What is the ruling of and the wisdom behind fasting?
Category: Fatwa
Fasting all the required days consecutively
Is continuity (i.e. fasting all the required days consecutively) obligatory in making up the fasts of Ramadhaan?
Making up a fast of Ramadhaan on a Friday
If a person had one fast from Ramadhaan to make up, is it permissible for him to fast on a Friday?
Died whilst still having days to make up from Ramadhaan
What is the ruling of one who has died whilst still having had days to make up from Ramadhaan?
Establishing the beginning and ending of Ramadhaan by sighting the moon
Is it permissible for a Muslim to rely upon astronomical calculations in order to establish the beginning and ending of fasting or is it a must that the new moon is seen?
Did not make up days missed in Ramadhaan throughout her menstrual years
An old lady of sixty years of age was ignorant concerning the rulings of menstruation for many years. Throughout her menstrual years, she did not make up the days missed in Ramadhaan thinking they did not have to be made up.
Pregnant wife unable to make up days remaining from Ramadhaan
In the year 1409AH (1988), my wife did not fast for fourteen days due to her menses. Afterwards, she was able to fast for seven days and she had seven days left [to make up]. Now, she is six months pregnant.
Backbiting and slandering whilst fasting
Does backbiting and slandering during the day in Ramadhaan break the fast?
Unable to fast for four years due to illness
A man was struck by a chronic illness, so the doctors advised him not to fast. He was cured of this illness after a period of four years. What should he do now that Allaah has cured him?
One who had not fasted for many years
What is the ruling regarding a Muslim who had not fasted [during the month of Ramadhaan] for many years, despite carrying out the other obligatory acts of worship upon him?