Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Does the Covid-19 swab break the fast? Answer In the Shafi’i school, one’s fast is broken if something goes into one’s nose and passes past the cartilage. So too, if something enters one’s mouth and down one’s throat, it breaks the fast. To point the substance/object would have to […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it haram to use products containing ethylene and other chemicals, such as polyethylene, propylene glycol, ethylenediamine, etc., as it is said to be intoxicating? Would it matter if they are in lip products or absorbed into your skin, and would this affect your wudu? Also, is it haram […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Since childhood, I’ve had bags under my eyes and on my droopy eyelid due to a genetic condition. However, recently it has been getting darker such that when I’m fresh and awake, I look exhausted. My husband researched and told me there is something called blepharoplasty, which can minimize […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I habitually fast on my current free day, Thursday. I started extra strength training to improve my amateur Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu performance as well, but this requires a diet regime and forfeiting my fasting. This is my coach’s advice. Some of the Salaf preferred not to fast for their voluntary […]