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  • Can I Follow the Iftar Time of Makkah to Break my Fast?

    I’m currently in Sweden. Fasting here is 21 hours. They say I can do iftar at the same time of Makkah. Is that possible?  

  • Does ejaculation due to lustful thoughts break fast?

    Today suddenly erotic thoughts came to me and I had an erection. Then little bit of mazi came out. Is my fast broken?

  • Does ejaculation without sexual intercourse break fast?

    If ejaculation of semen occurs as a result of foreplay activities with wife during fasting in Ramadan, is fast invalidated? What is the penalty for that?

  • Does spotting caused by IUD break fast?

    I have the IUD with the hormone means I don’t have my period only spots varies from little to good amount from dark brown to bloody. Should I consider this period or sickness blood? Should I fast in this situation?

  • If masturbation is repeated a few times in Ramadan, does it require kaffarah?

    Masturbating once while fasting in Ramadan is to make up the broken day, so what is the expiation for performing it for 4 or 5 days in one Ramadan? Does it require making up the broken days or kaffarah of 61 days?

  • Does Masturbation Break Fast?

    If a fasting person masturbates in Ramadan, is his fast broken? If broken, what is the expiation?

  • Can a fasting person get an insulin injection?

    Does insulin injection invalidate my fast?

  • Is it permissible to go swimming while fasting?

    Can I go swimming while fasting?

  • Do injection and vaccination invalidate the fast?

    Is my fast broken when I’m injected medicine while I’m fasting?

  • Does wearing lipstick invalidate the fast?

    Is my fast broken when I wear lipstick?