Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  For the Shafi’i School: Is there qada for intentionally breaking a Sunna fast? What about breaking I’tikaf in Ramadan without a valid reason? Also, should I start over if I vowed to perform I’tikaf for three days but missed one unintentionally? Should this I’tikaf be accompanied by fasting? Answer […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If someone regurgitates during a prayer, how would he tackle that? Is the regurgitation najis, would it break his prayer if he was to swallow it, spit it out, or keep it in his mouth until salam? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah […]

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Does masturbation break the fast if you don’t know about the rules of fasting? Answer Thank you for your important question. If one genuinely had no idea that masturbation was haram and no idea that it broke the fast, then it would not break the fast. If, however, you knew […]

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question I sometimes find that water goes into my private parts when washing myself. Does that break my fast? Answer Thank you for your important question. Water entering one’s body while making ablution, ghusl, or removing filth is excused in fasting. (Bushra al Karim, Ba Ishn) Allah does not ask […]