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Can posting bond for someone in jail count as 'freeing a slave' for purpose of making up for missed days of fasting?
I am assuming that you are referring to Kaffarah (expiation) for fasting in Ramadan. This applies to when you intended to fast but broke it or if you had intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan.
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Forgot I am fasting and realized after eat almost a meal
If you had the intention in the morning.
"There is no fast for the one who does not intend to fast before dawn."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2338
Grade : Sahih (Darussalam)
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If the husband is fasting for Ramadan and the wife is not fasting, is it permissible to have sex?
Three points must be considered:
If there has been intercourse with penetration then that would invalidate fast no matter if there was an ejaculation or not as it is haram (by Quran and sunna which ...
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Does oral sex during the day in Ramadan invalidate the fast?
Scholars say that as long as neither of the husband or wife had ejaculation due to sexual arousal their fast is valid (assuming even the wife was fasting). (See this or this fatwa in Arabic or this in ...
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Is it part of the Sunnah to fast for 6 days in the month next to Ramadan?
Ahadith on the recommendation to fast 6 days of shawwal
Generally we are recommended to fast outside of Ramadan. The only days we are not allowed to fast are: the two Eids and the three days of ...
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Can the mosque accept food for iftar or money for iftar in Ramadan from a non-Muslim?
No its depends on individuals but technically it's wrong mosque can't receive money or food from non Muslim as we can't give zakat to them its necessary to give the deserved ones and Muslims.
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Sex during fast due to lack of knowledge
Did i break my fast?
Yes, your fasting for that day was broken.
Shud i pay kaffara or offer qaza of that fast?
You have to do kaffara as the act of breaking the fast (intercourse) was ...
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What Duaa is to be recited before breaking the fast and at the beginning of the fast?
Analysis of the given formulations
I begin with what you called dua' at the beginning of the fast.
Bisawmi gadin navaitu min shahri Ramadan
this means literally:
Bisawmi: with fasting gadin (...
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When to make up for non-fasting travel days during Ramadan? Is there a clash with Eid al-Fitr?
Well as soon as possible does not mean that you fast on EID day because that is forbidden.
But after EID day you should make them up as soon as possible. (Of-course excluding any days on which ...
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What can a man do to satisfy his sexual desires when he cannot have relations with his wife?
Now that you cleared your question, as menopause isn't a reason to stop having intercourse. While menstruation indeed is a reason, as stated in the comment of brother Zia, but that doesn't mean that ...
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Is it part of the Sunnah to fast for 6 days in the month next to Ramadan?
Yes, it is Sunnah to fast for 6 days in the month next to Ramadan which is the month of Shawwal. It was narrated from Abu Ayyub that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Whoever fasts Ramadan then ...
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Is it makru to take appetite suppressants at suhur before starting the fast?
There is no evidence above whether it is Makruh or not but it is Mustahabb (preferable) to eat food at Suhur
There is no evidence to show whether or not it is makruh or haram but it is permissible as ...
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Is it allowed to fast the day following the day of Eid el fitr?
The first day of Shawaal is Eid-ul-Fitr but fasting is prohibited on this day. Therefore you can start it the day after. So you can start it on the second day of Shawaal.
This site has more info if ...
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Praying left-out prayers before becoming a Muslim
No, you don't have to pray the Salah from when you were not a muslim. This can be seen because neither did the Prophet (SAW) nor did any of the Sahaba.
Furthermore a person is forgiven for everything ...
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With no fajr adhan, am I allowed to eat 10 minutes after fajr time for a nafl fast?
When it comes to acts of worship like prayer and fasts which are either performed as obligatory/fard or optional/nafl/sunnah acts. There certainly might be some slight differences in the practice, but ...
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Is my fast valid after drinking at 4:42am, while Muslim World League said fajr was 4:44am and Islamic University said it was 4.42am?
First of all your post lacks some necessary information to answer it correctly, so you could conclude your answer from the following:
You should know if you know the ruling and you despite this ...
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Fasting niyat(dua)
The Prophet ﷺ informed us that for the fasting to be accepted:
Niyyah (intention) to fast is required.
The time of niyyah is before the break of dawn of the day one is fasting.
عن حفصة زوج النبي ...
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Should I Fast or not during exams/ while studying for exams?
Fasting is obligatory, and not fasting is a great sin.
The only people exempted from fasting are the following:
Travelers (of long distances)
Sick people (that are too sick to fast)
Old people (...
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Which of the following days of a week can I do voluntary fast?
Fasting on Monday and Thursday of a week is desirable and an established Sunnah. Besides other narrations also prohibit singling out Fridays for fasting. In your situation, you are trying to single ...
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Forced not to fast in Ramadan?
Your parents are saying not to fast because they love you, they think your body won't be able to stand the fasting and it can harm you. So you need to convince them that you are now grown up and can ...
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Can I fast without suhoor (not during Ramadan)?
You may fast without suhur for any fast obligatory (like in Ramadan or in case you need to make up missed fasts of Ramadan or a fast in fulfilment of a vow) or optional (like for the day of 'Arafa or ...
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Does tasting salt break one's fast?
Well, it is permissible for women or even men to taste food with tip of tongue while fasting, but it should not be much and should not read throat, and person should spit the remaining of food.
Most ...
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Do wet dreams invalidate the fast in Ramadan?
In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.
Wet dreams during the day in Ramadan does not invalidate the fast because it is not intentional. The Qur'an says (interpretation of the ...
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If the husband is fasting for Ramadan and the wife is not fasting, is it permissible to have sex?
If husband/wife is in fast then only his/her fast will be broken. But the patience will be beneficial. If you can't then the fast of that person will be broken.
If a you did it in any misguidance then ...
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Did the prophet say this regarding fasting in the day of Ashura?
A few corrections first:
I have heard that when the prophet met the people of the book, he asked them why they were fasting in the day of Asura. They replied that it was a good day.
This meeting was ...
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How long is the Taraweeh prayer usually?
There are a few different opinions on the prescribed rakahs for Taraweh, but the most common opinion is of 20 rakahs.
In mosques they usually1 attempt to complete the whole Quran within the month of ...
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Popular du'a for breaking fast is weak / when to say?
Yes, it is correct that the hadith related to the supplication you mentioned is da'eef (weak):
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ ...
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What does a new Muslim need to know when fasting?
The essential part of an Islamic fast is to not eat, drink or satisfy sexual desire during the day; with the conscious intention of observing a fast.
The day starts at astronomical dawn and ends at ...
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