Is it permissible to clip nails during the fast?
Nails may be clipped while fasting.
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On whom is Fitrah compulsory?
If on the Day of Eidul Fitr you have the Zakaat Nisaab which is presently about R4,500, then you have to pay Fitrah. The Fitrah amount is the price of 2 kg flour. The money must be…
From which day in Shawwaal do the six days of Nafl fasting commence?
The six days of Nafl Fasting could be kept on any days during the month starting from the 2 Shawwaal, i.e. the Day after Eidul Fitr.
During the Ramadhaan I'tikaaf is it permissible to take a non-Waajib shower?
During I'tikaaf, only a compulsory bath is permissible. If a person leaves the Musjid for a shower which is not Waajib, his I'tikaaf is nullified. It is not permissible for the…
Is it permissible to perform less than 20 raka'ts Taraaweeh?
Twenty raka'ts Taraaweeh are Sunnatul Muaqqadah. It is not permissible to unnecessarily perform a lesser number of raka'ts.
Whilst fasting, I swallowed some vomit which had entered my mouth.
If the vomit slipped down unintentionally, the fast does not break.
I committed a heinous sin. I ruined two days of Ramadhaan by breaking the fast with sexual relations.
Taubah – sincere repentance, and keeping 60 days consecutive fasting. In addition to the 60 days Kaffaarah, two days of Qadha have to be observed. The 60 days must be one after the…
If a husband and wife who are in need of a waajib ghusl wake up late and there remains just a few minutes for the ending of Sehri time, what should th
Yes, the husband and wife can take ghusl afterwards. If the time for suhoor is very little, they should rinse their mouths, and partake of sehri. Even if they wake up after Fajr…
Is it permissible for females to perform Taraaweeh in sets of four raka'ts?
It is permissible for females to perform Taraaweeh in 2 raka't or 4 raka't batches. A. A Muslim youth has signed a contract with a European sports club. He has to play soccer for…
Should qadha of Taraaweh be made if one has abstained?
There is no Qadha for Taraaweeh. One should make taubah.
I broke two rozas without valid reason. Do I have to fast 120 days to compensate for this sin?
Only one 60 day Kaffaarah applies to the fasts nullified in one Ramadhaan. You don't have to fast 120 days. You have to fast 62 days – 2 days are Qadha and 60 days is the Penalty.…
Is it necessary for a traveller to abstain from fasting?
It is better to fast even when travelling. Only those who are weak, sick and very tired should not fast while travelling. It is not compulsory to abstain from fasting whilst on a…
The wife was not fasting. The husband who was fasting indulged in sexual relations with his wife.
The husband has to keep sixty consecutive days of fasting as the kaffaarah for destroying his fast of Ramadhaan. While there is no kaffaarah on the wife since she was not fasting,…
What should a prisoner who is alone in the pod do about Taraaweeh?
Even the lone prisoner in the pod has to perform 20 raka'ts Taraaweeh. It remains compulsory for him.
From my cell in which I have been secluded for 23 hours of the day, I am unable to see outside to establish whether Ramadhaan will be commencing.
If a person is unable to correctly establish the date when Ramadhaan begins, then he should accept the information he receives from the most reliable source. This year Ramadhaan…
I am a Haafiz. May I perform 20 raka'ts at home.
Taraaweeh should be performed with Jamaa't if this is possible. If a Haafiz wishes to perform 20 raka'ts at home, then he should ask at least one or two others to join him. If…
Why are there different amounts by organizations for Fitrah?
The discrepancy in the Fitrah amounts is due to the differences in the interpretation of the measure of the container in which wheat, etc. used to be measured in the early days.…
My friend who lives in another country started fasting a day earlier than us.
Your friend was supposed to have celebrated Eid together with the community in your country where he had arrived. Eid cannot be celebrated by one person. Since it was still…
I have heard that there is a view that the fast begins at sunrise.
It is a corrupt view. The view that the fast begins at sunrise is utterly baseless. Those who adhere to this view are ignorant. No Math-hab teaches this view.
Is it permissible to steam the face using a steamer during Ramadhaan?
It will be permissible if a mask is used.