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Question 460: Does vomiting break the fast?

Question 460: Does vomiting break the fast?…

Question 93: Can someone who has missed fasts from Ramadan and needs to make up those fasts (qadha) fast a voluntary (mustahabb) fast?

Question 93: Can someone who has missed fasts from Ramadan and needs to make up those fasts (qadha) fast a voluntary (mustahabb) fast?…

Question 309: Can a person who wakes up in a state of janabah fast a makeup fast or a recommended fast on that day?

Question 309: Can a person who wakes up in a state of janabah fast a makeup fast or a recommended fast on that day?…

Question 1444: If someone abandons the intention and purpose of fasting, is his fast invalidated?

Question 1444: If someone abandons the intention and purpose of fasting, is his fast invalidated?…

Question 741: Can one make the intention to fast a make-up fast during the day?

Question 741: Can one make the intention to fast a make-up fast during the day?…

Question 686: I want to fast in the month of Rajab, but my husband does not agree. Can I fast?

Question 686: I want to fast in the month of Rajab, but my husband does not agree. Can I fast?…

Question 398: Does nocturnal emission during the day invalidate a make-up fast or a supererogatory fast?

Question 398: Does nocturnal emission during the day invalidate a make-up fast or a supererogatory fast?…

Question 680: Does bathing nullify the fast?

Question 680: Does bathing nullify the fast?…

Question 453: Is a person who has missed fasts (qada fast) and cannot observe supererogatory fasts according to a narration, allowed to observe a qada fast on the day of doubt (yawm al-shakk)?

Question 453: Is a person who has missed fasts (qada fast) and cannot observe supererogatory fasts according to a narration, allowed to observe a qada fast on the day of doubt (yawm al-shakk)?…

Question 405: A person who fasts to make up for missed fasts during the month of Rajab, do they also get the reward mentioned for fasting in the month of Rajab or not?

Question 405: A person who fasts to make up for missed fasts during the month of Rajab, do they also get the reward mentioned for fasting in the month of Rajab or not?…

…estion 387: What is the duty of a woman who is obligated to fast for two consecutive months because of breaking a fast with something forbidden, and menstruation prevents her from fasting consecutivel…

…estion 387: What is the duty of a woman who is obligated to fast for two consecutive months because of breaking a fast with something forbidden, and menstruation prevents her from fasting consecutivel……

Question 1278: What is the ruling on fasting on the day of Ashura?

Question 1278: What is the ruling on fasting on the day of Ashura?…

Question 584: What are the four specific days for fasting?

Question 584: What are the four specific days for fasting?…

Question 450: What is the ruling on applying kohl while fasting?

Question 450: What is the ruling on applying kohl while fasting?…

Question 1450: Is listening to music during fasting problematic?

Question 1450: Is listening to music during fasting problematic?…

Question 1278: What is the ruling on fasting on the day of Ashura?

Question 1278: What is the ruling on fasting on the day of Ashura?…

Question 461: Does smoking cigarettes invalidate the fast?

Question 461: Does smoking cigarettes invalidate the fast?…

Question 584: What are the four specific days for fasting?

Question 584: What are the four specific days for fasting?…

Question 54 - Someone who has to fast 60 days as a penalty (kaffara) for breaking a fast—must they fast 60 consecutive days or can it be non-consecutive?

Question 54 - Someone who has to fast 60 days as a penalty (kaffara) for breaking a fast—must they fast 60 consecutive days or can it be non-consecutive?…

Question 491: Some doctors recommend fasting on the day after Eid al-Fitr. Is there any encouragement in narrations for this fast?

Question 491: Some doctors recommend fasting on the day after Eid al-Fitr. Is there any encouragement in narrations for this fast?…

Question 1564: What is the duty of a person who, due to diabetes, could not fast during Ramadan but becomes able to fast after Ramadan?

Question 1564: What is the duty of a person who, due to diabetes, could not fast during Ramadan but becomes able to fast after Ramadan?…

Question 1458: Is it necessary to make up the prayers and fasts of a father who denied prayer and fasting and has passed away?

Question 1458: Is it necessary to make up the prayers and fasts of a father who denied prayer and fasting and has passed away?…

Question 1453: Does masturbation invalidate a fast and necessitate its qada and kaffarah, or is invalidating a fast only related to intercourse?

Question 1453: Does masturbation invalidate a fast and necessitate its qada and kaffarah, or is invalidating a fast only related to intercourse?…

…uestion 1636: Can a person outside of Ramadan make the intention for fasting such that: If I have missed fasts (qada), let it be for qada, and if I don’t, let it be for a recommended (mustahabb) fast?

…uestion 1636: Can a person outside of Ramadan make the intention for fasting such that: If I have missed fasts (qada), let it be for qada, and if I don’t, let it be for a recommended (mustahabb) fast?…

Question 1637: Is it better to travel during Ramadan for visiting the Imams (peace be upon them) and break the fast, or stay and fast?

Question 1637: Is it better to travel during Ramadan for visiting the Imams (peace be upon them) and break the fast, or stay and fast?…