Fasting Rulings

Audios in English contain reading of the book “Fatwas of Ramadan on Fasting, Night Prayer, I’tikaf, and Zakat al-Fitr,” in which Sh. Ashraf Abdul-Maqsoud collected some fatwas of our scholars such as Sh. Ibn Taymeyya, Sh. Abu Butain, Sh. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al Ash-Sheikh, Sh. As-Saadi, Sh. Ibn Baz, Sh. Ibn Uthaymeen, Sh. Saleh Al-Fawzan, and Sh. Ibn Jibreen about the month of Ramadan, its rules, etiquette, night prayer, i’tikaaf, and zakat al-Fitr.

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "When is the month of Ramadan and can someone like me fast properly? What time of the day am I supposed to fast?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "When exactly must one stop eating and drinking if one is going to fast? Is it the adhaan of Fajr when the muezzin says Allaahu akbar, or what is the exact time? What should I do if the cup is at my mouth and I am drinking and the call to prayer begins?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "What is the reason why fasting is prescribed?"

This is a questioned answered by the Permanent Committee regarding, On the night of the thirtieth of Sha’ban we went out to sight the crescent, but the weather was cloudy so we could not see it. Should we fast the thirtieth day of Sha’baan, because it is a day concerning which there is some doubt?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "I am now sixteen. When I was fourteen I had some bad friends and I used to spend most of my time with them. I used to go out with them during the day in Ramadan, and I used to break the fast and eat food and smoke cigarettes, etc. I also used to do the secret habit. I do not remember how many days I broke the first, as it never occurred to me that I would have to make them up. I also did not know that the secret habit is haraam. What should I do now? Can you give me any advice? Can observing naafil fasts take the place of making up fasts?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid answers the following question, “I am a young woman who missed making up some of the fasts I owed in past years. Is it permissible to make up the missed fasts only, or should I fast and also offer expiation? If expiation is required, then how much is it?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid answers the following question, “Is it better for a pregnant woman not to fast or is it better for her to fast and put up with the hardship?”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid answers the following question, “Does acupuncture, if it is used to decrease or increase weight, break the fast of one who is fasting?

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “In some parts of the Scandinavian countries, the day may be much longer than the night, depending on the time of year. The night may be only three hours long, when the day is twenty-one hours. If it happens that Ramadan comes in the winter, the Muslims fast for only three hours, but if it happens that Ramadan comes in the summer, they do not fast because they are not able to, as the day is so long. Please tell us when we should have suhoor and iftaar, and on how many days of Ramadan we should fast.”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “A man wanted to fast six days of Shawwal, and on one day he intended to fast but he broke his fast with no excuse, and he did not complete his fast. Does he have to make up this day after fasting six days of Shawwal, so then the number of days that he fasted will be seven, or should he just fast six days of Shawwal?”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “We broke our fast when the neighborhood muazzin gave the adhan, and seven minutes later we heard another muazzin. After asking our local muazzin we found out that he had given the adhan by mistake, thinking that the time had started. What should the people of our neighborhood do?”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “I am asking about the topic of fasting and breaking the fast. I was speaking to my neighbors who follow the Shi’i madhhab, and they recited to me a verse of Quran which says that fasting is from the time of the white thread until night, and it is not until sunset only. This is what they said to me. I hope that you can advise me, may Allah reward you with the best of rewards.”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “For whom is fasting Ramadan obligatory?”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “I read in question no. 1584 that in order to prove that the new moon of Ramadan has been sighted, it is sufficient for one trustworthy person of good character to see it. The question is: who is that person of good character?”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "One year I did not fast the days when I had my monthly period, and I have not been able to fast them until now. Many years have gone by and I want to make up the fasts that I owe, but I do not know how many days I have to make up. What should I do?"

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

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: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?

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?