Fatawa

Ramadaan Q & A

Q- Is it permissible for a person performing Sunnah I'tikaaf to leave the musjid for the purpose of shaving his head, or for the purpose of a Mustahab Ghusl?

A- No. If a person leaves the musjid for this reason, then his Sunnah I'tikaaf will become invalid.

If a person is in dire need of shaving his head, then he may do so in the musjid by spreading a cloth so that no hair falls into the Musjid.

Q- The Sunnah I'tikaaf of a person breaks for some reason or the other. Is it necessary for him to make Qadha? If Qadha is waajib, then how many days of Qadha are waajib?

A- The Sunnah I'tikaaf performed in the last ten days of Ramadaan has a condition of fasting. Without fasting this I'tikaaf is not valid. If for some reason, this I'tikaaf breaks, then only Qadha for one day should be made i.e. the day on which the I'tikaaf broke.

A- No, if the blood has come out of your throat and you have not swallowed it again, your fast is still valid. However, your wudu is no longer valid. You will have to perform it again, if you wish to perform prayer after it.

Q- Is the fast effected if a woman were to have an internal examination whilst fasting?

A- If a dry object is inserted then the fast will not break. However if moisture is inserted or if some dry object was inserted, taken out with some moisture and then reinserted then the fast will break.

Q- Would taking a vitamin/calcium injection nullify the fast?

A- All types of intravenous injections do not break the fast, irrespective of their ingredients. However injections given directly into the stomach (abdominal region) will break the fast.

Q- If someone gives blood for a test while fasting, would this break the fast?

A- Giving blood does not invalidate the fast.

Q- Are we allowed to use flavoured miswaaks in Ramadan as long as we don't swallow it?

A- The use of flavoured Miswaak is Makrooh, whether it is swallowed or not. If the flavour is swallowed the fast will be nullified.

Q- If one bites his or her nails whilst fasting, does it break it?

A- Biting the nails in itself does not break the fast, however swallowing them would break the fast.

Q- What is the ruling regarding the fasting of such a person who is terminally ill? There is no hope of his recovery. Does such a person have the same ruling as a very elderly person who cannot fast? Would payment of Fidya suffice him?

A- Such a person should discharge the Fidya.

Q- Does the fast break if one vomits?

A- If one vomited a mouthful unintentionally but intentionally swallowed to the equivalent of one grain, the fast will break. Qadha is necessary but not kaffarah.

Similarly if one intentionally vomited a mouthful, the fast will break irrespective of whether one swallowed anything or not. However if the vomit was not a mouthful the fast will not break. 

Q- Is the fast affected if a woman were to have an internal examination whilst fasting?

A- If a dry object is inserted then the fast will not break. However if moisture is inserted or if some dry object was inserted, taken out with some moisture and then reinserted then the fast will break.

A- Yes, his Ghusl is valid.The Salaah that he performed with this Ghusl is valid. A fasting person does not have to make the water reach the back portion of the mouth, nor does he have to make water reach upto the end of the fleshy part of the nose. Rinsing the mouth and the nose carefully without letting the water reach the throat or top portion of the nose is sufficient.

Q- During the condition of fasting, a woman experiences her menses. What should she do?

A- Her fast will become nullified. She does not have to refrain from eating and drinking anymore. However, considering the sanctity of the month of Ramadan, she should refrain from eating and drinking openly. If a woman becomes pure from her menses during a day of Ramadaan, then she should imitate a fasting person and not eat or drink for the remainder of that day.