ramadhaan Archives

Unable to fast for three years due to pregnancy every year

Categories of people fasting, Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, Making-up the missed days & expiation, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 1 July 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

For three years my wife has been giving birth at the beginning of the month of Ramadhaan and [as such] has not fasted three Ramadhaans. Advice us as to what is the expiation?

Whilst fasting, postpartum bleeding starts again

Categories of people fasting, Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, Making-up the missed days & expiation, Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan 30 June 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

A woman who gave birth finds her postpartum bleeding has ceased within a week [of giving birth] and then purifies herself, thereafter she fasts alongside the rest of the Muslims in Ramadhaan for a number of days, but then her bleeding starts up again – should she then refrain from fasting in this condition?

Refraining from fasting during pregnancy and whilst breastfeeding

Categories of people fasting, Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, Making-up the missed days & expiation, Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan 29 June 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

When is it permissible for the pregnant and breastfeeding women to refrain from fasting in Ramadhaan?

Fasting during pregnancy

Categories of people fasting, Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, Making-up the missed days & expiation, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 28 June 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

There is a woman who was nine months pregnant when Ramadhaan arrived, and at the beginning of the month discharge, not blood, would flow from her and she continued to fast whilst the discharge flowed.

Not fasting in Ramadhaan due to military duties

Categories of people fasting, Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, Making-up the missed days & expiation, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 27 June 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

I am a soldier and Ramadhaan has arrived, so is it permissible for me to refrain from fasting, bearing in mind that my [military] duties do not help me when I’m fasting (i.e. he experiences much hardship)?

Not fasting in Ramadhaan to concentrate on exams

Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, Other issues pertaining to the fast, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 26 June 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

If the secondary level (high school) exam is in Ramadhaan, is it permissible for the student to refrain from fasting in Ramadhaan so he is able to concentrate on [preparing for] the exam?

Post-partum bleeding continued beyond forty days

Categories of people fasting, Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, Making-up the missed days & expiation, Other issues pertaining to the fast, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen 25 June 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

I am a young married woman and Allaah has blessed me with twin boys. I completed my [legislated] forty days post-birth (post partum) period on the seventh day of Ramadhaan, yet, my post partum bleeding continued beyond this time; However, the colour of my post partum blood had changed to how it was prior to the forty days (post-partum period), so what is the ruling regarding my [obligation to perform the] salaah and fasting?