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Q: When Observing one’s compensatory fast, may one nullify it for whatever reason? A: Assuming it's before ẓuhr, it's unproblematic; however, breaking one’s compensatory fast after ẓuhr is not permissible; doing so entails the payment of 7½ kg of f...

Q: When Observing one’s compensatory fast, may one...

Q: Assuming one, who had displayed carelessness vis-à-vis observing one’s compensatory fasts, now suffers from an illness thus hindering him/her from accomplishing one’s compensatory fasts before the arrival of the month of Ramadan, what ought one to...

Q: Assuming one, who had displayed carelessness vi...

Q: Assuming one travels during the month of Ramadan, ought one to pay any kaffārah in addition to observing the compensatory fasts? A: No, only the compensatory fasts ought to be observed; there's no kaffārah to pay. However, assuming one delays perf...

Q: Assuming one travels during the month of Ramada...

Q: What is the duty of those who, intentionally, do not fast? A: One must observe the required compensatory fast for each missed day in addition to paying the stipulated kaffārah for each day. Paying kaffārah is accomplished either by fasting for two...

Q: What is the duty of those who, intentionally, d...

Q: I suffer from asthma and I need to use medicine continuously especially during attack. Can I use medicine while fasting? My medicine is taken by inhaler and during dysenteric attacks I am forced to use nebulizer. A: Using the inhaler does not harm...

Q: I suffer from asthma and I need to use medicine...

Q: Due to the stone-forming nature of my kidneys, I ought not to fast during the blessed month according to the advice of a specialist doctor. However, I don’t want to break my fast. Assuming my drinking three cups of water – on either one or three s...

Q: Due to the stone-forming nature of my kidneys, ...

Q: What is the duty of the breastfeeding woman during the month of Ramadan? A: Fasting won’t be obligatory for her assuming (a) her fasting will decrease her milk supply and thus frustrate the infant or (b) she, herself, becomes harmed by means of it...

Q: What is the duty of the breastfeeding woman dur...

Q: What must one do if nocturnal emission occurs after the fajr prayer during the month of Ramadan? A: One’s fast remains valid and one must carry out the required ghusl before performing the ẓuhr prayer. Q: Assuming one wakes up, before fajr, in a ...

Q: What must one do if nocturnal emission occurs a...

Q: During the month of Ramadan, last year, the janābah ghusl had become binding upon me during sahar (2-3 hour period preceding fajr adhān) one night; on waking up during sahar – in a state of janābah – I had decided to wait until the time for ghusla...

Q: During the month of Ramadan, last year, the jan...

Q: Assuming one’s mouth or gums bleed during the month of Ramadan, ought one to purify the inside of one’s mouth? A: Swallowing such blood is not permissible; if one intentionally swallows such blood whilst fasting, one will be deemed as breaking one...

Q: Assuming one’s mouth or gums bleed during the m...

Q: Assuming a number of just people bear testimony to the fact that two just people have in fact witnessed the (new) moon, will the arrival of the months of Ramadan or Shawwāl be subsequently proved? A: No, one must be informed directly by the two ju...

Q: Assuming a number of just people bear testimony...

Q: Assuming it is announced, before the canonical noon, that today is the first day of the month of Ramadan, what is one’s duty on that day? A: Assuming one hasn’t, until then, committed any deed which would invalidate one’s fast, obligatory caution ...

Q: Assuming it is announced, before the canonical ...

Q: I filled a tooth yesterday and today I have noticed some bleeding whilst fasting. What is the ruling in relation to such oral bleeding? Is it permissible to swallow that saliva which has blended with such blood? What ought I to do? What is the rul...

Q: I filled a tooth yesterday and today I have not...

Q: While suffering from a cold, some mucus gathered in my mouth and I swallowed it instead of spitting it out. Was my fast valid? What about the mucus produced in throat when someone catches a cold? A: Swallowing the mucus – before it reaches the mou...

Q: While suffering from a cold, some mucus gathere...

Q: What are the methods adopted to ascertain about sighting of the crescent at the beginning and the end of Ramadan? A: Ascertaining the beginning of any lunar month is only possible through one of the following methods: someone sees the new moon per...

Q: What are the methods adopted to ascertain about...

Q: A person did not fast for 120 days. What must he do? Does he have to fast for 60 days for every day missed, and does he have to do any expiatory act? A: He has to perform belated fasts for the Ramadan fasting days he missed. If he broke the fast i...

Q: A person did not fast for 120 days. What must h...

Q: Please explain your view on injections given by dentists or other physicians to a person fasting during the blessed month of Ramadan! A: As per obligatory caution, one should avoid taking tonic, nutritious, or intravenous injections. However, ther...

Q: Please explain your view on injections given by...

Every woman has certain tests during pregnancy. Some women, depending on their age, family history, or ethnicity, may undergo additional testing. Some tests are screening tests, and others are diagnostic tests. If your health care provider orders a ...

Every woman has certain tests during pregnancy. So...

Some women are at increased risk for health problems during pregnancy. Important risk factors include the following: Overweight and obesity. Being overweight increases the risk for complications such as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Infant...

Some women are at increased risk for health proble...

Approximately 6% of pregnant women and 10% of postpartum women develop anxiety. Sometimes they experience anxiety alone, and sometimes they experience it in addition to depression. The symptoms of anxiety during pregnancy or postpartum might include...

Approximately 6% of pregnant women and 10% of post...

The term "pregorexia" refers to a woman's drive to control pregnancy weight gain through extreme dieting and exercise. Although health care providers don't uniformly recognize the term, the behavior associated with pregorexia is real and could harm ...

The term "pregorexia" refers to a woman's drive to...