What is the ruling if a fasting person eats, drinks, or has sexual relations with their spouse out of forgetfulness?
This does not invalidate the fast. Allah forgives that which is done out of forgetfulness.
Is it permissible for a woman to take pills to prevent her menstrual cycle from appearing during Ramadan?
It is preferable for a woman to keep to her natural cycle and to accept that which Allah has decreed for her, and not to take any medicine to prevent […]
Is it agreed upon by the scholars that cupping invalidates the fast?
No, the majority of the scholars believe that it is permissible to do cupping while fasting. Their evidence is based on the action of our Prophet (pbuh), who had cupping […]
What about blood tests and blood donations?
If the blood that is withdrawn is regarded as being a small amount for a blood test, then this procedure does not invalidate the fast. If a person donates blood […]
What is a sixth invalidator of the fast and what is the evidence for it?
According to the Hanbali school, letting blood out by means of cupping and the like, invalidates the fast. The evidence is in the following hadith: The Prophet (pbuh) said: “The […]
What is a fifth invalidator of the fast and what is the evidence for it?
Masturbation is haram whether in Ramadan or otherwise. It invalidates the fast and requires a tawba and a make up of the day. The evidence for it is in the […]
Is it agreed upon by the scholars that food and drink substitutes, such as in the form of blood transfusions and drip nourishment, invalidate the fast?
No, it is not agreed upon. The only part that is agreed upon is that any nourishment that enters the body via the normal route of going down the throat […]
What about vaccines?
With regard to injections which do not replace food and drink, rather they are administered for the purpose of medical treatment, or for the purpose of vaccinations, these do not […]
What is a fourth invalidator of the fast and what is the evidence for it?
Anything that is regarded as coming under the same heading as eating and drinking invalidates the fast because it provides the body with energy. The evidence is in the same […]
What is a third invalidator of the fast and what is the evidence for it?
Drinking invalidates the fast and the evidence is in the following verse: So now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allah has ordained for you (offspring), and […]
What is a second invalidator of the fast and what is the evidence for it?
Eating invalidates the fast and the evidence is in the following verse: “So now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allah has ordained for you (offspring), and […]
Is there an expiation required for any other invalidator of a fast?
No expiation, other than a tawba and a make up of the day, is required for any of the other things that break the fast apart from intercourse.
