or to bring food if he does not
have anyone to bring food to the mosque for him, and other similar matters
which cannot be avoided and which cannot be done in the mosque.
Al-Bukhaari (2092) and Muslim (297) narrated that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be
pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) used not to enter the house except for things that a
person needs when he was observing i'tikaaf.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Mughni (4/466):
What is meant by things that a person needs is to urinate and defecate,
because every person need to do that. Similarly, he also needs to eat and
drink. If he does not have anyone who can bring him food and drink, then he
may go out to get them if he needs to. For everything that he cannot do
without and cannot do in the mosque, he may go out for that purpose, and
that does not invalidate his i'tikaaf, so long as he does not take a long
time doing it.
If the mu'takif goes out to do his work, this is something that invalidates
i'tikaaf.
The Standing Committee was asked:
Is it permissible for the mu'takif to visit someone who is sick or to accept
an invitation or to attend to his family's needs or to attend a funeral or
to go to work?
They replied:
The Sunnah is that the mu'takif should not visit one who is sick during his
i'tikaaf, or accept any invitation, or attend to his family's needs, or
attend any funeral, or go to work outside the mosque, because it was proven
that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Sunnah is for the
mu'takif not to visit any sick person, or attend any funeral, or touch his
wife or be intimate with her, or to go out for any purpose except those
which cannot be avoided."
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2473.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 10/410.
3. Question:
My wife is 7 months pregnant does she needs to have fast if not what she
needs to do inspite .
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The most correct view compares pregnant and nursing women to those who are
sick, so it is permissible for them not to fast, and all they have to do is
make up the days they missed, whether they feared for themselves or their
child. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah
has relieved the traveller of the obligation of fasting and half of the
prayer, and He has relieved the pregnant woman and nursing mother of the
obligation of fasting." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 715; Ibn Maajah, 1667;
classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 575.
If a pregnant woman fears that fasting may harm her or her baby, then she
should follow the ruling on one who is sick. So she may break her fast and
she has to make up the days that she did not fast, because Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did
not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other days"
[al-Baqarah 2:185]
But if she does not fear that she or her baby may be harmed by fasting, then
she has to fast, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of
Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that
month"
[al-Baqarah 2:185]
In most cases, fasting is difficult for pregnant women, especially in the
final months, and fasting may affect the pregnancy. So she should refer to a
trustworthy doctor for advice.
See al-Sharh al-Mumti', 6/359.
And Allaah knows best.
4. Question:
It is well known that whoever has intercourse with his wife during the day
in Ramadaan has to free a slave or fast two consecutive months or feed sixty
poor persons.
My question is:
1- If a man has intercourse with his wife more than once on a
number of days, does he have to fast two months for each day, or is two
months sufficient to expiate for all the days on which he had intercourse?
2- If he did not know that this ruling applies to the one who
has intercourse with his wife, and he thought that for each day that he had
intercourse with his wife he had to make up just one day, what is the ruling
in this case?
3- Is the wife subject to the same ruling as the husband?
4- Is it permissible to pay money instead of giving food?
5- Is it permissible to feed one poor person on behalf of
himself and his wife?
6- If he cannot find a person to feed, is it permissible to give
money to one of the charitable organizations such as Jam'iyyat al-Birr in
Riyadh or another charity?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
With regard to one who is obliged to fast:
1 - If he has intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadaan, one or
more times on one day, then he must offer one expiation. If he had
intercourse on several days then he must offer multiple expiations, the same
number as the days on which he had intercourse.
2 - He must offer expiation for having intercourse even if he was unaware of
the fact that he would have to offer expiation for having intercourse.
3 - The wife must also offer expiation for having intercourse if she
willingly went along with her husband in that. But if she was forced then
she does not have to do anything.
4 - It is not permissible to give money instead of feeding a poor person,
and that is not sufficient.
5 - It is permissible to feed one poor person half a saa' on behalf of
himself and half a saa' on behalf of his wife. That will be considered to be
one of the sixty poor persons who must be fed on behalf of them both.
6 - it is not permissible to give it all to one poor person, or to a
charitable organization etc., because they may not distribute it to sixty
poor persons. The believer must strive to discharge his duty with regard to
expiations and other obligations.
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace
upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
The Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas.
Fataawa al-Lajnah, 10/320.
5. Question:
During Ramadan we pray salat al-taraweeh, what is to be said in the
beginning of the prayer. for example nawatu asalee lillah al atheem fe ta'at
rubee al kareem rika'tein sinit........
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah
Uttering the intention out loud when one is going to pray is bid'ah (an
innovation), whether that is for Taraaweeh prayers or any other prayer.
Ibn al-Qayyim said in Zaad al-Ma'aad (1/201):
When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stood up to
pray, he would say: "Allaahu akbar," and he did not say anything before
that, or utter the intention (niyyah) out loud at all. He did not say, "I am
going to pray such-and-such a prayer, facing the qiblah, four rak'ahs, as an
imam or following an imam." And he did not say "ada'an (on time)" or
"qadaa'an (making up a missed prayer)" or "fard al-waqt (the obligatory
prayer of this time)." These are all bid'ahs which were not narrated by any
scholar with any isnaad, be it saheeh, da'eef, musnad or mursal . Neither
was this narrated from any of the Prophet's companions, and none of the
Taabi'een or the four imams described it as mustahabb
So the Muslim should have the intention of praying Taraaweeh in his heart
only, and not utter anything out loud.
And Allaah knows best.
6. Question:
Is regarding the time of suhoor. In the Quran, Allah S.W.T says: 2:187:
......and eat and drink until the whit thread becomes clear to you from the
black thread of the dawn.... Doesn't this mean we can eat until the sun
starts to rise? Then why do we stop at adhaan of fajr, which is more than an
hour before sunrise.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
What is meant by the black thread in the verse is the night, and the white
thread is the dawn, not the rising of the sun.
Dawn is called the white thread because the first thing that is seen of the
dawn is a light in the sky that looks like a thread along the horizon,
stretching from right to left, from north to south. Then it continues to
increase until it spreads through the whole sky. See Fath al-Baari,
commentary on hadeeth no. 1917.
Al-Bukhaari (1916) and Muslim (1090) narrated that 'Adiyy ibn Haatim (may
Allaah be pleased with him) said: "When the words 'until the white thread
(light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of
night)' [al-Baqarah 2:187 - interpretation of the meaning] were revealed, I
took a black rope and a white rope and put them beneath my pillow, and I
started to look at them during the night, but I could not see any
distinction between them. The next morning I went to the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and told him about that. He
said, 'Rather that is the blackness of the night and the whiteness of the
day.'"
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
Abu 'Ubayd said: The white thread is the true dawn and the black thread is
the night.
And Allaah knows best.
7. Question:
In India we make the niyah of Saum as "ALLAH HUMMA ASOOMO JADAN LAKA
FAGFIRLEE MA KADDAMTU WA MA AKHARTU", I am not sure of the meaning, but is
it the right niyah?if yes please explain the meaning or please give me the
right niyah proved by Qu`ran and Hadith.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The Ramadaan fast and other acts of worship are not valid unless accompanied
by the proper intention, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "Actions are but by intentions, and everyone shall have
but that which he intended." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1; Muslim, 1907)
The intention is subject to the condition that it be made at night, before
the dawn comes, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whoever does not intend to fast before dawn, there is no fast
for him." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 730. According to a version narrated by
al-Nasaa'i (2334): "Whoever does not intend to fast from the night before,
there is no fast for him." Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi, 573. What is meant is that whoever does not intend to fast and
resolve to do so from the night before, his fast is not valid.
The intention (niyyah) is an action of the heart. The Muslim should resolve
in his heart that he is going to fast tomorrow. It is not prescribed for him
to utter it out loud and say, "I intend to fast" or "I will fast tomorrow"
or other phrases that have been innovated by some people. The correct
intention is when a person resolves in his heart that he is going to fast
tomorrow.
Hence Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in al-Ikhtiyaaraat (p. 191):
If it crosses a person's mind that he is going to fast tomorrow, then he has
made the intention.
The Standing Committee was asked:
How should a person intend to fast Ramadaan?
They replied:
The intention is done by resolving to fast. It is essential that the
intention to fast Ramadaan be made every night.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 10/246
And Allaah knows best.
8.Question:
As some ulama say that fellation is makruh and some say Haraam, if someone
did it during one night of Ramadhan, does it nullifies his fast of the
previous day?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The correct scholarly view is that masturbation is haraam.
If a person commits this haraam action at night in Ramadaan, that does not
invalidate his fast, either on the day before or the day after.
But the Muslim must strive to control himself and avoid doing this haraam
action and others, especially during this blessed month.
The Muslim has to make the most of this blessed month, for fasting is the
best treatment for this haraam thing. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) commanded young men who were unable to get married to
fast. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "O young
men, whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, and whoever
cannot afford it, then he should fast, for that will be a shield for him" -
i.e., fasting will curb his desire.
Whoever has been tested with this must repent to Allaah and regret what he
has done, and resolve not to do it again.
And Allaah knows best.
9. Question:
Many muslims during ramadhan read the quran and when on completion on the
quran they have a so called "hatham" this is common for peopls from the
indian subcontinant.What i want to know is is this "hatham" a sunnah of the
rasool??or is it a bidah??. The "hatham" is usually by an imam,where he will
recite a few duas from and read onto food which will be eaten and
distributed to many people. please could you answer this because this is
also practised when someone dies and and on every thursday evenning.if there
is such a hadith on this practise please could u give me the reference?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Du'aa' for completing the Qur'aan in the manner asked about here is a
reprehensible innovation (bid'ah), which was not done by the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or by the righteous salaf (may Allaah
be pleased with them). If it had been something good, they would have done
it before us.
Rather what is narrated from the salaf is to make du'aa' after completing
the Qur'aan, without stipulating any specific du'aa' or any particular way
of doing it. So if the Muslim completes the Holy Qur'aan, whether in
Ramadaan or at other times, it is mustahabb for him to raise his hands and
call upon Allaah, asking Him for the best in this world and in the
Hereafter.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:
Is there a specific du'aa' for completing the Qur'aan?
He said:
There is no evidence that there is a specific du'aa' for this as far as I
know. Hence it is permissible for a person to make du'aa' as he wishes and
to choose beneficial supplications such as praying to be forgiven, to be
granted Paradise and to be saved from Hell, seeking refuge with Allaah from
fitnah (temptation, tribulation), asking for help to understand the Qur'aan
in the manner that Allaah is pleased with and to act upon it and memorize
it, etc., because it was proven that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him)
used to gather his family when he completed the Qur'aan and make du'aa'.
Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 11/358.
With regard to reciting that over food and distributing it, and doing that
when someone dies and on Thursdays, all of that is bid'ah (innovation).
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has commanded us to
adhere to his Sunnah and the way of the Rightly-Guided caliphs, and he has
forbidden us to introduce innovations into the religion. He has told us that
this is misguidance, and that bid'ahs will be rejected and thrown back at
the one who does them, and he will not be rewarded for them.
Abu Dawood (4607) narrated from al-'Irbaad ibn Saariyah that the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever among
you lives after I am gone will see great differences. I urge you to adhere
to my Sunnah and the way of the Rightly-Guided caliphs. Adhere to it and
cling firmly to it. And beware of newly-innovated matters, for every
newly-innovated matter is a bid'ah, and every bid'ah is a going-astray."
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3851.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever does
any action that is not in accordance with this matter of ours (Islam) will
have it rejected." Narrated by Muslim, 1718.
And Allaah knows best.
10.Question:
Does the blood that comes out from between the teeth accidentally invalidate
the fast or not? What if it does caused by the person himself, rather it is
caused by another person hitting him by mistake? Please advise us, may
Allaah reward you.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The blood that comes out from between the teeth does not invalidate the
fast, whether it comes out by itself or because of another person hitting
him.
And Allaah is the source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace
upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and companions.
Al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah li'l-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wa'l-Ifta, 10/267
But it is haraam for the fasting person to swallow this blood; if he
swallows it deliberately then his fast is broken.
11.Question:
A woman's period ended in Ramadaan before dawn came, so she fasted that day,
then Zuhr came and she prayed, then she noticed a yellow discharge. Is her
fast valid?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If her period ended before dawn and then she fasted, her fast is valid, and
the yellow discharge that she noticed after her period ended does not have
any effect on it, because Umm 'Atiyyah (may Allaah be pleased with her)
said: "We used not to regard the brownish and yellowish discharge that comes
after the period ends as meaning anything." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1/84;
Abu Dawood, 307.
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace
upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah li'l-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wa'l-Ifta', 10/158 .
12.Question:
In our city there is a group of committed brothers, but they differ from us
with regard to some matters, such as fasting in Ramadaan. They do not fast
until they see the moon with the naked eye. Sometimes we fast two or three
days before them in Ramadaan, and they break their fast one or two days
after Eid al-Fitr. Every time we ask them about fasting on the day of Eid
they say, "We do not break our fast or start to fast until we see the new
moon with the naked eye, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said, 'Fast when you see it and break your fast when you see
it.'" But they do not recognize the sighting of the moon with instruments as
you know. They also differ with regard to the time of Eid prayer, and they
do not pray until after Eid according to their sighting. Similarly on Eid
al-Adha they differ from us with regard to offering the sacrifice of Eid and
the standing at 'Arafaah. They celebrate two days after Eid al-Adha, i.e.,
they do not offer the sacrifice until after all the Muslims have offered
their sacrifices. Is what they are doing correct? May Allaah reward you with
good.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
They should fast with the people and break their fast with the people, and
they should offer the Eid prayer with the Muslims in their city because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Fast when you see
it (the new moon) and break your fast when you see it, and if it is cloudy
then complete the number (of days - i.e., assume the month is thirty days)."
(Agreed upon). What is meant by this command to fast and to break the fast
is if the sighting is proven by the naked eye or by means that help the eye
to see, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Fasting is the day when you (i.e., the Muslim community) fast, iftaar
is the day when you (all) break your fast and adha is the day when you (all)
offer your sacrifice." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2324; al-Tirmidhi, 697;
classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 561).
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace
upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and companions.
13.Question:
Can we sell food for charity at an iftaar in the mosque, the proceeds of
which are to be spent on poor people living near the mosque?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
What is meant by selling food for charity is that some people prepare food
of whatever type at home, then they sell it and they donate the money raised
to a charitable project or give it in charity.
This is a good deed and a kind of charity, and cooperating in charity, for
which a person earns reward as do all those who participate in it, whether
they contribute money or efforts, etc. All of that is included in the words
of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):
"Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and
piety)"
[al-Maa'idah 5:2]
But we should note that the buying and selling should be done outside the
mosque itself, because it is haraam to buy and sell inside the mosque. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If you see
anyone buying and selling inside the mosque, say, 'May Allaah not cause your
trade to be profitable.'" Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1321; classed as saheeh
by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 1066
And Allaah knows best.
14. Question:
What does a person have to do if he was in a coma when Ramadaan began
because of a car accident, and he did not wake up until twenty-two days
later?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
This question was put to Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have
mercy on him) and he said:
According to the most sound opinion, if a person is unconscious and is
in a coma because of sickness or otherwise, he is not obliged to pray, so he
does not have to make up the prayers he missed. As for fasting, he does have
to make up the days that he did not fast whilst he was in a coma.
The difference between prayer and fasting is that prayer is done
repeatedly, so if a person does not make up the prayers he missed, he will
pray on the following day. But in the case of fasting, it is not done
repeatedly. Hence a woman who menstruates has to make up the fasts she
misses but not the prayers.
15. Question:
I want to ask about the amount of blood coming from the body of a person
which invalidates the fast. I suffer from piles (haemorrhoids). That has
been for a long time and is not regular, and it may be accompanied by
bleeding, the amount of which is approximately half a coffee cup.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
We ask Allaah to bless you with a speedy recovery.
Because this bleeding is caused by sickness, your fast is still valid,
and you do not have to do anything even if the blood is a large amount, so
long as it comes out without you doing anything (to cause it).
The guidelines concerning the blood that invalidates the fast are as
follows:
1 - If the blood comes out as the result of a person's actions or
choice; this is subject to further discussion:
(i) If the blood comes out by means of cupping, this
invalidates the fast, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "The cupper and the one to whom cupping is done both break
their fast."
(ii) If it comes out by a means other than cupping, such as
venesection (opening a vein). If the amount is large and that has an effect
on the person's body, then this invalidates his fast (such as donating
blood). If the amount is small and it does not harm the person, then it does
not invalidate his fast, such as the small amount of blood that is taken for
testing.
2 - If the blood comes out through no deliberate action, such as an
accident or nosebleed or an injury to any part of the body, his fast is
still valid even if the amount of blood is large.
This is the summary of a fatwa issued by Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen. See
Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/132
But if the blood that comes out through no deliberate action is of such
a large amount that he becomes weak and unable to fast, then it is
permissible for him to break his Question:
16.Question Does taking blood from a person's body using a needle
invalidate the fast or not?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If the blood that is taken from him is regarded as being a small
amount, then he does not have to make up that day. But if it is considered
to be a large amount, then he should make up that day so as to avoid an area
of scholarly dispute and so as to be on the safe side and be sure that he
has fulfilled his duty.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 10/263
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was
asked about taking blood in Ramadaan for the purpose of testing. He replied:
Such tests do not invalidate the fast, rather they are forgiven
because they are something that is necessary and they are not like the
things that are known in sharee'ah to invalidate the fast.
Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/133
Shaykh Ibn Jibreen said:
If a person donates blood and a large amount is taken, that
invalidates his fast, by analogy with cupping, which refers to the act of
letting blood flow from the veins in order to relieve sickness or so that
this blood may be stored for emergencies. But if it is a small amount then
that does not invalidate the fast, such as taking a small amount with a
needle for the purpose of testing.
Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/133.
fast and he should fast another day to make up for it.
17.Question:
My question is about the smell that comes from Vicks [i.e., Vicks
Vaporub, used externally to relieve headaches]. Does it have any substance
that reaches the stomach when I apply the Vicks in the area of the forehead
and nose whilst fasting?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The smell that comes from Vicks does not have any effect on the fast,
because it is simply a smell that has no substance that can reach the
stomach.
And Allaah knows best.
17.Question:
I use contraceptive pills and I made a mistake in taking them which led
to me getting a period one week after the end of the previous period. Does
this come under the same rulings as an ordinary menstrual period?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Yes, it comes under the same rulings as an ordinary menstrual
period, because the basic principle is that the blood which comes out of a
woman is menstrual blood (hayd) unless it becomes apparent that it is the
blood of istihaadah (irregular non-menstrual vaginal bleeding).
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked
about a woman who started to bleed nine days after the previous period. He
said:
When the hayd (menstruation) comes, it is hayd, whether that was
a long time or a short time after the previous period. If she menstruates,
then becomes pure (i.e., her period ends), then five or six or ten days
later she gets another period, then she should stop praying because it is
hayd (menstruation). The same applies every time she become pure then the
period come again - she must stop praying.
Fataawa al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, 1/79
And Allaah knows best.
18. Question:
There is a man who is accustomed to telling lies ever since he was a
child. He is trying to overcome this bad habit but he forgets and tells
lies, then he asks Allaah's forgiveness again. Does that have any effect on
his fasting?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Al-Bukhaari (1903, 6057) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be
pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever does not give up false speech and acting
upon it, and ignorance, Allaah has no need of him giving up his food and
drink."
The phrase "false speech" includes lying, backbiting, spreading slander
and bearing false witness, and every kind of speech that is haraam.
Acting upon it means doing evil and immoral actions. See Tuhfat
al-Ahwadhi.
Ignorance means committing all kinds of sins. This was the view of
al-Sindi in Haashiyat Ibn Maajah.
Al-Haafiz said:
With regard to the phrase "Allaah has no need of him giving up his food
and drink", Ibn Battaal said: This does not mean that he is to be told to
stop fasting, rather it is a warning against false speech and the other
things mentioned along with it. this is an indication that (his fast) is not
accepted. what is meant is that a fast that is contaminated with falsehood
is rejected and that a fast that is free of that is aceepted.
Ibn al-'Arabi said: This hadeeth implies that whoever does the things
mentioned here will not be rewarded for his fast. What is meant is that the
reward for fasting cannot outweigh the sin of false speech and the other
things mentioned here.
What is meant is that all sins have an effect on the fast and thus
reduce the reward for fasting. The reward may be cancelled out altogether if
there are too many sins.
So you have to continue to strive against yourself until you give up
this evil habit. Every time you sin you have to repent and seek forgiveness,
for the one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin at all.
May Allaah help us to do that which He loves and which pleases Him.
19. Question:
I would like to know how i'tikaaf is to be done in the mosque during the
last ten days of Ramadaan, noting that I work and my work finishes at 2 p.m.
Do I have to stay in the mosque all the time?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If the mu'takif (person observing i'tikaaf) goes out of the mosque, his
i'tikaaf is invalidated, because i'tikaaf means staying in the mosque to
worship Allaah.
That applies unless the mu'takif goes out for an unavoidable reason,
such as to relieve himself, to do wudoo' or ghusl, or to bring food if he
does not have anyone to bring food to the mosque for him, and other similar
matters which cannot be avoided and which cannot be done in the mosque.
Al-Bukhaari (2092) and Muslim (297) narrated that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah
be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) used not to enter the house except for things that a
person needs when he was observing i'tikaaf.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Mughni (4/466):
What is meant by things that a person needs is to urinate and defecate,
because every person need to do that. Similarly, he also needs to eat and
drink. If he does not have anyone who can bring him food and drink, then he
may go out to get them if he needs to. For everything that he cannot do
without and cannot do in the mosque, he may go out for that purpose, and
that does not invalidate his i'tikaaf, so long as he does not take a long
time doing it.
If the mu'takif goes out to do his work, this is something that
invalidates i'tikaaf.
The Standing Committee was asked:
Is it permissible for the mu'takif to visit someone who is sick or to
accept an invitation or to attend to his family's needs or to attend a
funeral or to go to work?
They replied:
The Sunnah is that the mu'takif should not visit one who is sick during
his i'tikaaf, or accept any invitation, or attend to his family's needs, or
attend any funeral, or go to work outside the mosque, because it was proven
that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Sunnah is for the
mu'takif not to visit any sick person, or attend any funeral, or touch his
wife or be intimate with her, or to go out for any purpose except those
which cannot be avoided."
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2473.
20. Question:
I am a cabin crew member.How do i observe my fasts durin the Holy
month of Ramadan while travelling 2 places in the west which require long
hours of flying?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
So long as you are working as a member of the cabin crew in an
airplane, you are travelling, and the scholars are agreed that it is
permissible for the traveller to break his fast during Ramadaan, whether it
is difficult for him to fast or not.
It is preferable for the traveller to fast, so long as fasting does
not cause him hardship, in which case it is better for him to break his fast
and make up the days that he did not fast later on. See Question no. 20165.
If you want to fast then you have to refrain from eating and drinking
etc from dawn in the place where you are at the time of dawn, whether you
are on the ground or in the air.
Similarly the ruling concerning iftaar is that you should not break
your fast until the sun sets in the place where you are. If you are on board
the plane and you can see the sun, it is not permissible for you to break
your fast until the sun sets, even if the sun has already set for the people
of the land which you are flying over in the plane.
The fact that the day may be made longer or shorter because of
travelling does not have any effect on the fast.
It is well known that if you are travelling eastwards, the day will
become shorter for you, and if you are travelling westwards the day will
become longer.
What matters is the place where you are at the time of dawn and the
time of sunset.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 10/410.
21. Question:
If i fast and during fasting i swear or be mean to someone is my fast
broken?i would like to know because my friends swear and be mean to people
while they are fasting and i would like to tell them why they should prevent
evil like swearing.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Committing sins during the day in Ramadaan, such as swearing or
insulting others, does not invalidate the fast as such, but it detracts from
the reward for fasting. These sins may take away all of the reward, and the
fasting person is left with nothing as a result of his fast apart from
hunger and thirst.
The fasting person is enjoined to guard all his faculties against
disobeying Allaah. The purpose behind fasting is not simply to refrain from
eating and drinking, rather the purpose is to refrain from disobeying Allaah
and to achieve piety or fear of Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for
you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become
Al-Muttaqoon (the pious.)"
[al-Baqarah 2:183]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever
does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allaah has no need of his
giving up his food and drink." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1903, 6075.
False speech includes all kinds of speech that are haraam, such as
lying, backbiting, slandering, insulting and cursing.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If
any one of you is fasting, let him not utter obscenities or act in an
ignorant manner, and if anyone insults him or wants to fight him, let him
say, I am fasting." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1894; Muslim 1151.
Al-Haafiz said:
"Let him not utter obscene speech" means let him not say any foul words.
"Let him not act in an ignorant manner" means let him not do any of the
actions done by ignorant people such as yelling, being foolish, etc.
What is meant by this hadeeth is that he should not react in kind,
rather he should limit himself to saying, "I am fasting."
If the fasting person is commanded not to react to one who insults him,
how can it be appropriate for him to mistreat people or be the first to
insult them?
Al-Nawawi said:
Note that the prohibition against obscene speech, ignorant action,
argument and insults on the part of one who is fasting is not restricted
only to him, rather each of these things is forbidden in general, but the
prohibition is stronger in the case of one who is fasting.
Al-Haakim narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Fasting does not just mean abstaining from food and drink, rather
fasting means abstaining from idle and obscene speech. If someone curses you
or treats you in an ignorant manner, then say, 'I am fasting, I am
fasting.'"
Ibn Maajah (1690) said: Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "It may be that the
fasting person gets nothing from his fast apart from hunger, and it may be
that the one who prays qiyaam at night may get nothing from his qiyaam but a
sleepless night."
22. Question:
With regard to fasting, I started fasting in London and broke my fast in
Riyadh. What is the ruling on the time difference?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Your fast is valid, because with regard to breaking the fast, what
matters is the place where the fasting person is when the sun sets; the time
difference does not matter, whether the day is long or short.
In Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah (10/296) it says:
The scholars are unanimously agreed that the fast lasts from dawn until
sunset, and each person who fasts is subject to the rulings on the place
where he is, whether he is on the ground or in a plane that is in the air.
In another fatwa (10/295):
The basic principle is that with regard to starting to fast, breaking
the fast and the time of prayer, each person is subject to the ruling of the
land he is in or the air through which he is travelling. If the plane he is
in takes off a few minutes before sunset and the day continues for him, it
is not permissible for him to break his fast or to pray Maghrib until the
sun sets from the point of view of the air through which he is travelling,
even if he passes through the airspace of a city whose people have broken
the fast and prayed Maghrib, so long as he can see the sun.
Based on this, whoever starts to fast then travels in a plane towards
the west should break his fast when the sun sets in the place where he is.
Similarly if he travels by plane towards the east and wants to fast, he
should not break his fast until the sun sets in the place where he is. The
time difference does not matter.
And Allaah knows best.
23. Question:
What is the ruling if a woman fasts for one day after her period
finishes, then the period comes back again? Should she make up that day or
not?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If the period ends for one day or one night during the days of the
period, then the woman should do ghusl and offer the prayers that fall due
whilst she is taahir (pure), because Ibn 'Abbaas said: "When she sees the
heavy blood, she should not pray, but if she sees the tuhr (white discharge
indicating that the period has ended) for a while then she should do ghusl."
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah (Majallat al-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah,
12/102
The heavy blood is thick blood, or it was said that it means a lot of
blood. Lisaan al-'Arab, 4/46.
24. Question:
I used the siwaak before Zuhr prayer, and in the middle of the prayer
I felt a small amount of blood coming out. I tried not to swallow any of it
but I could not help it. After the prayer I spat out some of the saliva that
was in my mouth and found out that it was in fact blood. What is the ruling
and do I have to make up this day?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
You should not have swallowed this blood; you should have taken out a
tissue whilst praying and spat the blood into it.
Because you swallowed it without meaning to, your fast is still valid,
but if you swallowed it deliberately then you have to make up this day.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: If blood flows in
his mouth or he burps up something (reflux) from the stomach, and he
swallows it, then he has broken his fast even if it was a small amount,
because the basic principle is that anything that goes from the mouth to the
stomach breaks the fast.
The basic principle is that the fast is broken by everything that
reaches the stomach from the mouth, with exception of saliva because it is
not possible to avoid it. But this principle applies to everything else.
Al-Mughni, 4/356
And Allaah knows best.
25. Question:
Does masturbation break the fast if it is done during the day in Ramadaan
but no semen is emitted?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Masturbation is one of the things that invalidate the fast, and the one who
does that has to make up the day that he broke his fast. He must also repent
from this great sin.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz said:
Masturbation during the day in Ramadaan invalidates the fast if it is done
deliberately and semen is emitted as a result. The person must make up the
day if that was an obligatory fast, and he must repent to Allaah, because
masturbation is not permissible whether one is fasting or not. It is the
action which people call the "secret habit".
Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 15/267
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
If a fasting person masturbates and ejaculates, this breaks his fast, and he
has to make up the fast of the day on which he masturbated, but he does not
have to offer any expiation, because the expiation is only required of one
who has intercourse. And he has to repent from what he did.
Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam, p. 478
This applies if he masturbated and ejaculated; if he did not ejaculate then
this does not break the fast.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Sharh
al-Mumti' (6/388):
If he masturbated without ejaculating, this does not invalidate the fast.
And Allaah knows best.
26.Question:
Do I have to take out my removable braces when fasting? Because when I speak
with them in my mouth, it creates a lot of saliva and I cannot help
swallowing it. Please advise me, may Allaah reward you with all good.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
You do not have to take out your braces in order to fast, because nothing
goes from it to the stomach. The fact that it causes you to produce more
saliva does not mean that it breaks the fast.
The scholars stated that it is permissible for a person who is fasting to
put a dirham (a coin) in his mouth whilst fasting, and it is more
appropriate that it be permissible to put braces in one's mouth than a coin,
because people do not put braces in their mouth unless they need to.
Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Whoever puts a dirham or a
dinar in his mouth whilst he is fasting, so long as the taste of it does not
reach his throat, there is nothing wrong with that, but if he notices a
taste, then I do not approve of that.
Al-Mughni, 4/359.
And if he swallows the saliva, even if it is a lot, that does not affect
his fast. And Allaah knows best.
27.Question:
Sometimes I feel exhausted and have a headache during the day in Ramadaan,
and some people advised me to use a suppository to reduce the severity of
the headache. Does this medicine invalidate the fast or not? Please advise
me, may Allaah reward you.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Using suppositories during the day does not invalidate the fast. Similarly
if a fasting person needs an enema, that does not invalidate the fast,
because there is no evidence to suggest that this is one of the things that
break the fast, and because that is not food or drink and does not come
under the same heading as food and drink.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Tayimiyah said in al-Ikhtiyaaraat p. 193:
Application of kohl and enemas do not invalidate the fast. this is the view
of some of the scholars.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said in al-Sharh al-Mumti' (6/381):
The most correct view concerning this matter is the view of Shaykh al-Islam
Ibn Taymiyah - i.e. that an enema does not invalidate the fast.
And Allaah knows best.
28.Question:
Is it better to give in charity in the last ten days of Ramadaan, or to
spend the nights of those days in prayer and dhikr which is the only special
thing about those nights?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
What was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) concerning staying up at night during the last ten nights of Ramadaan
is that those nights should be spent in prayer and dhikr.
Charity during Ramadaan is better than charity at other times, but we do not
know of anything in the Sunnah to indicate that giving charity in the last
ten days is better.
But the scholars stated that righteous deeds are better when done at times
of virtue, and undoubtedly the last ten nights of Ramadaan are better than
any other nights, because Laylat al-Qadr is among them, which is better than
a thousand months.
Whatever the case, what is prescribed for the Muslim is to give a great deal
of charity throughout Ramadaan. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) was the most generous of people and he was at his most generous
during Ramadaan. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6; Muslim, 2308
And Allaah knows best.
29.Question:
Is it permissible to pray Taraaweeh about two hours before Fajr prayer? Or
must it be done immediately after 'Isha'?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The time for Taraaweeh prayer lasts from after 'Isha' until dawn comes, so
it is valid to perform this prayer at any time during this period.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Majmoo':
The time of Taraaweeh prayer begins when 'Isha' prayer is over, as was
stated by al-Baghawi and others, and it lasts until dawn comes.
But if a man is going to pray in the mosque as an imam leading the people in
prayer, it is better to pray Taraaweeh after 'Isha' prayer and not to delay
it until the middle or the end of the night, so that this will not cause
hardship for the worshippers and some of them may sleep and miss the prayer.
This is what the Muslims usually do, they pray Taraaweeh after 'Isha' and do
not delay it.
Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Mughni:
It was said to Imam Ahmad: Will you delay qiyaam - i.e., Taraaweeh - until
the end of the night? He said, No, the practice of the Muslims is dearer to
me.
But for one who prays Taraaweeh at home, he has the choice: if he wants, he
can pray it at the beginning of the night and if he wants he can pray it at
the end. And Allaah knows best.
30.Question:
I engaged in foreplay with my wife during the day in Ramadaan - when we were
both fasting - until I ejaculated semen. Allaah knows best whether she also
reached climax or not. But I feel very guilty and my heart is filled with
pain because I feel that we have committed a great sin.
Is there really any burden of sin on us? If so, what is the kafaarah
(expiation)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
You committed a sin by engaging in foreplay with your wife until you
ejaculated, because by doing so you invalidated your fast and violated the
sanctity of this blessed month, and you missed out on the reward of fasting,
concerning which Allaah says: "He gives up his desire and his food for My
sake." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1761).
Your regret for the action that you did is repentance. The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Regret is repentance." Narrated
by Ahmad, 3558; Ibn Maajah, 4252; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
Ibn Maajah, 3429.
By ejaculating you broke your fast on the day when that happened, but you
should refrain from eating and drinking for the rest of the day, until
sunset. And you have to fast another day to make up for that day.
With regard to the kafaarah (expiation), if you had had intercourse with
your wife, the expiation would have been severe, namely freeing a slave; if
you could not do that then you would have to fast for two consecutive
months; and if you could not do that then you would have to feed sixty poor
persons. See question no. 22938
But if you ejaculated without having intercourse then you do not have to
offer expiation, rather you only have to make up that day.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "If he kisses his wife or has
intimacy without penetration, or touches the hand of a woman with his hand
etc, then he ejaculates, he has broken his fast. Otherwise (his fast is not
broken)."
Al-Majmoo', 6/322
haykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
If (a man) touches his wife, whether he touches her with his hand, or with
his face by kissing her, or with his private part (without having
intercourse), then if he ejaculates he has broken his fast, but if he does
not ejaculate then he does not break his fast thereby.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti', 6/388
This ruling applies both to you and to your wife. If she reached climax as a
result of this foreplay then she also broke her fast, and she has to repent
to Allaah and make up this fast on another day. If she did not reach climax
then she does not have to do anything.
31.Question:
I use a contraceptive (the IUD or coil), and because of that for three days
before the regular bleeding starts I get a brownish discharge. Does this
invalidate my fasting or my making up of missed fasts? Please advise me, may
Allaah reward you with good.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "If this
brownish discharge is the precursor of the period, then it is hayd
(menstrual bleeding). You know that it marks the onset of the period if it
is accompanied with pains and cramps. But if the brownish discharge comes
after the period, the woman should wait until it goes away, because the
brownish discharge that follows on from the period is also hayd, as
'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: "Do not be in a hurry until
you see the white discharge."
Risaalat al-Dima' al-Tabee'iyyah, 59).
Based on this, if you think that this brownish discharge is the precursor of
your period, then it is hayd, so you have to stop praying and fasting, and
make up your fasts after your period ends.
And Allaah knows best.
32.Question:
What is the ruling on one who eats or drinks during the day in Ramadaan by
mistake?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no sin on him and his fast is still valid, because Allaah says at
the end of Soorat al-Baqarah (interpretation of the meaning):
"Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error"
[al-Baqarah 2:286]
and it was narrated in a saheeh hadeeth from the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that Allaah said, "Your prayer is
accepted." And it was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with
him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Whoever forgets when he is fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his
fast, for it is Allaah Who has fed him and given him to drink."
The same applies if he has intercourse, forgetting that he is
fasting. His fast is still valid according to the more sound of the two
scholarly opinions, because of the verse quoted above and because of this
hadeeth, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Whoever breaks his fast in Ramadaan by mistake does not have to make
it up or offer any expiation."
Narrated and classed as saheeh by al-Haakim; classed as hasan by al-Albaani
in Saheeh al-Jaami', 6070. This wording includes intercourse and other
things that break the fast, if the fasting person does them by mistake out
of forgetfulness. This is by the mercy, generosity and kindness of Allaah,
to Question:
33.Question
A man had to go to the hospital in Ramadaan when he was fasting, and when he
got to the hospital some blood was taken from him. Did this spoil his fast?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If the blood that was taken from him was considered to be a small amount,
then his fast is valid and he does not have to make up that day. If it was
considered to be a large amount, then he should make up that day so as to
avoid an area of scholarly dispute, and so as to be on the safe side and be
sure that he has fulfilled his obligation.
And Allaah is the source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace
upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and companions.
34.Question:
Can women sit for I'tikaf in a mosque in the last ten days of Ramadan?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Yes, it is permissible for a woman to observe i'tikaaf in the mosque during
the last ten days of Ramadaan.
Indeed, i'tikaaf is Sunnah for both men and women, and the Mothers of the
Believers (may Allaah be pleased with them [i.e., the wives of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] used to observe i'tikaaf with
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) during his lifetime,
and after he passed away.
Al-Bukhaari (2026) and Muslim (1172) narrated from 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be
pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used
to spend the last ten nights of Ramadaan in i'tikaaf until he passed away,
then his wives observed i'tikaaf after he died.
It says in 'Awn al-Ma'bood:
This indicates that women are the same as men when it comes to i'tikaaf.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
I'tikaaf is Sunnah for both men and women, because it was proven that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to observe i'tikaaf
during Ramadaan, and finally he settled on i'tikaaf during the last ten
days, and some of his wives used to observe i'tikaaf with him, then they
observed i'tikaaf after he died. The place for i'tikaaf is the mosque in
which prayers in congregation are performed.
And Allaah knows best.
35.Question:
Can a woman observe itikaf at home , what if she has to cook.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
I'tikaaf is only valid if done in the mosque, because Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And do not have sexual relations with them (your wives) while you are in
I'tikaaf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and invocations
leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques"
[al-Baqarah 2:187]
Men and women are equal in this regard.
Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Mughni:
A woman has the right to observe i'tikaaf in any mosque, and that is not
subject to the condition that it be a mosque where prayers are performed in
congregation, because that is not obligatory upon her. This was the view of
al-Shaafa'i.
She does not have the right to observe i'tikaaf in her house, because Allaah
says "while you are in I'tikaaf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for
prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques", and
because the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
asked him for permission to observe i'tikaaf in the mosque, and he gave them
permission.
Al-Nawawi said in al-Majmoo' (6/480):
It is not correct for a man or a woman to observe i'tikaaf anywhere except
in the mosque.
This is the view favoured by Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen in al-Sharh al-Mumti',
6/513
And Allaah knows best.
36.Question:
What is the ruling on looking at women during the month of Ramadaan?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
This question includes two issues:
1 – The ruling on looking at women
2 – Does looking at women invalidate the fast or require expiation
(kafaarah)?
With regard to the ruling on looking at women, it is haraam because Allaah
has commanded the believers to lower their gaze. Allaah says (interpretation
of the meaning):
“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden
things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts)”
[al-Noor 24:30]
This was also enjoined by His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him). It was narrated that Jareer said: I asked the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about a sudden accidental
glance. He said, “Avert your gaze.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, al-Nikaah, 1836;
classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, no. 1880.
Hence it is obligatory to follow the command of Allaah and His Messenger.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And let those who oppose the Messenger’s (Muhammad’s) commandment (i.e. his
Sunnah legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements) (among the sects)
beware, lest some Fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes,
killing, overpowered by a tyrant) should befall them or a painful torment be
inflicted on them”
[al-Noor 34:63]
With regard to the second issue, which is the effect of looking at
non-mahram women on one's fast, the Standing Committee was asked about this
and they replied: It does not invalidate the fast, but he must lower his
gaze. Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Ifta’, 10/274
So the Muslim, especially one who is fasting, must avert his gaze from them
(women) so that his fasting will not be undermined by haraam things. Whoever
does such a thing must repent to Allaah.
37.Question:
What is your opinion on those who make many kinds of foods and sweets during
Ramadaan?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Extravagance in all things is something that is blameworthy and is not
allowed, especially in food and drink. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allaah)
likes not Al‑Musrifoon (those who waste by extravagance)”
[al-A’raaf 7:31]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The son
of Adam does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach; for the son of Adam
a few mouthfuls are sufficient to keep his back straight. If you must fill
it, then one-third for food, one-third for drink and one-third for air.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2380; Ibn Maajah, 3349. Classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 1939).
Extravagance in food and drink includes many evils:
v The more a person enjoys the good things of this world, the less will
be he share in the Hereafter.
Al-Haakim narrated that Abu Juhayfah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The more people eat their fill in this world, the more hungry they will be
on the Day of Resurrection.”
Narrated by Ibn Abi’l-Dunya, who added that Abu Juhayfah never filled his
stomach until he departed this life.
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al_Saheehah, 342.
‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: By Allaah, if I wanted I could
wear the finest clothes among you, and eat the best food, and have the most
luxurious life. But I heard that Allaah will condemned people for someo f
their actions and said (interpretation of the meaning):
“You received your good things in the life of the world, and you took your
pleasure therein. Now this Day you shall be recompensed with a torment of
humiliation, because you were arrogant in the land without a right, and
because you used to rebel against Allaah’s Command (disobey Allaah)”
[al-Ahqaaf 46:20]
Heelat al-Awliya’, 1/49
v That distracts a person from many deeds of obedience and worship, such
as reading Qur’aan, which is what the Muslim should focus on during this
blessed month, as was the practice of the Salaf.
But women end up spending a large part of the day on preparing food, and a
large part of the night on preparing sweets and drinks.
If a person eats too much he becomes lazy and sleeps a great deal, so he
wastes a lot of his time.
Sufyaan al-Thawri (may Allaah have mercy on his) said: If you want your body
to be healthy and to sleep less, then eat less.
Eating too much also makes the heart heedless.
It was said to Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him): Does a man find
any softness and humility in his heart when he is full? He said, I do not
think so.
And Allaah knows best.
37.Question:
I have diabetes typeII which is NIDM non insuline depend diabetes, I don't
use any medicine, I only controll diet and I do litle physical exercise to
keep in right level of my sugar(blood).
I have this disease one year and two monhts. Last Ramadan I fasted some days
but I could n't continue do to my low level of sugar(blood). This year I
feel good (Alhamdu Lillah)I ONLY feel pain in my brain during fasting!? So
my question is, is it my DUTY to fast dispite my disease? Can test my blood
during fasting times; "causing blood to come from my fingers"?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
It is prescribed for sick people not to fast in Ramadaan, if fasting will
cause harm or make the sickness worse, or if they need treatment during the
day in the form of medicine or pills that must be swallowed, because Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
“and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did
not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other days”[al-Baqarah 2:185]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah
loves people to avail themselves of His concessions (rukhsah) just as He
hates them to commit sin.” According to another version, “As He loves His
commands to be obeyed.”
With regard to taking blood from veins for testing etc., the correct view is
that this does not break the fast, but if it is done often, it is better to
leave it until night-time. If it is done during the day then to be on the
safe side that day should be made up, because this is akin to cupping.”
(Fatwa of Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), from Fataawa
Islamiyyah, vol. 2, p. 139)
Sickness is of various kinds:
1 – That which does not affect the fast, such as a light cold or mild
headache or toothache, and the like. In this case it is not permissible to
break the fast, even though some of the scholars permitted that because of
the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
“and whoever is ill…”[al-Baqarah 2:185]
But we say that this ruling is based on a reason, which is that not fasting
is easier. If that is the case, then we would say that not fasting is
better, but if fasting does not have an effect on him then it is not
permissible to break the fast, and he has to fast.
2 – If fasting is difficult for the sick person, but it does not harm him,
then it is makrooh for him to fast and it is Sunnah for him to break his
fast.
3 – If fasting is difficult for him and will cause him harm, such as a man
who has kidney disease or diabetes and similar cases where fasting will
cause harm. In this case fasting is haraam. Hence we may see that some
mujtahids and sick people make a mistake when fasting is difficult for them
and may harm them, but they refuse to break their fast. We say that they are
mistaken because they refuse to accept the kindness of Allaah and the
concession that He has given to them, and they are harming themselves,
although Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And do not kill yourselves”[al-Nisa’ 4:29]
al-Sharh al-Mumti’ by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, vol. 6, 352-254.
38.Question:
Is it mandatory for a pregnant woman to observe fasting in Ramadhan and
Ashoo'ra. I advised my wife not to fast during last Ramadhaan and she was
not fasting because she was pregnant.She was weak and anaemic last time when
she was pregnant. She had miscarried by end of Ramadhan when she was 12
weeks pregnant. What is the ruling about her missed fasting during ramadhan.
Does she have to complete them before next ramadhaan. Can she fast normally
when she finds that she is pregnant?. She always insist on fasting during
pregnancy. Any medical evidences will also help that the baby won't be
harmed by fasting during pregnancy.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
This question covers three topics:
1- The ruling on a pregnant woman breaking her fast in Ramadaan
2- How a miscarriage in Ramadaan affects a woman’s fast
3- The ruling on making up fasts after Ramadaan
With regard to the pregnant woman: it is permissible for her not to fast if
she fears some harm which she thinks will most likely affect her and/or her
baby. Breaking the fast becomes obligatory if she fears that she may die or
be severely harmed if she fasts. In that case she has to make up the fast
later on but she does not have to pay the fidyah. This is according to the
consensus of the fuqaha’, because Allaah says (interpretation of the
meanings):
“And do not kill yourselves”
[al-Nisa’ 4:29]
“and do not throw yourselves into destruction”
[al-Baqarah 2:195]
The scholars are similarly agreed that it is not obligatory to pay the
fidyah in this case, because a woman in this case is like one who is sick
and one who fears for his life.
If the woman fears for her baby only (and not for herself), then some of the
scholars are of the view that it is permissible for her to break her fast,
but they say that she must make up the fast later on and pay the fidyah
(which means feeding one poor person for each day not fasted), because of
the report narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas concerning the verse (interpretation of
the meaning):
“And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have
(a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskeen (poor person) (for every
day)”
[al-Baqarah 2:184]
Ibn ‘Abbaas said: This is a concession allowed to old men and women, who can
only fast with difficulty; they are allowed to break the fast and to feed
one poor person for each day of fasting missed. This also applies to
pregnant and nursing women, if they are afraid.” Abu Dawood said: “i.e., if
they are afraid for their children, they may break the fast.” (Narrated by
Abu Dawood, 1947; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Irwa’, 4/18, 25).
(See al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 16/272)
Hence it is clear that if fasting will cause great harm to a woman or to her
baby, she is obliged to break the fast, on condition that the doctor who
states that fasting will cause harm is a doctor who can be trusted.
This has to do with breaking the fast during Ramadaan. With regard to
‘Aashoora, fasting on this day is not obligatory, according to scholarly
consensus; rather it is mustahabb, and it is not permissible for a woman to
observe a naafil fast when her husband is present, except with his
permission. If he tells her not to fast then she has to obey him, especially
if that is in the interests of the foetus.
With regard to miscarriage: “If the matter is as mentioned, that the
miscarriage occurred in the third month of pregnancy, then the blood that
comes out is not considered to be the blood of nifaas (bleeding following
childbirth), rather it is the blood of istihaadah (non-menstrual vaginal
bleeding), because what the woman passed was a clot (‘alaqah) in which there
were no human features. On this basis, she should pray and fast even if she
sees some blood, but she should do wudoo’ for each prayer, and she has to
make up the days when she did not fast and the prayers that she missed.”
(See Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 10.218)
With regard to the fasts that she has missed: “Everyone who owes fasts from
Ramadaan has to make them up before the next Ramadaan. He may delay that
until Sha’baan. But if the next Ramadaan comes and he has not made them up
and had no excuse for that, then he is guilty of sin and he has to make them
up as well as feeding one poor person for each day, as was stated by a
number of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him). The amount to be given is half a saa’ of the local staple food
for each day, which may be given to a number of poor persons or to one. But
if a person had an excuse for delaying making up the fasts, because he was
sick or was travelling, then all he has to do is to make up the missed
fasts, and he does not have to feed the poor, because of the general meaning
of the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
‘but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made
up) from other days’
[al-Baqarah 2:184].
And Allaah is the Source of strength.”
39.Question:
A woman did not fast in Ramadaan for three days, with no excuse, rather she
did that out of heedlessness. What is the ruling on that, and what does she
have to do?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If the situation is as described, and this lady did not fast three days of
Ramadaan out of heedlessness and not because she believed it was permissible
to do so, then she has committed a serious major sin by violating the
sanctity of Ramadaan. Fasting Ramadaan is one of the pillars of Islam,
because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as
it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon
(the pious).
[Observing Sawm (fasts)] for a fixed number of days, but if any of you is
ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days.
And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have
(a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskeen (poor person) (for every
day). But whoever does good of his own accord, it is better for him. And
that you fast is better for you if only you know.
The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’aan, a guidance for
mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right
and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of)
the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Sawm
(fasts) that month”
[al-Baqarah 2:183-185]
So she must fast three days to make up for those days when she did not fast.
If she had intercourse during the day on those three days when she did not
fast, she must also offer expiation (kafaarah) for that day as well as
making up the fast. If she had intercourse on two days then she must offer
two expiations, as well as making up two days. The expiation is to free a
slave; if that is not possible then she must fast for two consecutive
months; if she is unable to do that then she must feed sixty poor persons
from the local staple food. She must also seek the forgiveness of Allaah and
repent to Him; she must observe the fasts that Allaah has enjoined on her
and sincerely resolve not to break her fast in Ramadaan again. She must also
feed one poor person for each of the three days because of her delay in
making up the fasts until after the following Ramadaan.
And Allaah knows best.
40.Question:
When should the person who is travelling by plane break his fast?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If the sun sets and he breaks his fast on the ground, then when the plane
takes off he sees the sun, he does not have to refrain from eating and
drinking, because he has completed his fast in full, and there is no need to
repeat the act of worship after he has finished it. If the plane takes off
before sunset, and he wants to complete that day’s fast whilst travelling,
then he should not break his fast until the sun sets in the place where he
is in the air. It is not permissible for the pilot to take the plane down to
a level where the sun cannot be seen so that the people can break their fast
sooner, because this is a kind of trick. But if he descends for a valid
technical reason and the disk of the sun disappears, then he should break
his fast.
The Standing Committee said:
If the fasting person is on board an airplane and he finds out through the
clock or the telephone that a nearby city has broken the fast, but he can
see the sun because the plane is high up, then he is not allowed to break
his fast because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“then complete your Sawm (fast) till the nightfall”
[al-Baqarah 2:187]
This does not apply in his case so long as he can still see the sun.
But if he broke his fast in that city after the day ended for him, then the
plane took off and he saw the sun, then he should continue to break his fast
because he comes under the ruling of the city from which he took off, where
the day ended whilst he was still there.
In another fatwa, the Standing Committee said:
If a person is in an airplane during the day in Ramadaan, and he is fasting
and wants to continue fasting until night-time, it is not permissible for
him to break his fast until the sun has set.
Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 10/136-137
And Allaah knows best.
41.Question:
What is the sickness which permits a fasting person to break his fast in
Ramadaan? Is it permissible to break the fast for any sickness even if it is
minor?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Most of the scholars – including the four imams – are of the view that the
sick person is not allowed to break his fast in Ramadaan unless the sickness
is severe.
What is meant by severe sickness is:
1- The sickness will be made worse by fasting
2- Recovery will be delayed by fasting
3- Fasting will cause intense hardship, even if it does not make the
sickness worse or delay recovery
4- The scholars also included those who fear that they may become sick
because of fasting.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Mughni (4/403):
The kind of sickness in which it is permitted to break the fast is intense
sickness which will be made worse by fasting or it is feared that recovery
will be delayed. It was said to Ahmad: When can the sick person break his
fast? He said, When he unable to fast. It was said, Such as a fever? He
said, What sickness is worse than fever?
The healthy person who fears that he may become sick if he fasts is like the
sick person who fears that his sickness may get worse, they are both
permitted to break their fasts, because the sick person is permitted to
break his fast because of the fear that his fasting may make his sickness
worse and last for longer, and the fear that fasting may cause sickness is
similar to that.
Al-Nawawi said in al-Majmoo’, 6/261:
The person who is unable to fast because of a sickness which he hopes will
go away is not obliged to fast… This applies if he encounters obvious
difficulty in fasting and is not subject to the condition that he reaches a
point when he is unable to fast. Rather our companions said: The permission
not to fast is subject to the condition that fasting causes him difficulties
that it is hard for him to bear.”
Some of the scholars were of the view that it is permissible for every sick
person to break his fast and that it is not essential that fasting cause
them hardship.
This is an odd view which was rejected by the scholars.
Al-Nawawi said:
With regard to the person who is slightly sick and who does not suffer any
obvious hardship, it is not permissible for him to break his fast, and there
is no difference of opinion among us concerning that.
Al-Majmoo’, 6/261
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:
The sick person who is not affected by fasting, such as one who has a slight
cold or headache, or a slight toothache and the like, is not permitted to
break his fast. Even though some of the scholars allow that because of the
verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“…and whoever is ill …”
[al-Baqarah 2:185],
we say that the ruling mentioned in this verse is connected to a condition,
which is when breaking the fast will relieve him of hardhsip, but if fasting
does not affect him, then it is not permissible for him to break the fast,
and he has to fast.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 6/352.
And Allah knows best.
With the very best of good wishes,
Musa Amadu Pembo
Glasgow,
Scotland
UK.
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Da’wah is to convey the message with wisdom and with good words. We should
give the noble and positive message of Islam. We should try to emphasize
more commonalities and explain the difference without getting into
theological arguments and without claiming the superiority of one position
over the other. There is a great interest among the people to know about
Islam and we should do our best to give the right message.
May Allah,Subhana Wa Ta'Ala,guide us all to His Sirat Al-Mustaqim (Righteous
Path).May He protect us from the evils of this life and the hereafter.May
Allah,Subhana Wa Ta'Ala,grant us entrance to paradise .
We ask Allaah the Most High, the All-Powerful, to teach us that which will
benefit us, and to benefit us by that which we learn. May Allaah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala grant blessings and peace to our Prophet Muhammad and his family
and
companions..Amen.
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