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whoever thinks muslims fast is an extention of lunch let him try it for five days, by then he will know is not as easy as he taught.

RAMADAN MUBAARAK

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Question:

What are the permissible excuses for breaking the fast?


Answer:

The permissible excuses for breaking the fast are: illness and travel, as mentioned in the Qur’aan. Among other excuses is that a women is pregnant and she fears for herself or her child. Another excuse is that a woman is breast-feeding and she fears for herself or her breast-fed child if she fasts. Another excuse is that a person needs to break his fast in order to save the life of someone. For example, he finds a drowning person in the sea, or someone who is surrounded on all sides by fire, and he needs to break his fast in order to save him – in that case, he may break his fast and save him. Another such case would be if a person needed to break his fast in order to strengthen himself for jihad in Allaah’s Cause, that would also be a permissible cause for him to break his fast, because the Prophet sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said to his Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them:

You will meet the enemy tomorrow morning, so breaking the fast will be stronger for you, so break your fast.” [1]

So, if there is a permissible excuse for breaking the fast, and a person breaks his fast due to it, it is not necessary for him to fast for the remainder of that day. Therefore, if it transpired that a person had broken his fast in order to save a person’s life, he should continue to eat and drink, even after saving him. This is because he broke his fast due to a reason that permits him to break his fast, so it is not necessary for him to fast in that case, because the prohibition of breaking fast on that day has been removed due to the permissible cause for breaking the fast.

For this reason, we support the most authoritative opinion in this matter, which is that if a sick person became well during the day and he was not fasting, it is not necessary for him to fast, and if a traveller arrived during the day at his hometown and he was not fasting, it is not necessary for him to fast and if a menstruating women became clean during the day, it is not necessary for her to fast. This is because all of these people broke their fasts for legitimate reasons, and so on that day, there was no obligation upon them to fast, due to the lawful permissible for breaking it at that time, so it is not necessary for them to fast.

This is as oppose to the case where it is confirmed that the month of Ramadan has begun during the day in that case, it is necessary to fast. The difference between the two cases is clear, because if the evidence appears (that Ramadan has begun) during the day, it has been confirmed that fasting on that day is obligatory for them, but they are excused for the time before the evidence became clear to them due to their ignorance of it. This is why, if they knew that this day was a day of Ramadan, it is obligatory for them to fast. But as for those other people whom we have described, it is permissible for them to break their fast, even though they are aware (that it is Ramadan) and the difference between them is clear.

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[1] Reported by Muslim in the Book of Fasting, in the Chapter: The Reward of One Who Breaks His Fast on a Journey if He Undertakes a Task (1120).

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Islamic Verdicts on The Pillars of Islaam, vol.2, page.632

Source: http://fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=690

Question:
I have witnessed some of the Muslim youth
fasting, but they do not pray. Is the fast of the
person who fasts but does not pray accepted? I
have heard some of the preachers telling these
youth to break their fast and not to fast, as he
who does not pray has no fast?

Answer:
Whomever the prayer is obligatory upon and he
intentionally abandons it, rejecting its obligation,
then he has disbelieved according to the consensus
of the scholars. Whoever abandons it due to being
lax and lazy about it, then he has disbelieved
according to the correct opinion from the opinions
of the people of knowledge. When it is ruled that he
is a disbeliever, then his fasting and other acts of
worship are nullified. This due to Allah's
statement: And if they had associated partners
with Allah, all that they used to do would have
been of no benefit to them . However such a person
should not be ordered to abandon fasting. This is
because his fasting will only increase him in
goodness and closeness to the religion. Also, due
to the fear of his heart, it is hoped that it will lead
him to return to the performance of the prayer and
repentance from abandoning it. And success is
from Allah. May Allah send blessings and peace
upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and his
Companions.

Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts
Fatawa Islamiyah Page no. 247 Vol: 2


Source: http://fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=881

I live in England, and I often get asked by
many non-muslims, why do muslims fast? I
know that I should know this answer, but I
do not know what to say exactly. What
should I give as an answer?.

Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
We Muslims fast the month of Ramadaan
because Allaah has commanded us to do so.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“ O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the
fasting) is prescribed for you as it was
prescribed for those before you, that you may
become Al-Muttaqoon (pious)”
[al-Baqarah 2:183]
So we worship Allaah by doing this act of
worship which is beloved to Allaah and which
He has enjoined upon us.
The believers hasten to obey the commands
of Allaah and His Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), in
obedience to His words (interpretation of the
meaning):
“The only saying of the faithful believers, when
they are called to Allaah (His Words, the
Qur’aan) and His Messenger, to judge between
them, is that they say: ‘We hear and we obey.’
And such are the successful (who will live
forever in Paradise)”
[al-Noor 24:51]

“It is not for a believer, man or woman, when
Allaah and His Messenger have decreed a
matter that they should have any option in their
decision. And whoever disobeys Allaah and His
Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain
error”
[al-Ahzaab 33:36]

Secondly:
It is by His wisdom that Allaah has prescribed
a variety of acts of worship, so as to test
people with regard to how they will obey all
these commands. Will they only choose to do
that which suits them, or will they do that
which pleases Allaah? If we think about the
five acts of worship: testimony of faith,
prayer, zakaah, fasting and pilgrimage, we
will see that some of them are purely
physical, some are purely financial, some are
both, so that the miser will become distinct
from the generous. For some people it may
be easy for them to pray one thousand
rak’ahs but not to give a single dirham; for
others it may be easy to give a thousand
dirhams but not to pray a single rak’ahs. So
Islam came to prescribe a variety of acts of
worship so as to determine who will follow in
obedience to the command of Allaah and who
will follow only that which suits him.
Prayer, for example, is a purely physical
action, but its prerequisites require some
expenditure, such as the water for wudoo’,
and clothes to cover the ‘awrah. These are
not part of the prayer but they are its
prerequisites.
Zakaah is purely financial, but physical
actions are required to fulfil this duty such as
calculating one's wealth and transferring the
zakaah to the poor and needy. These are not
part of zakaah but they are its prerequisites.
Hajj involves spending wealth and physical
action, except for the people of Makkah who
may not need money, but the yare very few
compared with those who live in Makkah.
Jihad for the sake of Allaah may require both
money and physical effort. A person may
spend money for the sake of Allaah and not
fight, or he may go and fight but not spend
money.
Commands are of two types: commands to
refrain from things that man is inclined
towards, and commands to spend that are
precious.
Refraining from things that are loved includes
fasting, and expenditure of things that are
loved includes zakaah. Wealth is something
that is loved and no one spends the wealth
that he loves except for something that is
loved even more.
The same applies to refraining from things
that are loved, for a person may like to spend
a thousand dirhams, but not fast a single
day, or vice versa.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, al-Sharh al-Mumti’ ,
6/190.

Thirdly:
There is another great reason why fasting is
prescribed, which has been discussed in part
in the answer to question no. 26862 .
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked about the
reason why fasting was enjoined?
He replied:
If we read the words of Allaah (interpretation
of the meaning):
“ O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the
fasting) is prescribed for you as it was
prescribed for those before you, that you may
become Al-Muttaqoon (pious)”
[al-Baqarah 2:183]
we will know the reason why fasting was
prescribed, which is taqwa (piety) and
submission to Allaah. Taqwa means giving up
haraam things, and in general terms includes
both doing what is commanded and
abstaining from what is forbidden. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “Whoever does not give up
false speech and acting upon it and offensive
speech and behaviour, Allaah has no need of
his giving up his and drink.” Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 607
Based on this, it is important for the one who
is fasting to carry out religious duties and
avoid haraam things in word and deed. So he
should not backbite about people, tell lies, or
spread malicious gossip among them, or
engage in haraam transactions, and he
should avoid all haraam things. If a person
does that for a whole month, the rest of the
year will go well, but unfortunately in the
case of many of those who fast, there is no
difference between a day when they fast and
a day when they do not; they behave as they
usually do, neglecting obligatory duties and
doing forbidden things. You do not see the
dignity that is to be expected of the fasting
person. These actions do not invalidate their
fast but they do detract from its reward and
may cancel out the reward altogether.
Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam , p. 451.


Source: http://islamqa.info/en/38064

What are the Sunnahs of fasting?

Praise be to Allah
Fasting is one of the greatest acts of worship,
and the reward of the one who fasts, seeking
thereby the reward of Allah, is not known to
anyone except Allah. The Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah,
may He be glorified and exalted, said: ‘Every
deed of the son of Adam is for him, except
fasting. It is for Me and I shall reward for
it.’” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1904) and
Muslim (1151).

The Ramadan fast is one of the pillars of
Islam, and the Muslim must pay attention to
preserving his fast, whether it is obligatory or
supererogatory, so that Allah may bestow
upon him this abundant reward.
There are many Sunnahs with regard to
fasting, of which we will mention some:
1.
It is Sunnah, if someone reviles the fasting
person or tries to fight him, to respond to his
mistreatment with kindness and to say: “I am
fasting.”

2.
It is Sunnah for the fasting person to eat
sahoor, for sahoor is a blessing (barakah).

3.
It is Sunnah for him to hasten to break the
fast, and to delay sahoor.

4.
It is Sunnah for him to break the fast with
fresh dates; if he cannot find any, then he
should break his fast with dried dates. If he
cannot find any dates, then he should break
his fast with water.

5.
It is mustahabb for the fasting person to say,
when he breaks his fast: “ Dhahaba al-zama’
wa abtalat al-‘urooq wa thabata al-ajr in sha
Allah (Thirst is gone, the veins are moistened
and the reward is certain if Allah wills).”.
Please see the answer to question no. 39462
for the texts that speak of all these matters.

6.
It is mustahabb for the fasting person to offer
a great deal of supplication (du‘aa’), because
the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) said: “There are three whose
supplication will not be rejected: the just
ruler, the fasting person until he breaks his
fast, and the supplication of one who has
been wronged.”
Narrated by Ahmad (8043); classed as
saheeh by the commentators on al-Musnad ,
taking into account all its isnaads and
corroborating evidence.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him)
said:
It is mustahabb for the fasting person to offer
supplication whilst fasting with regard to
what concerns him of the hereafter and of
this world, for himself, for those whom he
loves, and for the Muslims.
End quote from al-Majmoo‘ (6/375)

7.
If it is a Ramadan fast, then it is mustahabb
to do the following:
- To sit in the mosque to read Qur’an
and remember Allah (dhikr)
- To observe i‘tikaaf in the last ten days
- To pray Taraweeh
- To give a great deal of charity and do
a great deal of good deeds
- To study the Qur’an.
Al-Bukhaari (6) and Muslim (2308) narrated
that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) was the most generous of people, and
he was at his most generous in Ramadaan
when Jibreel used to meet him. He would
meet with him every night in Ramadaan and
revise the Qur’aa with him, and the
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) was more generous in
doing good than the blowing wind.
And the fasting person should not waste his
time in doing things that are of no benefit or
no use – and may adversely affect his fast –
such as sleeping a great deal, jokingly a
great deal, and so on. He should not make
eating different kinds of food and drink his
main concern. All of that will prevent him
from doing a great deal of good deeds whilst
fasting.
For more information, please see the answer
to question no. 12468 and 26869
And Allah knows best.

MORE OF THINGS THAT DO NOT BREAK THE FAST
11. Medications absorbed through the skin, such as creams and patches used to administer medicine and chemicals.
12. Insertion of a catheter into veins for diagnostic imaging or treatment of blood vessels in the heart or other organs.
13. Use of a laparoscope (instrument inserted through a small incision in the abdomen) to examine the abdominal cavity or to perform operations.
14. Taking biopsies or samples from the liver or other organs – so long as this is not accompanied by the administration of solutions.
15. Gastroscopy – so long as this is not accompanied by the administration of solutions or other substances.
16. Introduction of any instrument or medication to the brain or spinal column.
17. According to the most correct view, suppositories, eye-drops, ear-drops, having a tooth extracted and treating wounds do not break the fast
18. Scholars say that if someone has asthma then the asthma sprays are permissible to use as it goes to your lungs and not to your stomach and it is a necessity.
19. Having a blood sample taken does not break the fast and is permissible because it is something that is needed
20. Medicines used by gargling do not break the fast so long as they are not swallowed. If a person has a tooth filled and feels the taste of it in his throat, this does not break his fast.
21. Kissing, hugging, embracing, touching and repeatedly looking at one’s wife or concubine, if a man is able to control himself, is permissible, because it is reported Aisha (r) that the Prophet (saws) used to kiss and embrace his wives whilst he was fasting, but he was the most in control of his desire. However if a person get aroused quickly and is unable to control himself, then it is not permissible for him to kiss or embrace his wife, because that will lead to him breaking his fast, as he cannot be sure that he will be able to avoid ejaculating or having intercourse. The Islamic guideline is that “anything that leads to Haram is also Haram.
22. If a person who is fasting sleeps and experiences a wet dream, this does not break his fast, according to scholarly consensus (Ijmah), so he should complete his fast. Delaying doing ghusl does not break the fast, but he should hasten to do ghusl so that he can pray and so that the angels will draw close to him. 23. The emission of wadi (a thick white sticky substance that comes out after urination with no sense of physical pleasure, usually due to some sort of an illness), does not break the fast, and a person does not have to do ghusl, but he does have to do istinjaa’ (clean his private parts) and do wudu.

Things that do not break the fast

- If a person accidently eats, drinks or swallows anything it does not break his fast and they should continue fasting.

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever forgets he is fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast for it is Allaah Who has fed him and given him to drink.” ( Bukhari and Muslim)

- Cleaning teeth using Siwaak does not break the fast.

- Having ears syringed will not break the fast.

- Having a shower, bath or immersing one's self in water does not break the fast as long as one does not swallow the water.

- Involuntary vomiting does not break the fast.

The scholars of the Standing Committee said:

If there are ulcers on his gums or they bleed when he uses the miswaak, it is not permissible to swallow the blood and he has to spit it out. But if it enters his stomach without him meaning it to or swallowing it deliberately, there is no sin on him. The same applies to vomit, if it goes back into his stomach without him meaning it to, then his fast is still valid. End quote.

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 10/254.

- A nose bleed does not break the fast.

- A wet dream does not break the fast.

- Emission of prostatic fluid does not break the fast.

- Insertion of a scope or intra-uterine device (IUD or “coil”) and the like into the uterus does not break the fast/

- Insertion into the urethra – for males or females – of a catheter does not break the fast.


Source: http://www.muslimconverts.com/ramadan/what-breaks-the-fast-and-what-does-not.htm

good

Some aspects are obligatory (Wajib) and others
are recommended (Mustahab).


1. We should make sure that we eat and drink
something at suhur, and that we delay it until
just before the adhaan of Fajr.
The Prophet (saws) said: “Have suhoor, for in
suhoor there is blessing (barakah).”
[Sahih Bukhari]
The Prophet (saws) said: “Suhoor is blessed food,
and it involves being different from the people of
the Book. What a good suhoor, for the believer is
dates.”
[Abu Da’ud]

2. Not delaying Iftaar.
The Prophet (saws) said: “The people will be fine
so long as they do not delay Iftaar.”
[Sahih Bukhari]

3. Breaking ones fast in the manner of the
prophet (saws).
Narrated by Anas (r):
“The Prophet (saws) used to break his fast with
fresh dates before praying; if fresh dates were not
available, he would eat (dried) dates; if dried dates
were not available, he would have a few sips of
water.”
[At Tirmidhi]
If a fasting person cannot find anything with
which to break his fast, he should have the
intention in his heart to break his fast, and he
should not suck his finger, as some of the
common people do.

4. After Iftaar, reciting the words that the prophet
(saws) recited.
Narrated by Ibn ‘Umar (r), according to which the
Prophet (saws), when he broke his fast, would say:
“Dhahabaz zama wabtallatil urooq, wathabatal ajru
inshaAllah” (The thirst is gone and the veins are
quenched, and reward is confirmed, if Allah wills).
[Abu Da’ud]

5. Keeping away from sin.
The Prophet (saws) said: “When any of you is
fasting, let him not commit sin…”
[Sahih Bukhari]
The Prophet (saws) said: “Whoever does not stop
speaking falsehood and acting in accordance with
it, Allah has no need of him giving up his food and
drink.”
[Sahih Bukhari]

6. The person who is fasting should avoid all
kinds of Haram actions, such as backbiting,
obscenity and lies; otherwise his reward may all
be lost.
The Prophet (saws) said: “It may be that a fasting
person gets nothing from his fast except hunger.”
[Ibn Majah]

7. Among the things that can destroy ones
Hasanat (good deeds) and bring Sayi’at (bad
deeds) is allowing oneself to be distracted by
quiz-shows, soap operas, movies and sports
matches, idle gatherings, hanging about in the
streets with evil people and time-wasters, driving
around for no purpose, and crowding the streets
and sidewalks, so that the months of Tahajjud,
Dhikr and worship, for many people, becomes the
month of sleeping in the day so as to avoid
feeling hungry, thus missing their prayers and
the opportunity to pray them in congregation,
then spending their nights in entertainment and
indulging their desires.
Some people even greet the month with feelings
of annoyance, thinking only of the pleasures they
will miss out on. In Ramadaan, some people
travel to kaafir lands to enjoy a holiday! Even the
mosques are not free from such evils as the
appearance of women wearing makeup and
perfume, and even the Sacred House of Allah
(swt) is not free of these ills.
Some people make the month a season for
begging, even though they are not in need. Some
of them entertain themselves with dangerous
fireworks and the like, and some of them waste
their time in the markets, wandering around the
shops, or sewing and following fashions. Some
of them put new products and new styles in their
stores during the last ten days of the month, to
keep people away from earning rewards and
Hasanat.

8. Not allowing oneself to be provoked.
The Prophet (saws) said: “If someone fights him or
insults him, he should say, ‘I am fasting, I am
fasting.’”
[Sahih Bukhari]
One reason for this is to remind himself, and
another reason is to remind his adversary. But
anyone who looks at the conduct of many of
those who fast will see something quite different.
It is essential to exercise self-control and be
calm, but we see the opposite among crazy
drivers who speed up when they hear the adhaan
for Maghrib!

9. Not eating too much.
The Prophet (saws) said: “The son of Adam fills no
worse vessel than his stomach.”
[At Tirmidhi]
The wise person wants to eat to live, not live to
eat. The best type of food is that which is there
to be used, not that which is there to be served.
But people indulge in making all kinds of food
(during Ramadaan) and treating food preparation
as a virtual art form, so that housewives and
servants spend all their time on making food,
and this keeps them away from worship, and
people spend far more on food during Ramadaan
than they do ordinarily. Thus the month becomes
the month of indigestion, fatness and gastric
illness, where people eat like gluttons and drink
like thirsty camels, and when they get up to pray
Taraweeh, they do so reluctantly, and some of
them leave after the first two rak’ahs!
Some may even relate this issue as “we cook all
day and we eat all night”.

10. Being generous by sharing knowledge, giving
money, using ones position of authority or
physical strength to help others, and having a
good attitude.

Ibn ‘Abbaas (r) said: “The Messenger of Allah
(saws) was the most generous of people [in doing
good], and he was most generous of all in
Ramadaan when Jibreel (as) met with him, and he
used to meet him every night in Ramadaan and
teach him the Qur’an. The Messenger of Allah
(saws) was more generous in doing good than a
blowing wind.”
[Sahih Bukhari]
How can people exchange generosity for
stinginess and action for laziness, to the extent
that they do not do their work properly and do
not treat one another properly, and they use
fasting as an excuse for all this!?
Combining fasting with feeding the poor is one of
the means of reaching Paradise.
The Prophet (saws) said: “In Paradise there are
rooms whose outside can be seen from the inside
and the inside can be seen from the outside. Allah
has prepared them for those who feed the poor,
who are gentle in speech, who fast regularly and
who pray at night when people are asleep.”
[Ahmad]
The Prophet (saws) said: “Whoever gives food to a
fasting person with which to break his fast, will
have a reward equal to his, without it detracting in
the slightest from the reward of the fasting
person.”
[At Tirmidhi]
Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (r) said: “What is
meant is that he should feed him until he is
satisfied.”
[Al-Ikhtiyaaraat al-Fiqhiyyah]
A number of the Salaf (r) preferred the poor over
themselves when feeding them at the time of
Iftaar. Among these were Abdullah ibn Umar (r),
Maalik ibn Deenaar (r), Ahmad ibn Hanbal (r)
and others. Abdullah ibn Umar (r) would not
break his fast unless there were orphans and
poor people with him.



Source: https://ultimatemuslimwarriors./2008/06/20/etiquettes/

Waiyakum

AMEEN

While fasting, we must be aware of the following seven things which will nullify our fast:

1: Having sexual intercourse with one’s spouse: This is one of the worst ways of deliberately terminating one’s fast. If this occurs, then one must pay an expiation. This incurs a very harsh penalty if this sin takes place during the daytime in the month of Ramadan by someone upon whom it is obligatory to fast. The punishment is that they must release a slave; if they do not find one then they must fast consecutively for two months. If they are unable to do this then they must feed sixty poor persons.

2: Deliberate discharge of sperm: This may occur due to kissing, touching, hugging, masturbating (which is forbidden even when not fasting) or any other means. If, however, this occurs during one’s sleep then it does not nullify the fast. This is because the sleeping person has no control of his/her body and therefore could not have deliberately done this.

3: Eating and/or drinking: This is allowing food or drink to reach one’s stomach irrespective of whether it is permissible or forbidden. It is also irrespective of whether it has entered through one’s mouth or nose. Regarding this, the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “Exaggerate in performing ablution and putting the water in your nose (sniffing) unless you are fasting”.[Ahmad]This is proof of the fact that anything that enters through the nose is akin to something entering through the mouth. On the other hand, smelling things does not break ones fast as this does not result in anything entering the stomach.

4: Anything having the same effect as eating and/or drinking: This can be by means of needles, drops or supplements as long as it has nutritional value. If these do not have any nutritional value then using them would not affect fast in any way.

5: Drawing out blood and Hijamah (cupping): Hijaamah is something that is done by means of needles or razors to make holes in the skin in order to get bad blood out of the body. The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “The one who gets the blood out of his body and the one doing this for him have both broken their fast”.[Abu Daawood]

If, however, one draws blood out of his body to analyse it for sicknesses, then this does not break the fast because it is something that has a negligible effect on the body, unlike the effect that Hijaamah would have. Also, if one has a nosebleed or bleeding due to extracting a tooth, then this will not affect the fast, as this is unintentional and uncontrollable. One should be careful not to swallow any blood in these cases (it is impermissible whether one is fasting or not). Opening a wound to expel pus from a wound, even if this results in a discharge of blood will also not affect the fast.

In the case of a fasting person having blood taken from his body in order to donate it to a person in need of it, this is something that would break the fast as it involves an excessive amount of blood, just as Hijaamah does. Therefore, it is not permissible for fasting persons to have blood taken from them to donate it to others unless the benefactor is in a critical condition and cannot wait until sunset. In this case, it is permissible for the donor to have a certain amount of blood extracted from him due to necessity. The donor may eat and drink that day but must make up for this missed day in the future.

6: Intentionally vomiting: Intentionally vomiting will nullify one’s fast. If one were to vomit unintentionally then this would not nullify the fast because the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “He who vomits unwillingly does not have to make up for it (his fast), but he who vomits intentionally must make up for it”. [Ibn Abu Shaybah]

The six categories of actions mentioned so far would nullify one’s fast only if one knowingly and willingly does them. If one were to commit these acts due to forgetfulness or ignorance then they are not held responsible and do not need to make them up.
The proof for this is the Saying of Allaah (which means): “...And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended.”[Quran 33: 5]

7: Menstrual or post-natal bleeding: This is when blood is discharged by a woman as part of the menstrual period or during the time immediately following childbirth. As soon as this blood is discharged, even if it was just one second before sunset, then that days’ fasting is rendered null. If a woman were to get the feeling in her body that the blood is about to come out, but it does not actually do so until sunset or later, then this is not a problem and her fast is still intact. A fasting person can use mascara; perfume, eye or ear drops and apply medicine to their wounds.

Finally, a fasting person must strive to protect his fasting and not to indulge in gossip, disputed arguments, idle talk, telling lies and giving false testimony. This is because for those who do not abstain from lying and giving false testimony, Allaah has no need of them to abstain from food and drinks, as stated by the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ).

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These are things that invalidate the fast. All of them – apart from menses and nifaas – only invalidate the fast if three conditions are met: that the person was aware of the ruling and not ignorant of it; that he did it knowingly and not out of forgetfulness; and that he did it by choice and was not forced to do it. We should also note some things that do not invalidate the fast: Enemas, eyedrops, eardrops, tooth extraction and treatment of injuries do not invalidate the fast. Majmoo’ Fataawa Shaykh al-Islam, 25/233; 25/245 Medical tablets that are placed under the tongue to treat asthma attacks etc, so long as you avoid swallowing any residue. Insertion of anything into the vagina such as pessaries, or a speculum, or the doctor’s fingers for the purpose of medical examination. Insertion of medical instruments or IUD into the womb. Anything that enters the urinary tract of a male or female, such as a catheter tube, or medical scopes, or opaque dyes inserted for the purpose of x-rays, or medicine, or a solution to wash the bladder. Fillings, extractions or cleaning of the teeth, whether with a siwaak or toothbrush, so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat. Rinsing the mouth, gargling, sprays etc. so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat. Oxygen or anaesthetic gases, so long as that does not give the patient any kind of nourishment. Anything that may enter the body via absorption through the skin, such as creams, poultices, etc. Insertion of a fine tube via the veins for diagnostic imaging or treatment of the veins of the heart or any part of the body. Insertion of a scope through the stomach wall to examine the intestines by means of a surgical operation (laparoscopy). Taking samples from the liver or any other part of the body, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions. Endoscopy, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions or other substances. Introduction of any medical instruments or materials to the brain or spinal column. And Allaah knows best. See Majaalis Ramadaan by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, and the booklet Sab’oona Mas’alah fi’l-Siyaam.

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The seventh of the things that invalidate the fast is the blood of menses and nifaas Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Is it not the case that when she gets her period, she does not pray or fast?” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 304. When a woman sees the blood of her period or nifaas (post-partum bleeding), her fast becomes invalid even if that is one moment before sunset. If a woman feels that her period has started but no blood comes out until after sunset, her fast is still valid. If the bleeding of a woman who is menstruating or in nifaas ceases at night and she has the intention of fasting, then dawn comes before she does ghusl, the view of all the scholars is that her fast is valid. Al-Fath , 4/148. It is preferable for a woman to keep to her natural cycle and to accept that which Allaah has decreed for her, and not to take any medicine to prevent her period. She should accept what Allaah has decreed for her of not fasting during her period, and make up those days later on. This is what the Mothers of the Believers and the women of the Salaf used to do. Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah , 10/151. In addition, it has been medically proven that these means of preventing menstruation are harmful and many women have suffered menstrual irregularities as a result. If a woman takes pills and her period stops as a result, that is fine, she can fast and her fast is acceptable.

If a person suffers a nosebleed, his fast is valid, because that happened involuntarily. Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah , 10/264 With regard to bleeding that results from extraction of a tooth, surgery or a blood test etc., that does not invalidate the fast because it is not cupping or something that is similar to cupping, unless it has an effect on the body similar to that of cupping. The sixth of the things that invalidate the fast is vomiting deliberately Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever vomits involuntarily does not have to make up the fast, but whoever vomits deliberately let him make up the fast.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 720, classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi , 577. Ibn al-Mundhir said: The scholars are agreed that the fast of one who vomits deliberately is invalidated. Al-Mughni , 4/368. Whoever vomits deliberately by sticking his finger in his throat, pressing his stomach, deliberately smelling something nasty or persisting in looking at something that makes him vomit, has to make up his fast later on. If his gorge rises, he should not suppress it, because that will harm him. Majaalis Sharh Ramadaan , Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, p. 71.

With regard to injections which do not replace food and drink, rather they are administered for the purpose of medical treatment – such as penicillin or insulin – or are given to energize the body, or for the purpose of vaccinations, these do not affect the fast, whether they are intravenous or intramuscular (injected into a vein or a muscle). Fataawa Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem , 4/189. But to be on the safe side, these injections may be given at night. Kidney dialysis, in which blood is extracted, cleaned and then returned to the body with the additional of chemical substances such as sugars and salts etc. is regarded as invalidating the fast. Fataawa al-Lajnah al- Daa’imah , 10/19 The fifth of the things that invalidate the fast is letting blood by means of cupping Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The cupper and the one for whom cupping is done have both invalidated their fast.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2367; classed as saheeh by al- Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood , 2047. Donating blood comes under the same heading as cupping, because it affects the body in the same way. Based on this, it is not permissible for a person who is fasting to donate blood unless it is essential, in which case it is permissible. In that case the donor has broken his fast and must make up that day later on. Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, Majaalis Shahr Ramadaan , p. 71

The fourth of the things that invalidate the
fast is anything that is regarded as coming
under the same heading as eating and
drinking
This includes two things:
1- Transfusion of blood to one who is
fasting – such as if he bleeds heavily and is
given a blood transfusion. This invalidates
the fast because blood is formed from food
and drink.
2- Receiving via a needle (as in the case
of a drip) nourishing substances which take
the place of food and drink, because this is
the same as food and drink. Shaykh Ibn
‘Uthaymeen, Majaalis Shahr Ramadaan , p/
70.

No expiation is required for any of the things that break the fast apart from intercourse. The second of the things that invalidate the fast is masturbation. This means causing ejaculation or climax by using the hand etc. The evidence that masturbation is one of the things that invalidate the fast is the words of Allaah in the hadeeth qudsi in which He says of the fasting person: “He gives up his food and drink and desire for My sake.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1894; Muslim, 1151. Causing ejaculation comes under the heading of the desire which the fasting person gives up. Whoever masturbates during the day in Ramadaan has to repent to Allaah and refrain from eating and drinking for the rest of the day, and he has to make up that fast later on. If he starts to masturbate then stops without ejaculating, he has to repent, but his fast is still valid, and he does not have to make it up later because he did not ejaculate. The fasting person should keep away from everything that provokes desire and shun bad thoughts. With regard to the emission of madhiy (prostatic fluid), the most correct view is that it does not invalidate the fast. The third of the things that invalidate the fast is eating or drinking This refers to food or drink reaching the stomach via the mouth. If anything reaches the stomach via the nose, this is like eating or drinking. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Snuff up water deeply into the nose (when doing wudoo’), except when you are fasting.” Narrated by al- Tirmidhi, 788. If water reaching the stomach via the nose did not invalidate the fast, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would not have told those who are fasting not to snuff up water deeply into the nose.

There are seven things that break the fast, as follows: 1- Intercourse 2- Masturbation 3- Eating and drinking 4- Anything that is regarded as coming under the same heading as eating and drinking 5- Letting blood by means of cupping and the like 6- Vomiting deliberately 7- Menstruation and nifaas The first of the things that invalidate the fast is: intercourse. This is the most serious and the most sinful of the things that invalidate the fast. Whoever has intercourse during the day in Ramadaan deliberately and of his or her own free will, in which the two circumcised parts meet and the tip of the penis disappears in either of the two passages, has invalidated his fast, whether he ejaculates or not. He has to repent, complete that day (i.e., not eat or drink until sunset), make up that day’s fast later on and offer a severe expiation. The evidence for that is the hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, “I am doomed, O Messenger of Allaah!” He said, “Why are you doomed?” He said, “I had intercourse with my wife (during the day) in Ramadaan.” He said, “Can you free a slave?” He said, “No.” He said, “Can you fast for two consecutive months?” He said, “No.” He said, “Can you feed sixty poor persons?” He said, “No.”… Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1936; Muslim, 1111.

Allaah has prescribed fasting in accordance
with the highest wisdom.
He has commanded the fasting person to fast
in a moderate manner, so he should not harm
himself by fasting or consume anything that
will invalidate the fast.
Hence the things that invalidate the fast are
of two types:
Some of the things that invalidate the fast
involve things coming out of the body, such
as intercourse, deliberate vomiting,
menstruation and cupping. These things that
come out of the body weaken it. Hence
Allaah has described them as being things
that invalidate the fast, so that the fasting
person will not combine the weakness that
results from fasting with the weakness that
results from these things, and thus be
harmed by his fast or his fast no longer be
moderate.
And some of the things that invalidate the
fast involve things entering the body, such as
eating and drinking. If the fasting person eats
or drinks, he does not achieve the purpose of
fasting.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa , 25/248
Allaah has summed up the things that break
the fast in the verse where He says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“So now have sexual relations with them and
seek that which Allaah has ordained for you
(offspring), and eat and drink until the white
thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct
from the black thread (darkness of night), then
complete your Sawm (fast) till the nightfall”
[al-Baqarah 2:187]
In this verse Allaah mentions the main things
that invalidate the fast, which are eating,
drinking and intercourse. The other things
that break the fast were mentioned by the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) in his Sunnah.

Much as we know that the night is free for eating
and drinking, Allah has described the time for the
end of sahur as indicated in Quran 2 vs. 187 “…eat
and drink until the white thread of dawn appears to
you distinct from its black thread.” The prophet
also said; “Eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum
makes his call to prayer. He does not make it until
the break of dawn.”
(Al-Bukhari) Ibn Umm Maktum was famous with
the last call to prayer before Subhi.

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Eat moderately even as you remember those who could not afford a meal for that purpose. If you have more than what you eat moderately, give another who is seeking for anything for sahur. You can go the extra mile by asking the closest Muslim around you. Some people have asked whether there is need to wake up for sahur if one has nothing to eat. What is however appropriate is to wake up, carry out other activities of the Ramadan night and when it is time for sahur, get some water to drink. In it, there is barakah. It should be noted that there is no sin in not waking up for sahur if it was done inadvertently. Again, the inability to take sahur does not vitiate fast. Another common argument now is the appropriate time for sahur. Dear brothers and sisters, sahur is not breakfast and should not be treated in like manners. While breakfast is the dawn meal, sahur is pre-dawn meal.

The Prophet (s.a.w) was reported by Anas to have said: “eat something for sahur even if it is a date. For there is in it barakah.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) Isn’t it great that Allah is rewarding us for eating? The kindness of Allah cannot be overemphasised when one ponders on the blessings in the act of eating sahur during Ramadan. For Almighty Allah (SWT), it is not enough blessings that HE provides us with food on our table, but HE further blesses anyone who wakes up in the first rays of dawn to eat the same food to commence fasting. This meal is given a distinctive name- sahur, which is derived from the word sahar that denotes the part of night before dawn. The prophet taught his companions and by extension, every Muslims that they should begin their fasting by taking something. It does not necessarily have to be heavy meal, in fact, overeating negates the spirit of fasting. It is advised to wake in the pre-dawn period to appropriately kick-start fasting by eating sahur among other things.

Suhoor (Arabic: ﺳﺤﻮﺭ lit. of the dawn), also called
Sehur, Sehri, Sahari and Sahur in other
languages, is an Islamic term referring to the
meal consumed early in the morning by Muslims
before fasting, sawm, in daylight hours during
the Islamic month of Ramadan. The meal is
eaten before fajr, or dawn. Suhoor as the
morning meal is matched by Iftar as the evening
meal, during Ramadan, replacing the traditional
three meals a day (breakfast, lunch and
dinner),although in some places dinner is also
consumed after Iftar later during the night. Being
the only meal eaten by Muslims from dawn to
sunset during the month of Ramadan, Suhoor
typically tends to be heavy and is highly
regarded by Islamic traditions to benefit of the
blessings and avoid crankiness or weakness
caused by the fast.
Anas (may Allah swt be pleased with him)
quoted that the Prophet s.a.w (peace and
blessings be upon him) as saying, “Make sure to
have your sahur meal, for sahur is blessed” (Al-
Bukhari and Muslim)
Amr ibn Al-Aas quoted that the Prophet s.a.w
(peace and blessings be upon him) as saying,
“the difference between our fasting and that
People of the Book is the sahur meal” (Muslim)
Hadith:
Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him)
said: “Have your pre-dawn meal (sahur)
because there is a blessing at the pre-dawn
meal time.”
(Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)
Huraian Hadith:
Lessons from Hadith:
1. The sahur time starts from midnight to dawn
but it is sunnah (recommended) to end the pre-
dawn meal about 10 to 15 minutes before the
bilal calls for Subh prayer. Rasulullah (peace and
blessings be upon him) once said that the pre-
dawn meal time is similar to the time of reciting
50 Quran verses.
2. Sleepiness and tiredness cannot be an excuse
to skip the pre-dawn meal because it can help to
strengthen a fasting person’s body to enable him
to perform the fast in daytime. Besides, the pre-
dawn meal itself is a recommended blessed
practise. According to Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani, the
meaning of blessings (barakah) is the gaining of
reward that Allah s.w.t. will bestow upon those
who eat their pre-dawn meal and angels will
also pray for them.
3. Having a pre-dawn meal is the significant
difference between the fasting of Muslims and of
other religions because the other followers do
not take pre-dawn meal before fasting.
4. The sahur time is the most efficacious time to
pray to Allah s.w.t.
5. The pre-dawn meal may consist of little food
even just a gulp of water. However, it is not
encouraged to take too little or too much food
during the pre-dawn meal. It is sufficient to take
a moderate amount to aid in performing the fast
on the next day because taking too huge or too
small a meal will affect one’s health.
This shows that the sahur is a sunnah of the
Holy Prophets SWT and it is important to wake
up for it, it is highly rewarding.

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