Fasting

Steaming and Fasting

Q: When doing a facial for the skin, the skin has to be steamed. Does this break the fast? A: The intentional or deliberate inhalation of smoke or steam will invalidate the fast and will necessitate one Qadhaa. Fataawa Mahmoodiyah. V10 P 159, Jamia Farooqia Karachi. And Allah knows best. Mufti Aadil Moosagie Checked by: …

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Shawwal Fasts

Q: Can one keep the first Shawwal fast immediately after Eid and then continue the other five during the course of Shawwal or does one need to keep two and then continue the rest during Shawwal? A: You may keep the six fasts of shawwaal any time after Eid, immediately or days later, consecutively or …

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Spotting and Fasting

Q: I had my monthly periods before Ramadaan started. Now I spot every other day and it is not the whole day. Should I pay these days back? A: There is some explanation that needs to be given with regard to your situation. Please read the following carefully and feel free to write back if …

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Injections While Fasting

Q: If one takes a vitamin B injection during the day during the month of ramadaan is ones fast broken? A: Injections do not break the fast. Moulana Yusuf Laher  Mufti Siraj Desai

Breaking Ramadaan Fast

Q: What is needed to be done in order to seek Allah Ta'aala's mercy when a Muslim intentionally breaks a Ramadaan fast knowingly? A: The only way to get Allah's mercy if one had broken a fast intentionally is to compensate for that act by fasting 60 days one after the other. This is called kaffara. …

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