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How do you work out the four days after arrival during which the traveller may still shorten prayers etc.?
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The concession allowing pregnant and breastfeeding women not to fast is confirmed if they fear for themselves or their child. But the concession is not general in application; rather it is limited to cases of hardship or harm, or when it is thought most likely that harm will occur. This thinking it most likely that harm will or occur, or fear of that happening, which makes it permissible to not fast can be recognised from the clear signs in a specific case, especially when there is obvious hardship or exhaustion for the mother. If there are no clear signs, or the matter is not clear, then you must consult a trustworthy doctor.SaveMaking Up Missed Fasts After Illness
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SaveHe prayed `Isha’ behind someone who was praying Tarawih, then he got up to complete his prayer and intended to follow him again!
SaveShe fasted based on the female doctor’s opinion that the bleeding was irregular, non-menstrual bleeding, then she realised that it was menses. Does she have to make up those days?
SaveShe became Muslim in secret, and her family are forcing her not to fast in Ramadan. What should she do?
SaveGuidelines on the type of sickness that makes it permissible not to fast; if someone intended not to fast, then in the morning he found out that his sickness was no longer so severe, does he have to refrain from eating and drinking?
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Does Brushing Teeth With Toothpaste Break the Fast?
Brushing teeth while fasting will not break the fast. So, you can brush your teeth using toothpaste while fasting so long as you are careful to avoid swallowing any of it.
SaveDo Bleeding Gums Break Fast?
The blood that comes out from between the teeth does not invalidate the fast, whether it comes out by itself or because of another person hitting him.
SaveDoes a Coma Break Your Fast?
If a man falls into a coma in Ramadan for the entire day – i.e., from dawn until sunset – his fast is not valid, and he has to make up the fasts he missed. If he was awake for part of the day, then his fast is valid.
SaveDoes Sinning Break Your Fast?
The fast of one who commits a major sin – such as buying shares in a riba-based bank is valid but is imperfect, and he may not attain the reward of fasting.
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