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Ramadan & Fasting
[Q-ID0704] Does having Dialysis break the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to have dialysis while in the state of fasting, as this does not invalidate one’s fast…
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[Q-ID0703] If during Prayer I forget which Rak’ah I am in, what do I do?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If this has occurred for the first time after having become mature [i.e. after puberty], then one should…
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[Q-ID0702] Does placing a tablet under the tongue break the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Placing a tablet underneath one’s tongue will only invalidate a fast in the case of a particle of it…
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[Q-ID0701] Can I purposely become a Traveller to avoid Fasting during Ramadan?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The fast of Ramadān is a definitive Fard [obligation], and someone purposely becoming a traveller as per…
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[Q-ID0700] Does Periodontal (gum) surgery or having a tooth removed break the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب One should not have teeth, etc. removed while in the state of fasting because there is an extreme…
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[Q-ID0699] Does having an Endoscopy (inserting camera into body) break the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب An endoscopy is a procedure whereby a camera is placed into the mouth in order to examine the stomach or…
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[Q-ID0698] How is it to have a scan/test via X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, CT, ECG, etc while Fasting?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب An X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, CT, ECG, etc scan/test does not invalidate one’s fast, because nothing enters…
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[Q-ID0697] Does applying medicine or a medicinal bandage on a wound nullify the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Administering medicine in liquid form or applying a transdermal patch[1]/medicinal bandage over a wound…
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[Q-ID0696] Does using a nebuliser cause the Fast to become invalid?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Using a nebuliser will cause a fast to become invalid because a particular type of medicine is used in…
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[Q-ID0695] Will the Muslim who passes away during the month of Ramadan enter Jannah (Paradise)?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes! There are glad tidings mentioned in narrations in various books of Ahaadith regarding the individual…
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[Q-ID0694] Does swimming nullify the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the water from the swimming pool has travelled down the throat then the fast has been invalidated…
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[Q-ID0693] My deceased brother left behind a Wife and children – am I entitled to anything from the inheritance being his sister?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In this case, the woman will not get any share from the inheritance left behind by her brother. When the…
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