Fasting Rulings

Fatawa About delaying making up the missed fasts of Ramadaan till the next Ramadaan

Question:I am 25 years old but since my childhood since I became 21 I wasn’t fasting and not praying.My parents used to advise me but I didn’t care.Now I feel repentant,what could I do?

A question:Is it permissible to eat before hearing the Azan by few seconds as I don’t hear it and the Shia neighborhood have their azan after ours?

The intention of fasting is obliged in the morning or at night as if it was said to you at the time of forenoon that this day is Ramadan should I make up that day?

An article in Spanish-language talking about the fourth pillar of Islam which is the fast of Ramadan.

The Fourth Pillar of Islam: Fasting of Ramadan: A Brief article describing the fourth pillar of Islam.

Question: I have not yet made up the fasts that I missed in Ramadaan when I had my period, and I do not know how many days I missed. What should I do?

Question: There is a woman who suffered from a mental illness, high fever and nervous disorder, etc., which resulted in her not fasting for the past four years or so. Can the fasts be made up in such cases or not? What is the ruling in such a case?

Types of natural blood of women

A question:If I want to fast days other than the days of Ramadaan like Mondays and Thursdays but I am not able to wake up before fajr to have suhoor, can I fast without having suhoor?

Fasting of ramadan

Fasting includes self-refinement and discipline. It pleases the Lord, provides nourishment for the soul and teaches patience, self-control and appreciation of provisions often taken for granted. But a believer’s objective must be to fulfill his obligation to his Lord, to show servitude to Him, and to obey His command. He fasts only for the acceptance of Allah and His promised reward. This booklet discusses the fast of Ramadhan, other obligatory fasts and the voluntary fasting prescribed in the Sunnah..

This book shows rulings of fasting in addition to its merits and invalidators. He also mentions goals behind fasting and attributes which those fasting should be keen on. He illustrates conditions of fasting and its rulings in some exceptional circumstances as in traveling and illness. He indicates to Battle of Badr took place in Ramadan. He clarifies some acts of worship in Ramadan such as I’tikaf (seclusion in the masjed) and Zakaatul-Fitr (obligatory charity after Ramadan).

A useful book in Oromo mentions some important points about zakah and others about fasting such as Ramadan virtues, along with some related points that lots of people may not know.

A useful book in Nepali mentions some important points about zakah and others about fasting such as Ramadan virtues, along with some related points that lots of people may not know.

A useful book in Assamese mentions some important points about zakah and others about fasting such as Ramadan virtues, along with some related points that lots of people may not know.

A useful book in Portuguese mentions some important points about zakah and others about fasting such as Ramadan virtues, along with some related points that lots of people may not know.

This episode shows the Permissible reasons for breaking fast during Ramadan and paying back Missed Fasts according to Quran and Sunnah.

An episode in English of the illustrated fiqh of worship series that shows the rules of fasting and the disliked acts during it, according to the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah.