Category Archives: Sawm (fast) [169]

Can We Do Itikaf in the Basement Which Is Directly Beneath the Jamaat ...

November 19 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04564 Answered by: Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah   Question   Assalaamu Alaykum. We have a Madrasa which also has a jamaat khana, it is used for 5 times salah, Jumua Eid as well. It has not been decl...

What Are the Virtues of Ramadhan and Lailatul Qadr

November 18 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04549 Answered by: Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah   Question   What are the virtues of Ramadhan and Lailatul Qadr?                         &...

Can I Fast When I Travel? Is It Haram?

November 12 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04499 Answered by: Maulana Moinul Abu Hamza   Question:   Can I fast when I travel? Is it haram?   بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Mercif...

Does Swallowing the Saliva of One’s Wife Break the Fast?

November 10 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04469 Answered by: Shaykh Umer Khan   Question   Does swallowing saliva of one’s wife (by French kissing her), break the fast?     بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name o...

Why Is Ramadan called Ramadan

November 4 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04424 Answered by: Maulana Irfan Ali   Question   Why was Ramadan called Ramadan even before Islam? Keeping the literal meaning in mind (رمض to burn), not everyone fasted before Islam and the bur...

What Is the Ruling on Breaking Fast When the Menstrual Cycle Begins

November 3 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04388 Answered by: Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah   Question:   1. During fasting in Ramadan, what is the ruling on breaking fast when the menstrual cycle begins? If the menstrual cycle begins after D...

Feeding 60 People Instead of Fasting for the Kaffarah

November 2 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04368 Answered by: Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah   Question:   If someone broke a few fasts a few years ago (forgot the amount) by doing something that invalidates the fast does he have to fast for 6...

How Many Kaffarahs One Needs to Do for Breaking the Fasts Multiple Tim...

November 2 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04359 Answered by: Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah   Question:   I have broken multiple fasts over 3-4 Ramadan's. Some of these were due to masturbation. Would I have to do 3-4 kaffarahs? Also, aft...

Does Eating Grasshopper Necessitate Kaffarah

October 20 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04206 Answered by: Maulana Mustafa Umar   Question   Does eating grasshopper necessitate kaffarah in Ramadan, since it is nutritious?   بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Alla...

Fasting an Extra Day at the End of the Month of Ramadhan

October 20 Sawm (fast) [169]

Fatwa ID: 04200 Answered by: Mufti Muddasser  Dhedhy   Question: Salam, 1. In the case of a person fasting 31 days. What is the hukm of this additional fast? Is it considered Ramadan fast (fardh) or is it ...