Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah - Fatawa

A question, translated into English, answered by the Permanent Committee regarding, "Some lovers of rings and gems such as onyx, Iranian turquoise, etc. believe and propagate that such gems have special characteristics and benefits. They support their view by the Hadith and sayings ... O Honorable Sheikh, is there any Sahih (authentic) Hadith or saying that supports these claims? Are the narrations mentioned in the book of Al-Mustatraf considered Sahih and valid and could be used as evidence? Do such gems have distinguished characteristics? Provide us with your beneficial answer please. May Allah benefit you!"

Question: During the fast is it permissable to say I love u to a husband, My husband asked me to say it during fast and I said to him that it is not permissable, he said it is allowed?

A question:What is the ruling of taking blood from a person fasting either a small amount or large amount?

A question:If a man was sitting and thinking (about intercourse), then he went to sleep and ejaculated, whilst he was fasting during the day in Ramadaan, does that invalidate his fast, and does he have to make it up?

A question:Does vaccination invalidate fasting?

A question:Is it permissible to depend on astronomical calculationsin starting and ending the fast?

A question:In the pharmacy there are certain perfumed sprays for changing the odour of the mouth,can they be used during the day in Ramadaan ?

A question:The doctor advised me to use suppository to reduce the intensity of the headache,is this nullifies fasting?

About rulings of itikaf(seclusion in the mosque for the purpose of worshipping),the manner of the itikaf of the prophet peace be upon him and the conditions at which it is allowed for the person performing itikaf to go out of the place he is secluding in.

Is using asthma spray breaks the fast of the faster in the morning of Ramadaan for those suffering from problems in respiration?

Does Gargle Medicine Invalidate Fasting?

We are students in the U.S. and Canada, and we face the same problem every year at the beginning of Ramadaan, because the Muslims are split into three groups:A group that fasts when the new moon is sighted in the city in which they live. A group that fasts when fasting starts in Saudi Arabia. A group that fasts when they hear news from the Muslim students’ union in the U.S. and Canada which watches for the new moon in different parts of America, and as soon as the new moon is sighted in one city, they spread the news to different Islamic centres so that the Muslims in America can start fasting on the same day, despite the great distances between the different cities. Which group should we follow? Whose sighting of the moon should we rely on? Please give us a fatwa, may Allaah reward you.

Wearing Perfume In Ramadaan

If I saw a muslim eating or drinking forgetting that he is fasting in the morning of Ramadaan,should I tell him as in the hadith it is Allah who makes him eat and drink?

Chosen fatawas about the manner of fasting six days in the month of Shawwal and whether they should be consecutive.

An important fatwa about fasting violators.

Fatwa about the excuses that permit not fasting in Ramadaan.

Question:Do Kohl and Body Cream nullify fasting?

When is the accepted supplication? Is it before breaking the fast or during it or after it? Are there certain supplications narrated about the prophet?